 During the 1983 and 1984 seasons, Harrison assisted Finnish club Oulun Palloseura, scoring 7 goals in 31 league matches.He also had a spell playing indoor football in the United States, before returning to England to join Football Conference outfit Barrow in the 1984–85 campaign.In the summer of 1985, he was appointed player–manager of former club Workington, who had since been relegated to the Northern Premier League after failing re-election to the Football League several years previously.