# Phil Harrington > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Harrington > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Harrington.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Harrington > Source revision: 1291427780 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Philip Harrington** (born 23 November 1963) is a Welsh [football](/source/Association_football) coach and former player who played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)). He is the goalkeeping coach at [Cork City](/source/Cork_City_F.C.) in the [League of Ireland Premier Division](/source/League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division). ## Career Although he was born in [Bangor](/source/Bangor,_Gwynedd), Harrington grew up in nearby [Caernarfon](/source/Caernarfon) and it was while on the books of [Caernarfon Town](/source/Caernarfon_Town_F.C.) that he was spotted by [Chester](/source/Chester_City_F.C.) coach [Cliff Sear](/source/Cliff_Sear) and joined [the Football League](/source/The_Football_League) club on schoolboy terms.[1] He became an apprentice with the club after leaving school in 1980, with his performances for Chester's reserve and youth sides prompting a call up to the [Wales](/source/Wales_national_football_team) Youth side for the 1981 European Youth Championships.[1] Harrington made his first–team debut for Chester in a 3–1 home win over [Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.) on 20 February 1982.[2] He went on to make 76 appearances over the next three years, amid competition from [Grenville Millington](/source/Grenville_Millington), [Mike Salmon](/source/Mike_Salmon_(footballer)), [Billy O'Rourke](/source/Billy_O'Rourke) and [John Butcher](/source/John_Butcher_(English_footballer)).[2] Harrington was first–choice goalkeeper at Chester by the end of [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_in_English_football), but an injury in the penultimate game of the season at [Torquay United](/source/Torquay_United_F.C.) prematurely ended his campaign and led to defender [Noel Bradley](/source/Noel_Bradley) having to deputise for him.[1] But Harrington recovered in time for one of his most memorable games for Chester in a [League Cup](/source/EFL_Cup) tie against [Bolton Wanderers](/source/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.) in September 1983, when he saved the first three Bolton penalties in the [penalty shoot-out](/source/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)) to give Chester victory.[3] This season saw him miss just five games for Chester, but unfortunately the campaign ended with the club finishing bottom of [The Football League](/source/The_Football_League). Three months of [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_in_English_football) were spent on loan at [Oxford United](/source/Oxford_United_F.C.) without making any appearances.[1] He then moved on to [Blackpool](/source/Blackpool_F.C.) in March 1985, but again did not make the first–team. He did though play two games for both [Burnley](/source/Burnley_F.C.) and [Preston North End](/source/Preston_North_End_F.C.) during [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_in_English_football). Signed for [Cork City](/source/Cork_City_F.C.) in May 1988 as a replacement for [Tim Dalton](/source/Tim_Dalton) and made his [League of Ireland](/source/League_of_Ireland) debut on 4 September 1988. Kept 112 clean sheets from 257 appearances in his Cork career. "Biscuits", as he is nicknamed, re-signed from Avondale F.C. in the 2005 season as cover for the injured [Michael Devine](/source/Michael_Devine_(footballer)) in the away [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup) tie against [Ekranas](/source/Ekranas) [\[1\]](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2005/0715/Pg019.html#Ar01902). He managed to keep a clean sheet in that game and marked another shut out against [Drogheda United](/source/Drogheda_United_F.C.) in a league match in [United Park](/source/United_Park) which City won on their march to league glory. ## Personal life His son [David Harrington](/source/David_Harrington_(footballer)) is also a professional football goalkeeper.[4] ## Honours **Cork City** - [League of Ireland Premier Division](/source/League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division) (1): [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division) - [League of Ireland Cup](/source/League_of_Ireland_Cup) (2): 1987–88, 1994–95 ## References 1. *Focus on Phil Harrington*, Chester City v. Crewe Alexandra matchday programme 6/3/85, p. 13 1. Chas Sumner (1997). *On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997*. p. stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 1. Chas Sumner (1997). *On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997*. p. 99. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 1. ["David Harrington | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com"](https://www.extratime.com/player/11124066/david_harrington/). *www.extratime.com* ## External links - [Burnley career stats](http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=341712) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Phil Harrington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Harrington) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Harrington?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.