▁ 1 7 ▁Third ▁Division , ▁as ▁new ▁b oss ▁Fred die ▁Ste ele ▁took ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁within ▁one ▁place ▁of ▁automatic ▁promotion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 6 4 , ▁H ark in ▁managed ▁only ▁two ▁goals ▁in ▁eleven ▁games , ▁both ▁against ▁South end . ▁ ▁A ▁close - season ▁£ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁transfer ▁to ▁Jimmy ▁Mc Gu igan ' s ▁Cre we ▁Alex andra ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁brought ▁an ▁improvement ▁to ▁H ark in ' s ▁league ▁opportun ities . ▁He ▁scored ▁ 3 5 ▁times ▁( a ▁season al ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁Cre we ▁player ) ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 6 5 , ▁including ▁a ▁four - goal ▁performance ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 – 2 ▁win ▁over ▁Bar row . ▁This ▁form ▁brought ▁the ▁att ent ions ▁of ▁higher - le ague ▁clubs , ▁and ▁new ▁Port ▁V ale ▁manager ▁Jack ie ▁M ud ie ▁tried ▁to ▁re - sign ▁H ark in ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁he ▁remained ▁at ▁Gr esty ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Card iff ▁City ▁manager ▁Jimmy ▁Sc ou lar ▁took ▁H ark in ▁into ▁the ▁Second ▁Division . ▁An ▁explos ive ▁start ▁to ▁his ▁Nin ian ▁Park ▁career ▁saw ▁a ▁debut ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁by ▁Derby ▁County , ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁eight ▁games ,