 He then went on to be the Academy Director of Youth at Blackpool Football club for 4 years before moving to the United States to further his career.Harrison began his career as an amateur with Everton but did not make a first-team appearance for the club and returned to his native Cumbria ahead of the 1975–76 season, signing for Football League Fourth Division side Workington.He made four league appearances for the Reds, three of them as a substitute, before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday.