Harry Noon (6 October 1937 – 2 September 1996) was an English professional

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player and coach.

Career

Born in

Sutton-in-Ashfield Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 36,404 in 2021. It is the largest town in the district of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Ashfield, four miles west of Mansfield, from the Derbyshire border and ...

, Noon played as a full back for Bentinck Methodists,

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and Wisbech Town. He joined Bradford City in July 1962 and left them in February 1963. During his time with the club, he made one appearance in

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and one appearance in the

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. He later moved to Australia, where he was coach of

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during the 1984 season. He died in Sydney on 2 September 1996.

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