▁ 1 9 6 7 – 6 8 ▁helped ▁the ▁" S and ground ers " ▁to ▁mid - table ▁respect ability , ▁and ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁third ▁round , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁narrow ly , ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁to ▁First ▁Division ▁gi ants , ▁Ever ton . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁c ash - stra pped ▁South port ▁manager ▁Don ▁Mc E voy ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁prize ▁assets , ▁as ▁H ark in ▁joining ▁struggling ▁Third ▁Division ▁riv als , ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Town . ▁H ark in ' s ▁eight ▁goals ▁in ▁sevent een ▁appearances ▁helped ▁drag ▁the ▁" Sh rew s " ▁to ▁safety ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 . ▁H ark in ▁remained ▁a ▁regular ▁goals cor er ▁at ▁Gay ▁M ead ow ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 0 ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 ▁season , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁home ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁Don eg al ▁club , ▁Finn ▁Har ps . ▁ ▁H ark in ▁helped ▁the ▁" Har ps " ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁period ▁in ▁their ▁history ▁when ▁he ▁tied ▁( with ▁Water ford ' s ▁Alf ie ▁H ale ) ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 3 ▁on ▁a ▁league - leading ▁t ally ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁goals . ▁He ▁claimed ▁an ▁FA I ▁Cup