Kevin Harding

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Harding

| fullname = Kevin Harding{{Hugman|8252|accessdate=24 September 2017}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|3|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Isleworth, England

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1972–1974

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| years1 = 1974–1975

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1975–1976

| clubs2 = Hayes

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 0

}}

Kevin Harding (born 19 March 1957) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a defender.

Playing career

= Brentford =

Harding was one of the first players recruited when the Brentford youth team was relaunched in 1972.{{Cite book |last=Hayes |first=Graham |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1-874427-57-7 |page=77}} He captained the youth team during the 1972–73 season and made a London Challenge Cup appearance for the reserve team against Tottenham Hotspur while still aged 15.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |pages=71–72}} Harding made three league appearances during the Bees' 1974–75 Fourth Division campaign.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=392–393}} Harding was released at the end of the season.

= Hayes =

Harding joined Isthmian League First Division club Hayes during the 1975 off-season and made 34 appearances during the 1975–76 season.{{Cite web |title=Hackett – Hardwick |url=https://www.hyufc.com/features/a_z/hfc/hackett-hardwick.html |access-date=19 July 2014 |website=Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="2" \|Brentford \|1973–74 \| rowspan="2" \|Fourth Division \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|5 \|0
1974–75 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !8 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !8 !0

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

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