Craig Harrison (footballer)

For other people named Craig Harrison, see Craig Harrison (disambiguation).

Craig Harrison

Personal information
Full name	Craig Harrison
Date of birth	10 November 1977 (1977-11-10) (age 34)
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	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)
Teams managed
2008–	Airbus UK Broughton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Craig Harrison (born 10 November 1977 in Gateshead) is an English football 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 Airbus UK Broughton.^[1]

Management career

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.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Owen returns to the Airfield in role reversal". Welsh Premier League. 15 June 2011. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3609-owen-returns-to-the-airfield-in-role-reversal?. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
2. ^ Airbus manager signs himself! NLN 24, 13 January 2010

External links

• Craig Harrison career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Harrison, Craig
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	10 November 1977
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Date of death
Place of death