Terry Harkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Terence Harkin | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coleraine | ? | (?) | |
| 1962–1964 | Port Vale | 27 | (11) |
| 1964–1965 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | (34) |
| 1965–1966 | Cardiff City | 20 | (10) |
| 1966–1967 | Notts County | 28 | (10) |
| 1967–1968 | Southport | 64 | (31) |
| 1968–1971 | Shrewsbury Town | 79 | (29) |
| 1971–1979 | Finn Harps | 139 | (66) |
| 1973 | → Toronto Metros (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 1979–1980 | Dundalk | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 413+ | (196+) | |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland U23 | |||
| 1968–1970 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Terence Harkin (born 14 September 1941) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 125 goals in 260 league games in nine seasons in the Football League. He also scored 66 goals in 142 games in the League of Ireland and scored five goals in 11 North American Soccer League games. At the international level, he made five appearances, scoring two goals for the Northern Ireland national team.
He began his career with Derry City and Coleraine, before winning a £2,000 move to Port Vale in September 1962. He was sold on to Crewe Alexandra for £3,000 in June 1964 and scored a club record 35 goals in 1964–65. He moved on to Cardiff City in August 1965 before switching to Notts County the following year. He was sold on to Southport for £2,000 the next year before being transferred to Shrewsbury Town in March 1969. He returned to Ireland in 1971 to play for Finn Harps. He spent eight years with the club and won the FAI Cup in 1974, and helped the "Harps" to finish second in the League of Ireland in 1972–73, 1975–76, and 1977–78. In summer 1973, he played on loan for Canadian club Toronto Metros. He ended his career in 1980, following a brief spell at Dundalk.