Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1953)
Harry Wilson (born 29 November 1953) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s. Primarily a left back, Wilson was a schoolboy international and played for the England youth team. He began his club career with Burnley and went on to play League football for Brighton & Hove Albion, Preston North End, Darlington and Hartlepool United. Wilson also had a spell in non-league football with Crook Town, and went on to work as a manager and coach. Life and career Wilson was born in 1953 in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. He attended Murton County Primary School in Murton, now called Ribbon Academy, which named one of its houses in his honour. He played representative football for Durham Schools, and was capped four times for England schoolboys in the 1968–69 season. He began his club career as an apprentice with Burnley, and it was as a Burnley player that he played for the England youth team in 1970–71. With Burnley's relegation from the First Division already confirmed, Wilson made his first-team debut on 26 April 1971, aged 17 years 5 months, playing at left back in a 1–0 win against