Place of birth Penarth, Wales Name Alan Harrington 1951–1966 Cardiff City | Years Team Playing position Role Novelist | |
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Full name Alan Charles Harrington Date of birth (1933-11-17) 17 November 1933 (age 82) Died May 23, 1997, Tucson, Arizona, United States Nominations National Book Award for Nonfiction Books The immortalist, Life in the Crystal Palace, The revelations of Dr Mo, The white rainbow, Love and Evil: From a Probati | ||
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Alan Charles Harrington (born 17 November 1933) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. Harrington played his entire professional career at Cardiff City where he is regarded as one of the club's all-time greats.
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Career
Born in Penarth, Harrington joined Cardiff City from local side Cardiff Nomads in 1951. He made his debut midway through the following season in a 0-0 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. He went on to hold a position in the first team squad for the next twelve years, although he missed the entire 1963–64 season due to a broken leg.
He was forced to retire from playing after suffering a second broken leg during a 1-1 against Leyton Orient in January 1966. In later years, Harrington managed Barry Town, steering them to the Welsh Football League championship in 1982-83.
In November 2007 he was awarded an FAW merit award.