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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{other people|Joseph Harper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{infobox football biography
| name = Joe Harper
| image = 
| fullname = Joseph Montgomery Harper<ref name = "RSSSF 1967"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Greenock]], Scotland
| height = {{height|m=1.68}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/joe-harper/|title=Joe Harper|website=WorldFootball.net}}</ref>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1963–1967
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 36
| clubs1 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
| years2 = 1967–1968
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 3
| clubs2 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| years3 = 1968–1969
| caps3 = 40
| goals3 = 29
| clubs3 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
| years4 = 1969–1972
| caps4 = 102
| goals4 = 69
| clubs4 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| years5 = 1972–1974
| caps5 = 43
| goals5 = 12
| clubs5 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| years6 = 1974–1976
| caps6 = 69
| goals6 = 25
| clubs6 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| years7 = 1976–1981
| caps7 = 105
| goals7 = 56
| clubs7 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| years8 = 1981–1982
| caps8 = 
| goals8 = 
| clubs8 = [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]]
| years9 = 1982–1984
| caps9 = 
| goals9 = 
| clubs9 = [[Keith F.C.|Keith]]
| totalcaps = 425
| totalgoals = 230
| nationalyears1 = 1969
| nationalteam1 = [[Scottish League XI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/joeharper.html|title=Joe Harper - Scotland Football League Record from 05 Sep 1969 to 05 Sep 1969 clubs - Aberdeen|website=London Hearts Supporters Club }}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1967–1978
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| manageryears1 = 1981–1982
| managerclubs1 = [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]]
| manageryears2 = –1990
| managerclubs2 = [[Huntly F.C.|Huntly]]
}}
'''Joseph Montgomery Harper''' (born 11 January 1948) is a Scottish former [[Association football|footballer]], mainly remembered for his two spells with [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], during which he won the three main domestic trophies once each and became [[List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics|the club's record goalscorer]] with 199 goals in major competitions. He also played for [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]] (two spells) and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in Scotland, and for [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in England. He finished his career in the [[Highland Football League|Highland League]].

Harper played for the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] five times, scoring seven goals.<ref name = "1967 reclassified"/>

==Club career==
Born in [[Greenock]], Harper started his professional career with home-town club [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]], and returned to the club after a brief, unhappy spell with [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. He had at times a difficult relationship with some Morton supporters, but most fans recognised his ability and enthusiasm. He played for Morton against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Fairs Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/18003290.ton-legend-joe-harpertakes-place-among-football-greats-scottish-football-hall-fame/ | title=Ex Morton man Joe Harper enters Scottish Football Hall of Fame | work=[[Greenock Telegraph]] | date=1 November 2019 | access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> Harper scored 74 goals in 122 appearances for Morton across both spells. Morton sold him for £35,000 to Huddersfield Town. He later returned to Morton for £15,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gmfc.net/2018/10/24/little-joe-receives-big-welcome-on-homecoming/ | title='LITTLE JOE' RECEIVES BIG WELCOME ON HOMECOMING | publisher=GMFC.net | date=24 October 2018 | access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>

In 1969, Aberdeen manager [[Eddie Turnbull]] paid £40,000 to sign Harper, and in his first season with the ''Dons'' he helped them win the [[Scottish Cup]] for the second time in their history; Harper opened the scoring from the penalty spot as overwhelming pre-match favourites [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] were defeated 3–1.<ref name = "ordinary"/><ref name="slayer">[https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/14929721.amp/ Celtic treble slayer Joe Harper says his old team Aberdeen can replicate his feats], Lindsay Herron, Evening Times, 25 November 2016</ref> He rapidly developed a reputation as a prodigious goalscorer and following a record-breaking haul of 33 goals in 34 league games in the [[1971–72 in Scottish football|1971–72 season]] was the subject of much interest from English scouts.

[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] paid £180,000 for his services in December 1972 but his time in English football was not as productive as his Aberdeen spell and he returned to Scotland with [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in early 1974, for the second time signed by Eddie Turnbull who had by this stage moved to [[Easter Road]]. Overweight and unfit when he arrived at Hibs, Harper struggled to rediscover his Aberdeen-era form in [[Edinburgh]]. He scored a hat-trick in the [[1974 Scottish League Cup Final]], but [[Dixie Deans]] also scored a hat-trick as Celtic defeated Hibs 6–3.<ref name=elite>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/the-elite-players-who-scored-cup-final-hat-tricks-1-3589574|title=The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=31 October 2014|access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref> Harper was never a favourite with the Hibs fans,<ref name = "ordinary"/> and his arrival signalled the beginning of the decline of the team's fortunes through the late 1970s and 1980s.

