Singh: Harpal

1998-2005 (Player Details)

Left Winger

Born: Bradford: 15-09-1981

Debut: None

5’7” 10st 2lb (2003)

Singh was highly thought of by George Graham but had to be content to staying in the Junior and Reserve teams as he was always well behind Harry Kewell and Jason Wilcox in any Leeds line-up. The nearest he came to first team football was when he was an unused substitute at Southanpton and at home to West Ham United, midway through the 2001-02 season and then in the home leg of the UEFA Cup-tie against Hapoel Tel-Aviv in October 2002. He signed professional forms with United in September 1998 and to get first-team experience he spent time on loan with Bury in September 2001 and made eleven League starts and one substitute appearance and scored twice for the Second Division team. He followed this up with three League games for Bristol City in March 2002. The following season he went on loan to his hometown team of Bradford City in August 2002 but injurires kept his appearances to just three games in the League. He did not have the best of luck with injuries and in 2003 he dislocated his shoulder, while at Bury. He went back to Gigg Lane for the start of the 2003-04 season and started in twenty League games as well as having eight games as a substitute from which he scored twice. As Leeds descended into turmoil with an exodus of star names leaving the club, Singh could only manage a game against Farsley Celtic for the Reserves in the 2004-05 pre-season and did not figure in Manager Blackwell’s plans. He was ultimately given a free-transfer to Stockport County in February 2005 and he made five League appearances and scored one goal before the end of that season. In the following season he started in nineteen League games and also came from the bench on five more occasions and scored one goal before he was released by the club and went across to Ireland where he joined Sligo Rovers and was part of their Division One winning campaign. In January 2007 he joined up with former team mates Burns and Turner when Sean Connor took over the reigns at Bohemians. However, he spent the majority of his time there on the sidelines with injury. He was put on the transfer list on 16th January 2008.