Daniel Robert Harrison (born 4 November 1982) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for Flint Town United.

Career

Born

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

and formerly a resident of Upton, Harrison is a product of the

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

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. Joining the club as a 13-year-old, he was granted his first team debut in the 2001–02 season at home against

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

. Harrison was a regular in the centre of midfield in the

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era, but under

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he found opportunities harder to come by prompting a move to a new squad. He signed for Rotherham on 25 May 2007 along with Dale Tonge. He scored his first goal for the club against

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in the

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. He then bragged a brace against

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

. His next goal came away at

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

, where he scored an equaliser with a 25-yard screamer 10 minutes from time. He was released by Rotherham in May 2012. On 7 June 2012, it was announced that he had rejoined

on a one-year contract from 1 July 2012. The following summer he dropped into the

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when he joined neighbours

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

. He then moved into playing within the Welsh football pyramid, joining Connah's Quay Nomads in 2015. He left the club in August 2021 having made over 189 starts for the Nomads, with his service to the club at the time ranking him as seventh on the club all-time starts list. He then joined Flint Town United.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Danny 1982 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Chester F.C. players Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Flint Town United F.C. players