Dave Harding
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David "Dave" Harding is a former football (soccer)
midfielder
. He played for Wrexham
from 1965 to 1966 before moving to Australia
where he played for Pan Hellenic, Western Suburbs
, Blacktown City and APIA
until 1981. In this time he won NSW representative honours in 1974 against Bristol Rovers.
Harding was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany
and represented Australia 45 times between 1974 and 1977 scoring 11 times.
He now plays for non-league Hatfield Lions in the WELFA league and is a firm fans favourite due to his knack of scoring important goals and creative celebrations.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
. He played for Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
from 1965 to 1966 before moving to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he played for Pan Hellenic, Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs is an association football club in Porirua, New Zealand. They play their home matches at Endeavour Park in the Porirua suburb of Whitby and compete in the Central Premier League....
, Blacktown City and APIA
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers
APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club, also known as APIA Tigers and Sydney Tigers, is an Australian football club based in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954, known as APIA Leichhardt, by Italian Australians...
until 1981. In this time he won NSW representative honours in 1974 against Bristol Rovers.
Harding was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
and represented Australia 45 times between 1974 and 1977 scoring 11 times.
He now plays for non-league Hatfield Lions in the WELFA league and is a firm fans favourite due to his knack of scoring important goals and creative celebrations.