About Harry Dunn
Harry Dunn was an association football coach and association football player.
Harry Dunn (born 1948) is an English football manager and former player.
Dunn played almost his entire career with his hometown club Scarborough, aside from a season-and-a-half with Frickley Athletic. He re-joined Scarborough in a player-manager capacity, by which point he had become the club's all-time record appearance holder.
Career Duun played football from a young age, and was inspired by Bobby Moore to play as a centre-back. He garnered the attention of his hometown club Scarborough, after friends of manager Eddy Brown informally scouted him in a inter-schools tournament. At the age of sixteen, while attending a local technical college, he was recruited by the club to play for their "A" team. Following this, he quickly cemented himself in the side, which was enough to earn a fortnight's trial at Manchester City, representing their "A" team three times. while also being named Player of the Year twice. Dunn was involved in the club's FA Trophy runs in the 1970s, After a loss to Frickley Athletic, manager Jim McAnearney was sacked and Dunn took over until the end of the 1981–82 season. He left the club in 1983, and was noted as a gentleman of the game, having only been booked three times during his career. He did not travel far, moving to West Yorkshire to join Frickley. Dunn spent a season-and-a-half there, before returning to Scarborough as player-manager in November 1984. He was succeeded by Neil Warnock in May 1986.
Honours Scarborough Northern Premier League runners-up: 1974–75 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup: 1976–77 Northern Premier League Shield runners-up: 1976–77 FA Trophy: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77 FA Trophy runners-up: 1974–75
Individual Scarborough F.C. Player of the Year: 1969–70, 1973–74
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English footballer and manager
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Harry Dunn was an association football coach and association football player.
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· DBpedia: Harry Dunn (footballer, born 1948)
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