Harper returned to Aberdeen under [[Ally MacLeod]] for the start of the [[1976–77 in Scottish football|1976–77 season]] in a £50,000 deal and inspired instant success, the ''Dons'' defeating Celtic 2–1 (after [[extra time]]) to win the League Cup in November.<ref name="slayer"/> Harper made further final appearances in each of the next two seasons, as Aberdeen lost both the [[1977–78 in Scottish football|1977–78]] Scottish Cup final and the [[1978–79 in Scottish football|1978–79]] League Cup final to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], by a scoreline of 2–1 on each occasion. By the [[1979–80 in Scottish football|1979–80 season]] he was considered a veteran and no longer a regular in the ''Dons'' first team but his seven goals helped [[Alex Ferguson]] become the second Scottish League-winning Aberdeen manager after [[Dave Halliday]] in [[1954–55 in Scottish football|1954–55]].<ref name=dh>[http://qosfc.com/legend-1048 "Dave Halliday" qosfc.com]</ref> Harper left Pittodrie after only one appearance the following season in the wake of a fallout with Ferguson.<ref name = "ordinary"/>

In total Harper scored 205 competitive goals for Aberdeen, a club record. Of that total, 122 were scored in league fixtures, 70 in domestic cup games (including 6 in the pre-season [[Drybrough Cup]], not counted in some totals) and 7 in European competition. His iconic status amongst Aberdeen supporters was recognised when he was amongst the first players to be inducted to the club's "Hall of Fame". Joe's notoriety with Aberdeen fans also earned him the title 'King of the Beach End' (traditional home end at Pittodrie).<ref name = "ordinary"/>

==International career==
Harper was involved in a [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] overseas tour in 1967, scoring five times (some reports credit him with only three goals, assigning the others to [[Willie Morgan]] and an own goal)<ref name="67tourAM23">[https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-history-news-and-blog/did-joe-harper-really-score-five-the-conundrum-of-scotlands-1967-world-tour Did Joe Harper really score five? The conundrum of Scotland's 1967 World Tour], Andy Mitchell Scottish Sport History, 7 February 2023</ref> against a Canada Olympic team;<ref>[https://londonhearts.com/scores/images/1967/1967061301.htm Nap-Hand Harper], Evening Times, 14 June 1967, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club</ref> in October 2021 the [[Scottish Football Association]] decided to reclassify this game as a full international.<ref name = "1967 reclassified">{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/former-scotland-players-to-be-recognised-with-international-caps-including-sir-alex-ferguson/?rid=14258 |title=Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date=9 October 2021 |accessdate=10 October 2021}}</ref> Depending on sourcing, this either retroactively set a new Scottish international [[List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks|record of goals in a match]], or equalled [[Hughie Gallacher]]'s 1929 feat (there being an element of uncertainty of whether Gallacher scored four or five times).<ref name=scotland1921>{{cite web|title=Scotland – International Matches 1921–1930 – Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1930.html|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|date=8 January 2023|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>

He next played for Scotland in October 1972, scoring in a 4–1 win against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]],<ref name = "ordinary">{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/joe-harper-interview-no-ordinary-joe-2476530 |title=Joe Harper interview: No ordinary Joe |work=The Scotsman |date=22 November 2008 |access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> and also took part in the following fixture but then fell out of the international reckoning, only earning a recall in 1975. By coincidence, that occasion was another away match with Denmark, but this was overshadowed by a controversial off-field incident; Harper and several teammates were given lifetime bans by the SFA after it was alleged that they had been involved in a nightclub incident where a light was broken and an altercation followed.<ref name = "copenhagen">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7977173.stm |title=Scotland's hall of shame |work=BBC Sport |publisher= BBC|date=1 April 2009 |access-date=26 August 2013}}</ref> Harper later said that he had been punished because he had returned to the team base in the same taxi as the other players.<ref name = "copenhagen"/> The ban on Harper and [[Arthur Graham]] was lifted a year later.<ref name = "copenhagen"/><ref name = "ordinary"/>

Harper was selected in the squad for the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]. He appeared in the 1–1 draw against [[Iran national football team|Iran]], which was also his last international appearance, as Scotland exited in the first round.<ref name = "ordinary"/>

