Harry Ness

Harry Marshall Ness (8 June 1885 – 26 June 1957) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley and Sunderland. He was a full back.

Harry Ness

Personal information
Full name	Harry Marshall Ness
Date of birth	8 June 1885[1][2]
Place of birth	Scarborough, Yorkshire, England[3]
Date of death	26 June 1957 (age 72)
Place of death	Scarborough, Yorkshire, England[4]
Position	Full Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Barnsley
1911–1920	Sunderland	101	(0)
1920–1921	Aberdeen
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Harry Ness was part of the Barnsley side that contested the 1910 FA Cup Final.^[5] They lost in a replay 2–0 to Newcastle United. He transferred to Sunderland in 1911.^[6]

He was a FA Cup runner up again in 1913 FA Cup Final when Sunderland were beaten 1–0 by Aston Villa^[5] but he did get a league winners' medal as Sunderland topped the table.^[6]

In 1916, Ness enlisted with 42nd Battalion of the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) and first went to Perth to train.^[7]

In May 1920, he was transferred to Aberdeen.^[8] He suffered an injury in a pre-season match but was reported to have made a complete recovery by October 1920, and played for their reserve team.^[9] Some incident occurred, as in May 1921, he filed a claim against Aberdeen with the SFA for £132 (equivalent to £7,000 in 2023).^[10] The next month, it was reported that Aberdeen came to a settlement with Ness.^[11] In August of that year, it was reported that Aberdeen would transfer Ness.^[12]

Post-career

He married Laura Hurd in 1924. He later worked as a publican in Scarborough, where he died in 1957.^[13]