Colin Harper is pictured in Ipswich Town's1-1 draw with Stoke City.
Club career: 148 League games 5 goals.
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| Ipswich: |
1965-1966 |
Played |
6 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1966-1967 |
Played |
4 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1967-1968 |
Played |
2 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1968-1969 |
Played |
4 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1969-1970 |
Played |
18 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1970-1971 |
Played |
13 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1971-1972 |
Played |
42 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1972-1973 |
Played |
35 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1973-1974 |
Played |
14 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1974-1975 |
Played |
10 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1975-1976 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1976-1977 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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| Grimsby Town: |
1976-1977 |
Played |
3 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 3) |
(on |
loan) |
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| Cambridge Utd: |
1976-1977 |
Played |
15 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 4) |
(on |
loan) |
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| Transferred from Ipswich to Port Vale in August 1977 |
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Colin Harper was part of the team which beat Real Madrid in the 1973 Uefa Cup.
He became player-manager for brief spells at Port Vale, Waterford (Ireland), Chelmsford City,
Sudbury Town, and Chelmsford City, before entering the building trade.He continued to follow
Ipswich Town until his deat on 29 March 2018; he left behind wife Carol, and three children,
Chris, Jamie and Zoe. An inquest revealed that he died from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related disease,
having been exposed to asbestos whilst working as an apprentice joiner and carpenter before
he took up his football career.