Sponsored by FORMER England and Premier League coach Steve Harrison joined Coventry City Football Club as assistant to manager Chris Coleman in May 2009 prior to the start of the 2009/10 Coca-Cola Championship season. The former defender, who had vast coaching experience with spells at Millwall, Crystal Palace, Wolves, Preston and Aston Villa, signed a two-year deal at the Ricoh Arena. He served as a coach to the England national team under Graham Taylor and also spent over seven years at Middlesbrough under Steve McClaren and Gareth Southgate. Harrison was Coleman's number one target to take over the coaching duties following the departure of former manager's assistant Steve Kean. The coach's playing career also spanned across spells for home town Blackpool, Watford and Charlton as well as a turn with the Vancouver Whitecaps before joining the coaching staff at Vicarage Road.