Craig Harrison (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hartlepool United (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Middlesbrough | 24 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Preston (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Crystal Palace | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 68 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Airbus UK Broughton | ||
| 2011–2017 | The New Saints | ||
| 2017– | Hartlepool United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Craig Harrison (born 10 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Hartlepool United. He was a product of the youth system at Middlesbrough, where he made a number of appearances during the 1997-98 promotion season under Bryan Robson. He was unfortunate not to play in the 1998 League Cup final, having been Boro's left-back in the three league games immediately before the final. However, he did play the full match as Boro sealed promotion with a 4-1 final day win over Oxford United, and also started Boro's first game back in the Premier League. He suffered a horrific leg break in January 2003 whilst playing for Crystal Palace and subsequently retired from professional football. In 2011, he was appointed director of football at The New Saints having previously held the same position at Airbus UK Broughton.
Airbus UK Broughton
In the spring of 2008 he was appointed Assistant Manager of Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK Broughton after a chance meeting with the then manager Gareth Owen. In the summer of 2008 Craig was appointed manager. In January 2010 he announced he was registering himself as a player for the club.
The New Saints
In December 2011, Harrison was unveiled as Director of Football and Manager of The New Saints, being crowned the 2011–12 Welsh Premier League Champions, as well as the winning the Welsh Cup. He won the Welsh Premier League again the 2013/2014 season, before securing the Welsh Premier League for the third year running and becoming the first team in Europe to win their domestic league.
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