Craig Harrison (footballer)

Craig Harrison
Personal information
Full name Craig Harrison[1]
Date of birth (1977-11-10) 10 November 1977 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
The New Saints (manager)
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Middlesbrough 24 (0)
1999Preston North End (loan) 6 (0)
2000Crystal 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
2017–2018 Hartlepool United
2018 Bangor City
2021–2022 Connah's Quay Nomads
2022– The New Saints
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Harrison (born 10 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Cymru Premier side The New Saints.

In his seven-year playing career, in which he played in defence, he played for Middlesbrough, Preston North End and Crystal Palace.

From 2008, until his departure in 2011, he was the manager of Airbus UK Broughton. He then joined The New Saints as their new manager that same year. In June 2017, Harrison was appointed as the manager of Hartlepool United.

  1. ^ a b "Craig Harrison". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 October 2017.