Rachid Harkouk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachid Peter Harkouk | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelsea, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chertsey Town | |||
| Feltham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Chertsey Town | 40 | (15) |
| 1975–1976 | Feltham | ||
| 1976–1978 | Crystal Palace | 54 | (21) |
| 1978–1980 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (3) |
| 1980–1986 | Notts County | 144 | (40) |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | Algeria | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Rachid Peter Harkouk[1] (born 19 May 1956) is a former professional footballer. Born in England, he represented Algeria at international level.[2]
International career[]
Harkouk was born in England to an Algerian father and English mother of Welsh descent.[3] He appeared for Algeria at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, coming on as a substitute for Rabah Madjer in their opening game against Northern Ireland.[4] He did not feature against Brazil but was the lone striker against Spain.[5] During that game he sustained a knee injury that ended his career.[6]
Personal life[]
After his retirement from football he became a businessman in the village of Burton Joyce.[7] In August 2011, Harkouk was jailed for 28 months for conspiring to supply illegal drugs.[8]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chertsey Town | 1974–1975 | SPAR | — | |||||||||
| Total | — | 40 | 15 | |||||||||
| Feltham | 1975–1976 | ATHEN-2 | — | |||||||||
| Total | — | |||||||||||
| Crystal Palace | 1976–1977 | Div 3 | 28 | 12 | — | 13 | ||||||
| 1977–1978 | Div 2 | 26 | 09 | — | 12 | |||||||
| Total | 54 | 21 | — | — | 63 | 25 | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1978–1979 | Div 1 | 15 | 03 | ||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Div 2 | 05 | 00 | |||||||||
| Total | 20 | 03 | ||||||||||
| Notts County | 1980–1981 | Div 2 | 25 | 04 | 02 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 05 | 03 | ||
| 1981–1982 | Div 1 | 18 | 04 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| 1982–1983 | 14 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | ||||||
| 1983–1984 | 32 | 06 | 04 | 01 | 05 | 01 | ||||||
| 1984–1985[10] | Div 2 | 35 | 15 | 02 | 01 | 04 | 04 | 20 | ||||
| 1985–1986 | Div 3 | 20 | 07 | 03 | 03 | 02 | 00 | |||||
| Total | 144 | 39 | 11 | 05 | 13 | 05 | 05 | 03 | ||||
Premier League » Record by opponent[]
| Opponent | Apps | W | D | L | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Everton FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Southampton FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Arsenal FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liverpool FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Hat-trick[]
| Date | competition | For | Against | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 1984 | League Cup (R3) | Notts County | Bolton Wanderers | 6–1 | [11] |
| 17 November 1985 | FA Cup (R1) | Notts County | Scarborough | 6–1 | [12] |
Honours[]
- Runners-up: 1980–81
- Runners-Up:1980–81
References[]
- ^ https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=57188&edicao_id=22
- ^ "BIO EXPRESS DEGRADABLE. Rachid Harkouk".
- ^ "World Cup stickipedia ~ Rachid Harkouk, Algeria". When Saturday Comes. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup – A Complete Record 1930–1990, Breddon Books, p. 368
- ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup – A Complete Record 1930–1990, Breddon Books, p. 370
- ^ "Notts County 1985–86 season stats". Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ Crystal Palace "Where are they now?" site
- ^ "Ex-Magpies star is jailed in drugs case". Nottingham Post. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Rachid Harkouk » Club matches".
- ^ "1984–85 Notts County FC Match Line-Up's & Details".
- ^ "Archived copy". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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External links[]
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Chelsea, London
- Algerian footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- English footballers
- Algerian people of English descent
- English people of Algerian descent
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Feltham F.C. (1946) players
- English Football League players
- Chertsey Town F.C. players
- Association football forwards