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Harry Rowley

English footballer (1904-1982)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 29, 2025
Entity authorityQ4398733 ↗
Source-derived summary

Harry Rowley (23 January 1904 – 19 February 1982) was an English footballer. He played for many clubs during his career, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic, and Burton Albion. During his United career, he scored 55 goals in seven seasons.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Harry Rowley” as english footballer (1904-1982). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Harry, Rowley and English.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1904, 1982—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1904-01-23. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Harry, Rowley and English providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Harry Rowley”, the useful work is to connect “english footballer (1904-1982)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 29, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q4398733. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1904 and 1982.

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This entry incorporates text from “Harry Rowley” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.