Career
He played as a striker or on the left wing. Harding was born in Sunderland, which was then in County Durham. He played non-league football for Spennymoor United before joining Darlington in 1969.
He scored 37 goals from 129 league appearances over four years for Darlington, then joined Lincoln City in March 1973 for £7,000 plus midfielder Frank McMahon.
In 1979, he signed for Hartlepool United for £4,000, and spent four years with the club before moving into non-league football in his native north-east of England with Newcastle Blue Star and Ryhope Colliery Welfare.
