Striker who served a host of clubs including Manchester City, Newcastle United, Leeds United, Everton and both Sheffield United and Wednesday between 1975 to 1995...

Born: Heeley, Sheffield, September 1884
Died: 1958
  
James Harrop was born in 1884; in Sheffield and played for his hometown club despite an unsuccessful attempt as an amateur with Sheffield Wednesday went onto play  a number of games with United – their rivals from across the City. A son of a Yorkshire farmer Harrop went onto become a successful  professional footballer – helping Aston Villa win the FA Cup in 1913
and 1920. A  cool and crafty defender he inspired the Villa Park club to their 1913 cup final  victory, but missed there glorious day seven years later through injury.