Born in
Willington Quay,
Northumberland, England, Harry was a schoolboy international at age eleven when he attended Willington
Board School. After school he played for North Shields Athletic, Kings Park (on loan),
Belfast Distillery (
wartime guest) and
Glentoran (wartime guest) before he was signed, from North Shields, for the Reds by manager
Tom Watson in April 1915, just before the suspension of league football due to the outbreak of the
First World War. He enlisted in Irish
infantry regiment The
Connaught Rangers, with whom he served until invalided out of the
army in 1917. and represent
Hereford. Even after retiring Chambers, who was employed for the last ten years of his life at the factory of
Messrs Sankey's in nearby
Hadley, could not stay away from the game he loved and continued to play for Shropshire team Oakengates right up until his death at Shrewsbury in 1949 aged 52. He was buried at
Wombridge Parish Church near Oakengates.
Career details • Liverpool F.C (1915–1928) † 338 appearances, 151 goals - Two First Division Championships winners medals (1922 and 1923) †Although Chambers signed in 1915 he was unable to make his debut until the opening day of the 1919/20 season due to outbreak of
World War I of 1914/18. • England (1921–1923) 8 caps, 5 goals ==References==