Eric Harrison facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric George Harrison | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 2019 (aged 81) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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 such as 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.
Harrison was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to football in 2018. He died on 13 February 2019 at the age of 81.
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Sir Robert Menzies, Dame Enid Lyons, Sir Eric Harrison, Harold Holt and Sir Thomas White in 1946.
