Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1957)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wayne Moffat Harrison | ||
Date of birth | 16 October 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Whitehaven, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1975 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1975–1978 | Workington | 4 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Blackpool | 86 | (6) |
1983–1984 | Oulun Palloseura | 38 | (7) |
1984–1985 | Barrow 30 | ||
Various years 3 separate times | Workington | 122 | (16) |
1987–1988 | Carlisle United | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1985–1986 | Workington (player–manager) | ||
1995–1997 | Workington | ||
1997–1998 | Bamber Bridge | ||
1999 | Accrington Stanley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wayne Moffat Harrison (born 16 October 1957) is an English former professional
He managed Workington and Bamber Bridge in the Northern Premier League and was Assistant Manager at Lancaster City. In the 1998–99 season, Harrison had a short spell as manager of then Northern Premier League side Accrington Stanley.
He then went on to be the Academy Director of Youth at Blackpool Football club for four years before moving to the United States to further his career.
Playing career
Harrison began his career as an amateur with Everton but did not make a first-team appearance for the club and returned to his native Cumbria ahead of the 1975–76 season, signing for professional Football League Fourth Division side Workington.[2] He made four league appearances for the Reds, three of them as a substitute, before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday. However, he again failed to break into the senior side and left the club in September 1979 without having played in a league game. His subsequent move to Blackpool proved more successful and it was there that he enjoyed the best spell of his playing career, featuring in 86 league matches over the following three seasons.[3] After his release from Blackpool in 1982, Harrison had trial spells with both Preston North End and Burnley, where he made one appearance as a substitute in a Lancashire Senior Cup match, but was not offered a permanent deal by either club having sustained a serious injury at the time.[2]
During the 1983 and 1984 seasons, Harrison assisted professional Premier league Finnish club
Coaching career
Following his retirement from playing, Harrison worked towards his coaching badges and completed his UEFA "A" licence in 1996.[6] He spent time as a youth team coach at Carlisle before returning to Workington for a third spell with the club, and a second stint as manager, in January 1995.[5] He guided the team to a 16th-placed finish in his first full season in charge in 1995–96 but left the club midway through the following campaign.[5] Harrison was then assistant manager to Gordon Raynor at Lancaster City for a time in 1997 before resuming his managerial career when he was appointed as manager at Bamber Bridge later the same year.[4] He steered the team clear of relegation during his sole season in charge, leading to a move to Accrington Stanley following the dismissal of Billy Rodaway in December 1998.[4] Harrison tendered his resignation at Accrington Stanley to take up a full-time post as the Director of Coaching for Youth at Blackpool F.C.
The Accrington job proved to be Harrison's last in a managerial role. He subsequently spent four years as director of the Centre of Excellence at his former club Blackpool before moving to the United Arab Emirates to take up a post as Youth Director at Al Ain.
References
- ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9521799-0-0.
- ^ Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
- ^ a b c "Stanley appoint Harrison". The Bolton News. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d Walsh, John (21 November 2006). "Cassidy's done great job to take Reds top". Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Wayne Harrison to join Surf". SoccerNation. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
External links
- Wayne Harrison at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- http://goalnation.com/wayne-harrison-soccer-players-success-comes-intrinsic-motivation/
- http://goalnation.com/wayne-harrison-soccer-awareness/
- http://goalnation.com/wayne-harrison-power-positive-reinforcement/
- http://goalnation.com/4-2-3-1-model-successful-player-development/
- http://goalnation.com/wayne-harrison-intelligent-youth-player-development/