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However, it was to be two years before Harkness made his Liverpool debut in a home game against QPR at the beginning of Souness' first season as manager. Harkness made fairly regular appearances during the autumn of 1991 but under Souness he was always in and out of the side, playing in a variety of positions either in midfield or full-back. In a way, Harkness' versatilty was counting against him as he could not establish a regular position. Under new manager Roy Evans, Harkness still appeared to be a fringe squad player. Since his first season, Harkness had not made more than a dozen appearances in a season and he had also gone on loan spells to Huddersfield Town and Southend United. However, at the beginning of the 1995/96 season Harkness established himself in the side as left wing-back, a position Liverpool had been having trouble filling. Later in the season he played as one of the three central defenders as Rob Jones was moved onto the left. Harkness looked equally impressive in this position, which he claimed was his favoured role. Late in the 1995/96 season Harkness had his leg broken in a bad tackle at Coventry City and he is not expected back before Christmas 1996. In 98 he has had to replace Ince
a few times but still not that good to get into the a squad.
BORN: Carlisle 27.8.71.
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