Harry Kirtley

Football player infobox
playername = Harry Kirtley


fullname = John Harold Kirtley
height =
dateofbirth = birth date|1930|5|23|df=y
cityofbirth = Washington
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2007|12|13|1930|5|23|df=y
cityofdeath = Rhyl
countryofdeath = Wales
position = Inside-forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1948-1955
1955-1957
1957-1960
1960-?
clubs = Sunderland
Cardiff City
Gateshead
Rhyl
caps(goals) = 095 (18)
038 0(4)
095 (16)

Harry Kirtley (23 May 1930 – 13 December 2007) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Sunderland, Cardiff City and Gateshead.

Club career

Kirtley made his debut for Sunderland on April 16, 1949 in a 1-1 tie against Manchester City at Maine Road.cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG508.asp|title=Harry Kirtley|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-01] In his career at Sunderland, he made 101 appearances and scored 18 goals during 1948 to 1955. From Sunderland he moved to Cardiff City where he scored 4 goals in 38 appearances in one season.cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/gateshead/gateshead.htm|title=Harry Kirtley|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database|accessdate=2008-08-01] He then returned to the North East with Gateshead, he played 96 times and scored 14 goals up to leaving in 1960. He had a short stint with Welsh side Rhyl before retiring, and settled in Rhyl afterwards.

Kirtley died in 2007 and current chairman of Sunderland, Niall Quinn, said "It's always very sad when we lose a member of our Sunderland family." [cite web|url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Tributes-for-former-Black-Cats.3592671.jp|title=Tributes for former Black Cats striker |publisher=Sunderland Echo|accessdate=2008-08-01]

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