Phil Harrington

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Phil Harrington
Personal information
Full name Philip Harrington
Date of birth (1963-11-20) 20 November 1963 (age 60)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Caernarfon Town
1981–1985 Chester City 76 (0)
1985–1988 Blackpool 0 (0)
1985 → Burnley (loan) 2 (0)
1986 → Preston North End (loan) 2 (0)
1988–1997 Cork City 257 (0)
2003 Cobh Ramblers ? (0)
2004
Waterford United
 ? (0)
2005 Cork City ? (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Harrington (born 23 November 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach at Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Career

Although he was born in

the Football League club on schoolboy terms.[1] He became an apprentice with the club after leaving school in 1980, with his performances for Chester's reserve and youth sides prompting a call up to the Wales Youth side for the 1981 European Youth Championships.[1]

Harrington made his first–team debut for Chester in a 3–1 home win over

The Football League
.

Three months of 1984–85 were spent on loan at Oxford United without making any appearances.[1] He then moved on to Blackpool in March 1985, but again did not make the first–team. He did though play two games for both Burnley and Preston North End during 1985–86.

Signed for Cork City in May 1988 as a replacement for Tim Dalton and made his League of Ireland debut on 4 September 1988. Kept 112 clean sheets from 257 appearances in his Cork career.

"Biscuits", as he is nicknamed, re-signed from Avondale F.C. in the 2005 season as cover for the injured

Ekranas [1]. He managed to keep a clean sheet in that game and marked another shut out against Drogheda United in a league match in United Park
which City won on their march to league glory.

Personal life

His son David is also a goalkeeper who played for Cork City.[4]

Honours

Cork City

References

  1. ^ a b c d Focus on Phil Harrington, Chester City v. Crewe Alexandra matchday programme 6/3/85, p. 13
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-874427-52-6
    .
  3. ISBN 1-874427-52-6
    .
  4. ^ "David Harrington | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.

External links

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