==Later life==
In 1981 Harper was appointed manager of then [[Highland Football League|Highland League]] side [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]]. He helped the ''Blue Toon'' to a second place league finish but his reported wages were beyond the club's means and he was replaced for the 1982–83 season by former Pittodrie teammate [[Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943)|Dave Smith]].<ref>[http://www.peterheadfc.org.uk/history/part6.shtml Peterhead Club History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808185804/http://www.peterheadfc.org.uk/history/part6.shtml |date=8 August 2007 }}, Official [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] website.</ref> Harper later managed [[Huntly F.C.|Huntly]], where he was succeeded by [[Steve Paterson]] in October 1990.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/dec/11/newsstory.sport6 |title=Who is Steve Paterson? |work=The Guardian|date=11 December 2002 |access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref>

Harper has also been a columnist for the ''[[Evening Express (Scotland)|Aberdeen Evening Express]]''. An autobiography, which was co-written by ''Evening Express'' sports editor Charlie Allan, was published in 2008.<ref name = "ordinary"/> Harper was appointed honorary Club President of Aberdeenshire Amateur League side [[Halliburton AFC]] in 2009. In the early 21st century he often worked on home match days for Aberdeen in as the host of the 'Legends' Hospitality Lounge of the Richard Donald stand at [[Pittodrie Stadium]].<ref name = "ordinary"/>

==Career statistics==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Joe Harper |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/old/player/20187/Joe_Harper.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=426 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Everton Results |url=http://www.evertonresults.com/197374summary.htm |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.evertonresults.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hibernian Player Joe Harper Details |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=6222 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |National Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|[[1964–65 in Scottish football|1964–65]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Scottish Division One]]
|3
|1
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|3+
|1+
|-
|[[1965–66 in Scottish football|1965–66]]
|12
|6
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|12+
|6+
|-
|[[1966–67 in Scottish football|1966–67]]
|[[Scottish Division Two]]
|30
|29
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|30+
|29+
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!45
!36
!-
!-
!-
!-
!-
!-
!45+
!36+
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|[[1967–68 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1967–68]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|21
|3
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
|22
|3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!21
!3
!0
!0
!1
!0
!0
!0
!22
!3
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|[[1968–69 in Scottish football|1968–69]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Scottish Division One]]
|34
|25
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|34+
|25+
|-
|[[1969–70 in Scottish football|1969–70]]
|6
|4
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|6+
|4+
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!40
!29
!-
!-
!-
!-
!-
!-
!40+
!29+
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[1969–70 Aberdeen F.C. season|1969–70]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Scottish Division One]]
|24
|6
|5
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|29
|9
|-
|[[1970–71 Aberdeen F.C. season|1970–71]]
|31
|19
|4
|2
|5
|5
|2
|1
|42
|27
|-
|[[1971–72 Aberdeen F.C. season|1971–72]]
|34
|33
|3
|2
|6
|4
|4
|3
|47
|42
|-
|[[1972–73 Aberdeen F.C. season|1972–73]]
|13
|11
|0
|0
|11
|15
|2
|1
|26
|27
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!102
!69
!12
!7
!22
!24
!8
!5
!144
!105
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[1972–73 Everton F.C. season|1972–73]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|20
|7
|2
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|22
|8
|-
|[[1973–74 Everton F.C. season|1973–74]]
|23
|5
|2
|1
|2
|0
|0
|0
|27
|6
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!43
!12
!4
!2
!2
!0
!0
!0
!49
!14
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|[[1973–74 Hibernian F.C. season|1973–74]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Scottish Division One]]
|13
|9
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|14
|9
|-
|[[1974–75 Hibernian F.C. season|1974–75]]
|34
|11
|1
|0
|10
|9
|4
|2
|49
|22
|-
|[[1975–76 Hibernian F.C. season|1975–76]]
|[[Scottish Premier Division]]
|22
|5
|2
|2
|8
|7
|2
|1
|34
|15
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!69
!25
!4
!2
!18
!16
!6
!3
!97
!46
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[1976–77 Aberdeen F.C. season|1976–77]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Scottish Premier Division]]
|34
|18
|3
|1
|11
|9
|0
|0
|48
|28
|-
|[[1977–78 Aberdeen F.C. season|1977–78]]
|31
|17
|4
|4
|6
|6
|2
|0
|43
|27
|-
|[[1978–79 Aberdeen F.C. season|1978–79]]
|28
|18
|5
|3
|7
|9
|4
|2
|44
|32
|-
|[[1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season|1979–80]]
|11
|3
|0
|0
|7
|3
|2
|1
|20
|7
|-
|[[1980–81 Aberdeen F.C. season|1980–81]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!105
!56
!12
!8
!31
!27
!8
!3
!156
!94
|-
|[[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]]
|1981–82
| rowspan="3" |[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Keith F.C.|Keith]]
|1982–83
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|1983–84
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!425
!230
!32+
!19+
!74+
!67+
!22
!11
!553+
!327+
|}

