Harry William Brockbank (born 26 September 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for

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Early life

Brockbank was educated at Turton School.

Club career

Bolton Wanderers

Harry Brockbank joined the Bolton Wanderers academy at the age of seven, playing in central defence all through the age groups. Brockbank had numerous different coaches whilst progressing through the academy, most notably former Bolton Wanderers players Gavin McCann at Under 15s and Nicky Spooner at Under 16s.

Loans

Brockbank joined Hyde United on loan alongside teammate Ryan White on 16 December 2016. He made no appearances during this loan spell.Hyde United: "Harry Brockbank"
/ref> Two years later he was loaned to Salford City on 30 November 2018 and made his debut on 18 December, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 win against

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in the

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first round, helping Salford reach the second round for the first time in their history. He played one more game, on 1 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 2–0 league win against

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First Team

He made his debut for Bolton on 19 April 2019, starting in a 0–2 defeat against

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. This result meant Bolton were relegated to League One. Brockbank was originally released by the club when his contract expired on 30 June 2019, however he signed a new two-year contract on 3 August 2019 despite interest from

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and

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. When the senior players refused to play against

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due to unpaid wages, Brockbank played as

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, and lead the youngest team in Bolton Wanderers history, with an average age of 19, to a 0–0 draw. Brockbank described captaining the club as his dream come true and that Bolton are the only team he wants to play for. On 2 June 2021 the club announced that Brockbank had signed a new two-year deal which would keep him at the club until at least June 2023. On 19 January 2022, the club announced that he had been released from the remainder of his contract to take up a potential playing opportunity in

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El Paso Locomotive

On 21 January 2022, Brockbank signed for USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in which he came on as a half–time substitute for Shavon John-Brown in a 3–1 defeat against

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. On 24 March he scored the first goal of his career in a 5–4 defeat against

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. On 21 May, he left El Paso by mutual consent later stating he left as he was homesick.

St Patrick's Athletic

It was announced on 1 July 2022 that Brockbank had signed for

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club

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. In signing for St Patrick's Athletic, he reunited with former Bolton team mate

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with Brockbank stating it was Doyle who had arranged for Brockbank to have a trial at the club. His debut came on 15 July 2022, in a 1–1 draw against

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at Richmond Park. Brockbank made his first appearance in European football on 21 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Slovenian side

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in the UEFA Europa Conference League. After making 15 appearances in his first half season at the club, Brockbank signed a new one-year contract with the club on 8 November 2022. He made just 9 appearances in an injury plagued 2023, before being released at the end of his contract in December 2023.

Radcliffe

In January 2024, he moved to Northern Premier League Premier Division side

. A month later, he joined North West Counties Premier Division side

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on a 28 day loan.

Personal life

In January 2021 Brockbank took on the role as a mental health ambassador for

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and spends part of his free time helping to support people battling with mental health problems. On 21 May 2021, he was given an award by the Professional Footballers' Association for his work in helping people that struggle with their mental health.

Style of play

He can play in every defensive position and can even play as an emergency

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though his natural position is as a

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Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

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: 2023–24

References

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