Tim Harrington (footballer)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Tim Harrington

| image =

| fullname = Tim Harrington

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|9|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Oak Park

| draftpick = No. 21, 1989 pre-season draft

| height = 188 cm

| weight = 84 kg

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| statsend = 1990

| years1 = 1984–1986

| club1 = North Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 20 (2)

| years2 = 1987

| club2 = Collingwood

| games_goals2 = {{0}}8 (0)

| years3 = 1989–1990

| club3 = Footscray

| games_goals3 = 18 (0)

| games_goalstotal = 46 (2)

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Tim Harrington (born 19 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne, Collingwood and Footscray in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

A defender, used mostly as a full-back, Harrington came to North Melbourne from Oak Park.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}} He played 20 games over three seasons with North Melbourne and then ended his career with stints at Collingwood and Footscray.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tim_Harrington.html |title=AFL Tables: Tim Harrington |website=afltables.com}}

Footscray hired him as an assistant coach in 1992 and he remained with the club for three years. From 1995 to 2001 he was an assistant coach to Denis Pagan at North Melbourne, during which time they won two premierships. He was then North Melbourne's Football Manager for five years. In 2007 he was made List Manager of North Melbourne and two years later moved over to Melbourne, where he worked until 2013.Melbourne Football Club,[http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/74338/default.aspx "Demons appoint Tim Harrington"], 3 April 2009Herald Sun, [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/list-manager-tim-harrington-made-redundant-by-melbourne/story-fni5f91a-1226669043748 "List manager Tim Harrington made redundant by Melbourne"], 25 June 2013, Jon Ralph