 Speaking to Paine's biographer, David Bull, Harrison commented that he ""couldn't understand"" why Ted Bates didn't switch Terry Paine to inside-left to accommodate him on the right.At the end of the season, Southampton were able to celebrate taking the Third Division title, whereas Harrison decided to try his luck elsewhere.At the end of the 1959–60 season, Harrison moved along the coast to join Exeter City where he spent one season, making 18 appearances in the Fourth Division scoring four goals.