Scott Harrison (footballer)

Scott Nathan Harrison (born 3 September 1993) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Football League for Hartlepool United and briefly for Bury and in the Scottish Championship for Falkirk, as well as in non-league football.

Scott Harrison
Personal information
Full name Scott Nathan Harrison[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough,[2] England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Darlington 10 (0)
2012–2015 Sunderland 0 (0)
2013Bury (loan) 1 (0)
2014Hartlepool United (loan) 6 (0)
2014Hartlepool United (loan) 13 (0)
2015Hartlepool United (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 Hartlepool United 48 (1)
2016–2018 Hartlepool United 57 (2)
2018–2019 Falkirk 15 (2)
2019Spennymoor Town (loan) 12 (2)
2019 Spennymoor Town 0 (0)
Total 167 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

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Harrison began his career with Darlington, and made 10 Conference Premier appearances in the 2011–12 season before joining Sunderland in October 2012 after a trial.[3] He joined League Two club Bury on loan in November 2013 and made his Football League debut against York City on 29 December.[4][5] Together with Sunderland team-mate Connor Oliver, Harrison joined Hartlepool United in March 2014 on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]

Harrison rejoined Hartlepool United for a second one-month loan spell on 22 August 2014,[7] later extended to three months.[8] He returned on 3 January 2015 on loan until the end of the season,[9] and the loan was converted to a permanent contract on 2 February.[10] He was named Football League Young Player of the Month for March, helped the team avoid relegation, and was voted Hartlepool's Supporters' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.[11][12]

He was one of three players released by Hartlepool at the end of the 2015–16 season,[13] but re-signed for the club in August.[14] He signed a new deal in March 2017,[15] but struggled for form in the 2017–18 season,[citation needed] and was released from his contract in June 2018 to join Scottish Championship club Falkirk.[16]

Harrison joined National League North club Spennymoor Town on loan in January 2019, and signed permanently at the end of the season. During pre-season, he suffered an injury that would see him ruled out for the rest of the 2019–20 season. He departed the club by mutual consent in December 2019.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Darlington 2011–12[2][18] Conference Premier 10 0 0 0 1[c] 0 11 0
Sunderland 2012–13[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[5] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bury (loan) 2013–14[5] League Two 1 0 1 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[5] League Two 6 0 6 0
Hartlepool United 2014–15[d][20] League Two 36 1 0 0 1[e] 0 37 1
2015–16[21] League Two 22 1 2 0 2 0 1[e] 0 27 1
2016–17[22] League Two 38 1 0 0 0 0 3[f] 0 41 1
2017–18[2][23] National League 27 0 1 0 1[c] 0 29 0
Total 129 3 3 0 2 0 6 0 140 3
Falkirk 2018–19[24] Scottish Championship 15 2 0 0 3 0 2[g] 1 20 3
Spennymoor Town (loan) 2018–19[2] National League North 12 2 3[h] 0 15 2
Career total 167 7 3 0 5 0 12 1 187 8
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ The first 19 appearances (18 league, without scoring, and 1 Football League Trophy) were made while on loan from Sunderland.
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  6. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  7. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in National League North play-offs

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Premier League professional retained list 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. May 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "S. Harrison". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Darlington centre-back Scott Harrison has joined Sunderland's development squad". Sky Sports. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Sunderland defender Scott Harrison joins Bury on loan". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Games played by Scott Harrison in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Hartlepool: Sunderland duo Harrison and Oliver sign up". BBC Sport. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Hartlepool sign Sunderland defender Scott Harrison". BBC Sport. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. ^ "On-loan Sunderland defender Scott Harrison says Hartlepool United can climb up League Two". Sunderland Echo. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Scott Harrison: Hartlepool United sign Sunderland defender". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Transfer Deadline Day: Hartlepool sign Morgan, Mirfin & Harrison". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b Newsum, Matt (20 December 2022). "'Hard knocks' Scott Harrison on upward path at Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  12. ^ a b Loughlin, Nick (30 April 2015). "Harrison tipped for the top". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Scott Fenwick, Scott Harrison and Harry Worley released by Hartlepool United". Hartlepool Mail. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Hartlepool re-sign defender Harrison". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Defender Harrison signs new Pools deal". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Scott Harrison departs for Falkirk". Hartlepool United F.C. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Harrison departs by mutual consent". Spennymoor Town F.C. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  18. ^ Stoddart, Craig (10 December 2011). "Quakers' hold on the Trophy is over". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Scott Harrison in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Scott Harrison in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Scott Harrison in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Games played by Scott Harrison in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Eastleigh 4 Hartlepool United 3: Defensive horror show ensures Pools edged out at Ten Acres". Hartlepool Mail. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022. Scott Harrison, a late call into the side after Liam Donnelly was forced to pull out in the warm up...
  24. ^ "Games played by Scott Harrison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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