in 1994–95. Harper was sold to Andy King's Mansfield Town for a £20,000 fee in September 1995. The "Stags" finished in the lower half of the Third Division table in 1995–96. Steve Parkin then replaced King in the hot-seat at Field Mill, and instigated a minor revival. Harper scored two goals in 38 appearances in 1996–97, as Mansfield finished five points behind Cardiff City, who occupied the final play-off position. He scored five goals in 52 games in 1997–98, as the club again finished five points short of the play-off places. His goal tally included a 17-minute hat-trick on 21 February, in a 4–0 home win over Darlington. He then claimed six goals in 51 appearances in the 1998–99 campaign, as Mansfield came to within one place and four points of a play-off place. He took a free transfer to Hull City in July 1999, and scored four goals in 38 games in the 1999–2000 campaign, as Warren Joyce's "Tigers" posted a 14th-place finish. New manager Brian Little allowed Harper to leave Boothferry Park on a free transfer to league rivals Darlington in February 2001. The "Quakers" finished four points above the bottom of the Football League in 2000–01 under the stewardship of Gary Bennett. Harper played 25 games in the 2001–02 campaign, scoring once against Leyton Orient, before he was allowed to leave Feethams by new manager Tommy Taylor. He then ended his career after a short spell with Northern Premier League side Kidsgrove Athletic. Coaching career Harper spent six years as a coach at the academy at Stoke City, before he was appointed as a first team coach at Chasetown in May 2017. Career statistics Source: Honours Burnley Football League Fourth Division: 1991–92 References 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme English footballers Association football midfielders Port Vale F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Association football coaches Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff