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{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryan Harding
| image =
| fullname = Ryan Harding
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|4|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| height =
| currentclub = [[Civil Service Strollers F.C.|Civil Service Strollers]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Hutchison Vale]]
| youthyears2 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs2 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| years1 = 2003–2005 | clubs1 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2005–2009 | clubs2 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]] | caps2 = 124 | goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]] | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2013 | clubs5 = [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = → [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2013– | clubs7= [[Civil Service Strollers F.C.|Civil Service Strollers]] | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0
| club-update = 21:55, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
}}

'''Ryan Harding''' (born 27 April 1984 in [[Edinburgh]]) is a Scottish semi-professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Civil Service Strollers F.C.|Civil Service Strollers]] as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

Over the course of his career he played for [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]], [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]] and [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] before leaving for [[Malta]]. On his return he played for [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa]] and [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]], before joining Civil Service Strollers in 2013.

==Playing career==
Harding began his senior career with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]. From there he moved into another SPL side, [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]. Ryan made just three league appearances and one other appearance in the [[Scottish League Cup|C.I.S. Insurance Cup]] for Livingston. This appearance was against his future club [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]]. During a match played in terrible weather conditions at [[Almondvale Stadium]], he scored a diving header in to his own net that was strangely ruled out for offside.

Ryan signed on at [[Cappielow]] towards the end of the [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05 season]] on a short-term deal. He signed a longer deal at the start of the next season and continued to play for the club. He plays in the [[centre back]] position and formed partnership with fellow centre back [[Stewart Greacen]], although was sidelined by the arrival of [[Dominic Shimmin]] for season [[2007–08 in Scottish football|2007–08]]. Harding suffered a serious injury in October 2008, and missed the rest of the season due to it. He was released in November 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmfc.net/News/&action=fullnews&id=277|title=Alan Reid Signs|publisher=gmfc.net|date=27 November 2009|accessdate=27 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130185930/http://www.gmfc.net/News/%26action%3Dfullnews%26id%3D277|archivedate=30 November 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Harding signed for [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] on amateur forms on 3 December 2009<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.co.uk/news_articles/041209harding.htm|title=HARDING SIGNS FOR SHIRE|publisher=eaststirlingshirefc.co.uk|accessdate=4 December 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730230814/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.co.uk/news_articles/041209harding.htm|archivedate=30 July 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but was released at the end of the season.

Harding left Scotland to sign for [[Malta|Maltese]] side [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]] on 31 August 2010, making his début against [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] on 13 September 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birkirkarafc.com/player.php?id=2|title=Ryan Harding's profile|publisher=Birkirkara FC|accessdate=25 March 2011}}</ref> but retired through injury early in 2011.

Despite this, he returned to Scotland to sign for [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] in June 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/alloa-add-three-more/|title=Alloa add three more|publisher=[[Scottish Football League]]|date=24 June 2011|accessdate=25 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232456/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/alloa-add-three-more|archivedate=28 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In September 2012, Harding went on loan to [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] to cover their defensive injury crisis. It was the third time he had played under [[Jim McIntyre (footballer)|Jim McIntyre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/mcinally-signs-defender-for-third-time/|title=McInally signs defender for third time|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=20 September 2012|accessdate=20 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101140730/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/mcinally-signs-defender-for-third-time/|archivedate=1 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He left Alloa in 2013 and signed with [[Civil Service Strollers F.C.|Civil Service Strollers]].

==Honours==
;Greenock Morton
* '''[[Scottish Football League Second Division]]: 1'''
:: [[2006–07 in Scottish football|2006–07]]

;Alloa Athletic
* '''[[Scottish Football League Third Division]]: 1'''
:: [[2011–12 in Scottish football|2011–12]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}

{{2011–12 PFA Scotland Third Division Team of the Year}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hibernian F.C. players]]
[[Category:Livingston F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish Premier League players]]
[[Category:Scottish Football League players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:East Stirlingshire F.C. players]]
[[Category:Birkirkara F.C. players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malta]]
[[Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. players]]
[[Category:Peterhead F.C. players]]
[[Category:Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C. players]]
[[Category:People educated at Forrester High School]]
[[Category:Civil Service Strollers F.C. players]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen]]

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