David Harding (born 14 August 1946) is an Australian former

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. He played for

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from 1965 to 1966, New Brighton in the Cheshire League 1967-68 and then South Liverpool in the Northern Premier League,Jawad, Hyder (2013), Rest in Pieces: South Liverpool FC 1894-1994, p456 before moving to Australia where he played for Pan Hellenic, Western Suburbs, Blacktown City and

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until 1981. In this time he won

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representative honours in 1974 against

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. Harding was a member of the

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squad in West Germany and represented

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45 times between 1974 and 1977 scoring 11 times. More recently he has played for non-league Hatfield Lions in the WELAFA Premier league before moving to Division One side London Fields FC where he continues his impressive scoring record.

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1946 births Living people English emigrants to Australia English men's footballers Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England 1974 FIFA World Cup players National Soccer League (Australia) players APIA Leichhardt FC players Wrexham A.F.C. players Footballers from Liverpool Men's association football midfielders South Liverpool F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub