Chris Harker (footballer)

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
Total 281 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.