Colin Harper

Who is Colin Harper?

Colin Harper is an English former footballer who played as a left-back. He made 167 league appearances in a 12 year career in the Football League.

He spent 1966 to 1977 at Ipswich Town, helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1967–68 and then to go on to compete in Europe under Bobby Robson. In 1976–77 he played on loan at Grimsby Town and Cambridge United, helping Ron Atkinson's Cambridge to the Fourth Division title. He became player-manager for brief spells at Port Vale, Waterford, Chelmsford City, Sudbury Town, and Chelmsford City, before entering the building trade.