Andy Harper

Andy Harper (born 13 May 1967) is a former Australian soccer player who played in Australia's National Soccer League (NSL) for Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, St George, Marconi, Brisbane Strikers, Newcastle Breakers and Newcastle United.

Harper began his professional playing career with Sydney City in 1986, their last season in the National Soccer League.

[4] In the 1993 NSL grand final, Harper scored from a penalty kick to give Marconi a 1–0 win over Adelaide City.

He cited a desire to continue commentating for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as a motivation for staying in Australia, despite overseas interest.

[7] With the Breakers on the brink of collapse, Harper and a number of other players walked out in September 2000, citing breaches of contract by the club.