Eric Harrison (footballer)

Eric Harrison
MBE
Personal information
Full name Eric George Harrison
Date of birth (1938-02-05)5 February 1938
Place of birth Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England
Date of death 13 February 2019(2019-02-13) (aged 81)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1964 Halifax Town 199 (10)
1964–1966 Hartlepools United 81 (4)
1966–1969 Barrow 130 (1)
1969–1971 Southport 75 (0)
1971–1972 Barrow 32 (1)
1972 Scarborough
Managerial career
1981–1998 Manchester United (youth team coach)
2000–2004 Wales (assistant)
1998–2008 Manchester United (coaching co-ordinator)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric George Harrison MBE (5 February 1938 – 13 February 2019) was an English professional football player and coach. He played in midfield for several teams, including notable spells at Halifax Town (his local club) and Barrow. Harrison became a football coach and worked at Everton before he was brought to Manchester United by Ron Atkinson in 1981 to manage the youth team. Under Alex Ferguson, Harrison developed "one of the best crops of young players in the English game" – the so-called Fergie's Fledglings – which included David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville.


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