Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Crystal Palace
A-K
408) Frank Beresford
PNE 36 apps; 4 goals
Palace 3 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 21/02/1934 v Manchester United (H) - Won 3-2
920) Chris Day
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Palace 24 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 23/02/2005 v Nottingham Forest (A) - Lost 0-2
604) Mike Elwiss
PNE 202 apps; 63 goals
Palace 20 apps; 7 goals
PNE debut 02/03/1974 v Carlisle (A) - Drawn 2-2
887) Ricardo Fuller
PNE 58 apps; 27 goals
Palace 8 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 10/08/2002 v Crystal Palace (H) - Lost 1-2
952) John Halls
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Palace 5 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 03/11/2007 v Barnsley (A) - Lost 0-1
851) Jason Harris
PNE 34 apps; 6 goals
Palace 2 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 29/08/1998 v Lincoln (A) - Won 4-3
854) Craig Harrison
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Palace 35 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 16/01/1999 v Luton (H) - Won 2-1
572) Ricky Heppolette
PNE 154 apps; 13 goals
Palace 15 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 20/04/1968 v Middlesbrough (H) - Drawn 0-0
Player Profile - Craig Harrison
Craig Harrison was born in Gateshead on 10 November 1997. Harrison started his career at Middlesbrough by signing YTS forms as a 16-year-old teenager and was given his first team debut two years later in the 1997/98 season by then manager, and England legend, Bryan Robson. He made a total of 20 appearances during the season as Middlesbrough were promoted to the Premiership finishing one place and one point above North East rivals Sunderland. Harrison also won the supporters' Young Player of the Year award.
By the time Harrison broke into the side there was a huge buzz on Teesside, with the attraction of Robson and generosity of chairman Steve Gibson resulting in the arrival of the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Fabrizio Ravanelli and Juninho.
Harrison could not hold a regular place as Christian Ziege and Dean Gordon were ahead of him and the following season he was limited to just two appearances as he was for Boro' before Harrison joined David Moyes's Preston on a month's loan following injuries to both left backs in Dominic Ludden and Ryan Kidd. He made his debut on 16 January 1999 helping to set up the equaliser before Preston won the match 2-1.
He was impressive in his appearances for Preston and made his sixth and last appearance in a 2-1 victory over Wycombe on 13 February. Following his return to Middlesbrough, Harrison made a further two appearances towards the end of the 1998/99 season. His appearance in a 0-0 draw at Blackburn on 3 April turned out to be his twenty-fourth and final appearance for the club as he missed the whole of the 1999/2000 season due to illness with a burst appendix and injury.
Harrison was signed by Alan Smith at Crystal Palace at the beginning of the 2000/01 season on loan. His debut was in a 2-0 defeat against Blackburn on 12 August and made a further three appearances before Harrison signed on a permanent deal on 1 September for £200,000.
He struggled early on and was a target for the Palace boo-boys but performances improved dramatically in the second half of the season, although he did receive a red card in a 1-0 defeat at Barnsley on 20 February 2001. He made a total of 32 appearances in 2000/01 and a further 6 in 2001/02, when he was also used as a centre back due to injuries at the club. His last match was in a 2-1 victory against Bradford on 29 December 2001.
Tragedy struck when he suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg in a 50/50 challenge at a reserve game against Reading in January 2002 and had hoped to return after a year out. But after two operations his leg failed to recover and had to retire from the game in March 2003.
But a chance meeting at a surprise birthday party led to Harrison becoming the assistant manager of Airbus UK Broughton in December 2007. Harrison was thrown a surprise 30th birthday by his girlfriend and the entertainment was provided by Gareth Owen's band Easy Street who is the manager of the Welsh Premier league side Airbus UK Broughton and had been looking for a new assistant manager.
Looking at his short career Harrison said that "I have played under some fantastic managers but I suppose if I was asked to name the ones who had a big bearing on my career I would have to mention Bryan Robson, David Moyes and Dave Geddis," added Harrison.
"Robbo was the man who gave me my league debut after signing for the club as a YTS. He was always really helpful and I even got to play alongside him a couple of times which was amazing.
"And while I have always been a defender I would say it was David Moyes who taught me the real art of defending. He would keep us behind for extra sessions and really focus on positional play.
"Finally there is Dave Geddis, who at the time was the youth and reserve team boss at Boro, he had a huge influence on me in my early years and remains a close friend to this day."