Chris Harker (footballer)

Christopher Joseph Harker (29 June 1937 – 5 September 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Chris Harker
Personal information
Full name Christopher Joseph Harker[1]
Date of birth (1937-06-29)29 June 1937
Place of birth Shiremoor, England
Date of death 5 September 2014(2014-09-05) (aged 77)
Place of death Darlington, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1954 Backworth Welfare
1954–1957 West Allotment Celtic
1957–1958 Newcastle United 1 (0)
1958–1959 Consett
1959–1961 Aberdeen
1961–1967 Bury 178 (0)
1967–1968 Grimsby Town 10 (0)
1968–1970 Rochdale 92 (0)
1970–197? Stockton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On the 26 December 1962, in icy conditions and torrential rain, Harker collided with Sunderland striker Brian Clough, and the latter sustained career-ending injuries.

References

  1. "Chris Harker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
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