Steve Harkness
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Harkness | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Carlisle United | 13 | (0) |
| 1989–1999 | Liverpool | 102 | (3) |
| 1993 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1999 | Benfica | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | (1) |
| 2002 | Chester City | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 192 | (4) | |
| National team | |||
| England Youth | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steven "Steve" Harkness (born 27 August 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1989 to 2002.
He notably had spells in the Premier League with Liverpool as well as playing in Portugal with Benfica. He also played in the Football League with Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Southend United, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Chester City.
A defender or midfielder, most comfortable at left-back but able to play in a range of positions, he began his career with his hometown club, Carlisle United, signing professional forms on 31 March 1989. After just 13 games for the Cumbrians he impressed sufficiently to be signed by Liverpool.
He joined under manager Kenny Dalglish on 17 July 1989 for £75,000. At this time Liverpool were still the dominant side England as holders of the FA Cup and having not finished lower than champions or runners-up in the First Division since 1981.
However, Harkness did not walk straight into the first team at Anfield, as David Burrows was the club's first choice left-back. By the time Dalglish resigned on 22 February 1991, Harkness had been at Liverpool for 19 months but had still yet to make his competitive debut. Dalglish was succeeded by Graeme Souness as Liverpool manager and it was Souness who gave Harkness his Liverpool debut, two years after arriving, in the 1–0 league win over Queens Park Rangers at Anfield on 27 August 1991 – his 20th birthday. His first goal for the Reds did not come until the 29 April 1995 in the 2–1 league win against Norwich City, on Carrow Road. He was out of the side between December 1994 and mid-April 1995 meaning he missed the victorious 1995 Football League Cup Final.
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