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He joined [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] permanently the following month, and over the next two years made 34 league appearances for the club. In January 2002 he suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg whilst playing for the club's reserves against Reading.<ref name="skyinjury">{{cite web| title=Harrison injury blow for Palace| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16364137| publisher=| work=Sky Sports| date=| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> After nineteen months in rehabilitation and three operations, he subsequently retired from professional football in 2003.<ref name="bbc16364137">{{cite web| title=The New Saints name Craig Harrison as their new manager| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16364137| publisher=| work=BBC Sport| date=30 December 2011| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> After retirement he battled depression and worked on property renovation and resale.<ref name="NLP">{{cite web| title=Craig Harrison Big Interview: Career-ending injury made me bitter… but now I want to reach the top as a manager| url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/conference-premier-step-one/19573/craig-harrison-big-interview-career-ending-injury-made-me-bitter-but-now-i-want-to-reach-the-top-as-a-manager/| publisher=| work=The Non League Paper| date=28 June 2017| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> |
He joined [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] permanently the following month, and over the next two years made 34 league appearances for the club. In January 2002 he suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg whilst playing for the club's reserves against Reading.<ref name="skyinjury">{{cite web| title=Harrison injury blow for Palace| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16364137| publisher=| work=Sky Sports| date=| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> After nineteen months in rehabilitation and three operations, he subsequently retired from professional football in 2003.<ref name="bbc16364137">{{cite web| title=The New Saints name Craig Harrison as their new manager| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16364137| publisher=| work=BBC Sport| date=30 December 2011| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> After retirement he battled depression and worked on property renovation and resale.<ref name="NLP">{{cite web| title=Craig Harrison Big Interview: Career-ending injury made me bitter… but now I want to reach the top as a manager| url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/conference-premier-step-one/19573/craig-harrison-big-interview-career-ending-injury-made-me-bitter-but-now-i-want-to-reach-the-top-as-a-manager/| publisher=| work=The Non League Paper| date=28 June 2017| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> |
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In the spring of 2008 he was appointed Assistant Manager of Welsh Premier League side [[Airbus UK Broughton F.C.|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.<ref>[http://nln24.com/news/story/airbus-manager-signs-himself Airbus manager signs himself!] NLN 24, 13 January 2010</ref>. He subsequently became Director of Football at the club.<ref name="Owen returns to the Airfield in role reversal">{{cite web| title=Owen returns to the Airfield in role reversal| url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3609-owen-returns-to-the-airfield-in-role-reversal?| publisher=| work=Welsh Premier League| date=15 June 2011| accessdate=15 June 2011}}</ref> |
In the spring of 2008 he was appointed Assistant Manager of Welsh Premier League side [[Airbus UK Broughton F.C.|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.<ref>[http://nln24.com/news/story/airbus-manager-signs-himself Airbus manager signs himself!] NLN 24, 13 January 2010</ref>. He subsequently became Director of Football at the club.<ref name="Owen returns to the Airfield in role reversal">{{cite web| title=Owen returns to the Airfield in role reversal| url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3609-owen-returns-to-the-airfield-in-role-reversal?| publisher=| work=Welsh Premier League| date=15 June 2011| accessdate=15 June 2011}}</ref> |
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===The New Saints=== |
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In December 2011, Harrison was unveiled as Director of Football and Manager of [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]<ref name="Craig Harrison appointed as director of football">{{cite web| title=Craig Harrison appointed as director of football| url=http://www.saints-alive.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/42-rokstories/1037-craig-harrison-appointed-as-director-of-football| publisher=| work=The New Saints| date=30 December 2011| accessdate=31 December 2011}}</ref> |
In December 2011, Harrison was unveiled as Director of Football and Manager of [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]<ref name="Craig Harrison appointed as director of football">{{cite web| title=Craig Harrison appointed as director of football| url=http://www.saints-alive.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/42-rokstories/1037-craig-harrison-appointed-as-director-of-football| publisher=| work=The New Saints| date=30 December 2011| accessdate=31 December 2011}}</ref> |
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===Hartlepool United=== |
===Hartlepool United=== |
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On 26 May 2017, Harrison was appointed as the manager of newly-relegated [[National League]] side [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]].<ref name="bbc40063109">{{cite web| title=Craig Harrison: Hartlepool appoint The New Saints boss as manager| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40063109| publisher=| work=BBC Sport| date=26 May 2017| accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> |
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==Managerial Honours== |
==Managerial Honours== |
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Revision as of 16:50, 3 October 2017
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hartlepool United (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Middlesbrough | 24 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Preston North End (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 | ||
| 2011–2017 | The New Saints | ||
| 2017– | Hartlepool United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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. Between 2012 and 2017 he guided The New Saints to thirteen trophies including six successive Welsh Premier League titles.
Playing career
Middlesbrough
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 the club sealed promotion with a 4-1 final day win over Oxford United. He also started the club's first game back in the Premier League. Whilst at the club he had loan spells with Preston North End in 1999 and Crystal Palace in August 2000.
Crystal Palace
He joined Crystal Palace permanently the following month, and over the next two years made 34 league appearances for the club. In January 2002 he suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg whilst playing for the club's reserves against Reading.[1] After nineteen months in rehabilitation and three operations, he subsequently retired from professional football in 2003.[2] After retirement he battled depression and worked on property renovation and resale.[3]
Management career
Career in Wales
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.[4]. He subsequently became Director of Football at the club.[5]
In December 2011, Harrison was unveiled as Director of Football and Manager of The New Saints[6]
In his first season, the oversaw TNS 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.[7]
In May 2017 he was named Welsh Premier League manager of the season, having led the side to their sixth successive Welsh Premier League title, as well as the Welsh League Cup and breaking Ajax's 44-year-old world record for the longest winning streak in top-flight football.[8]
Hartlepool United
On 26 May 2017, Harrison was appointed as the manager of newly-relegated National League side Hartlepool United.[9]
Managerial Honours
- Welsh Premier League Champions (6): 2011–12,[10] 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Welsh Cup winners (4): 2011–12,[10] 2013–14,[11] 2014–15, 2015–16
- Welsh League Cup winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Managerial Statistics
- As of 23 September 2017
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Airbus UK Broughton | 25 May 2008 | 15 December 2011 | 103 | 36 | 23 | 44 | 34.95 | |||
| The New Saints | 15 December 2011 | 28 May 2017 | 285 | 204 | 45 | 36 | 71.58 | |||
| Hartlepool United | 28 May 2017 | Present | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30.77 | |||
| Total | 401 | 244 | 72 | 85 | 60.85 | |||||
References
- ^ "Harrison injury blow for Palace". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "The New Saints name Craig Harrison as their new manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Craig Harrison Big Interview: Career-ending injury made me bitter… but now I want to reach the top as a manager". The Non League Paper. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Airbus manager signs himself! NLN 24, 13 January 2010
- ^ "Owen returns to the Airfield in role reversal". Welsh Premier League. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Craig Harrison appointed as director of football". The New Saints. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Welsh Premier League: New Saints' Craig Harrison wins managerial award". BBC Sport. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Craig Harrison: Hartlepool appoint The New Saints boss as manager". BBC Sport. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Welsh Cup final: Cefn Druids 0–2 The New Saints". BBC. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Greg Draper sparks comeback as TNS net trophy double". Shropshire Star. 14 May 2014.
External links
- Craig Harrison at Soccerbase
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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
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players
- Airbus UK Broughton F.C. managers
- The New Saints F.C. managers
- Hartlepool United F.C. managers
- Managers in the Welsh Premier League
- National League (English football) managers
- English football defender, 1970s birth stubs