David Harney
English footballer (1947–2019)
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David Harney (2 March 1947 – April 2019) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United and Brentford as a forward.
Full name
David Harney[1]
Date of birth
2 March 1947
Place of birth
Jarrow, England
Date of death
April 2019 (aged 72)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Harney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Jarrow, England | ||
| Date of death | April 2019 (aged 72)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Bromley, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cleadon Juniors | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| 1962–1964 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Grimsby Town | 60 | (10) |
| 1967–1969 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | (8) |
| 1969 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | Wimbledon | 40 | (9) |
| Bromley | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
A forward, Harney began his career with Grimsby Town and moved to Third Division club Scunthorpe United in July 1967.[1] Injuries plagued his career at the Old Showground and he joined Fourth Division club Brentford on trial in October 1969, but was not offered a contract and made just one appearance.[3] Harney finished his career in non-League football with Wimbledon and Bromley.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1969–70[4] | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||