===International===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name = "SFA">{{SFA Profile|id=13586}}</ref><ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/josephmontgomeryharper.html (Scotland player) Joseph Harper], London Hearts Supporters Club</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|1967<ref name = "1967 reclassified"/><ref name = "RSSSF 1967"/>||1||5
|-
|1972||2||1
|-
|1975||1||1
|-
|1978||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!5!!7
|}

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref
|-
| align=center | 1. || rowspan=5|13 June 1967 || rowspan=5|Alexander Park, [[Winnipeg]] ||rowspan=5| {{fbu|23|Canada|name=Canada Olympic team}} ||align=center|1–0 ||rowspan=5 align=center|7–2 ||rowspan=5 |[[Friendly match]] ||rowspan=5|<ref name = "RSSSF 1967">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-unoff-intres1967.html |title=Scotland Unofficial Matches 1960-1967 |website=[[RSSSF]] |date=30 September 2021 |accessdate=18 October 2021 |first1=Douglas |last1=Gorman |first2=Gabriele |last2=Tossani}}</ref><ref name = "1967 reclassified"/>
|-
| align=center | 2.||align=center|2–0
|-
| align=center | 3.||align=center|3–0
|-
| align=center | 4.||align=center|5–1
|-
| align=center | 5.||align=center|6–1
|-
| align=center | 6. || 18 October 1972 || [[Idraetsparken]], [[Copenhagen]] || {{fb|Denmark}} || align=center | 3–1 || align=center | 4–1 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || <ref name = "SFA"/><ref name = "RSSSF 1970">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1975.html |title=Scotland - International Matches 1971-1975 |date=17 October 2019 |access-date=21 February 2020 |first1=Alan |last1=Brown |first2=Gabriele |website=[[RSSSF]] |last2=Tossani}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 7. || 3 September 1975 || [[Idraetsparken]], [[Copenhagen]] || {{fb|Denmark}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying]] || <ref name = "SFA"/><ref name = "RSSSF 1970"/>
|-
|}

== Honours ==

;Greenock Morton
*[[List of winners of the Scottish Championship and predecessors|Scottish Second Division]]: [[1966–67 Scottish Division Two|1966–67]]
*[[Renfrewshire Cup]]: 1966–67<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1966&GameID=196612140 | title=14/12/1966 Renfrewshire Cup Final | publisher=SMFC Programmes | access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>

;Aberdeen
*[[Scottish Premier Division]]: [[1979–80 Scottish Premier Division|1979–80]]<ref name = "dons honour">{{cite web | url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/scottish-football-hall-of-fame-honour-for-dons-legend-joe-harper/ | title=Scottish Football Hall of Fame honour for Dons legend Joe Harper | publisher=[[Evening Express (Scotland)|Evening Express]] | date=2 September 2019 | access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[1969–70 Scottish Cup|1969–70]]<ref name = "dons honour"/><ref name="slayer"/>
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[1976–77 Scottish League Cup|1976–77]]<ref name = "dons honour"/><ref name="slayer"/>
*[[Drybrough Cup]]: 1971–72<ref>[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1971-08-07%3A+Aberdeen+2-1+Celtic%2C+Drybrough+Cup+Final Dandy Dons have struck it rich], Sunday Mail, 8 August 1971, via The Celtic Wiki</ref>
*[[Aberdeenshire Cup]]: 1980–81<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=5837&season=1980-81&squad=Senior | title=AFC Match Report: Aberdeenshire Cup Final 1980/81 | publisher=AFC Heritage | access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>

;Individual
*[[European Golden Boot|European Bronze Boot]]: 1971–72<ref name = "dons honour"/>
*[[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]]: 2019<ref name = "dons honour"/>
*Greenock Morton Hall of Fame: 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gmfc.net/joe-harper-joins-the-greenock-morton-hall-of-fame/ | title=Joe Harper joins the Greenock Morton Hall of Fame | publisher=Greenock Morton | website = gmfc.net | date = 18 April 2024 | access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals]] (200+)
* [[List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
;Sources
*Harry Reid (2005), ''The Final Whistle?'', Birlinn, {{ISBN|1-84158-362-6}}
*''King Joey'', Joe Harper with Charlie Allan, Birlinn (2008) {{ISBN|978-1-84158-767-7}}

== External links ==
*{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/joeharper}}
*{{SFA profile}}

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