Craig Harrison (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 November 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
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) | |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2011 | Airbus UK Broughton | ||
2011– | The New Saints | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Craig Harrison (born 10 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He suffered a horrific leg break in January 2003 whilst playing for Crystal Palace and subsequently retired from professional football. He is now Director of Football at The New Saints[1] having previously held the same position at Airbus UK Broughton.[2]
Management career
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.[3]
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.[4]
Managerial Honours
- League of Wales Champions (4): 2011–12,[5] 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Welsh Cup winners (3): 2011–12,[5] 2013–14,[6] 2014–15
- Welsh League Cup winners (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
References
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External links
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gateshead
- English footballers
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- English football managers
- Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players
- Airbus UK Broughton F.C. managers
- The New Saints F.C. managers
- Managers in the Welsh Premier League
- English football defender, 1970s birth stubs