Dave Merris

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Dave Merris
Personal information
Full name David Andrew Merris [1]
Date of birth (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 43) [1]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Pickering Town
Youth career
0000–1998 Rotherham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Guiseley
1999–2003 Harrogate Town 148 (11)
2003–2006 York City 109 (2)
2006–2008 Harrogate Town 74 (6)
2008–2012 Guiseley [lower-alpha 1] 82 (0)
2012–2014 Harrogate Town 80 (2)
2014–2016 Ossett Town
2016–2020 Scarborough Athletic
2020-2022 Pickering Town
2022- Guernsey 39 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:17 7 November 2016 (UTC)

David Andrew Merris (born 13 October 1980) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Guernsey FC.

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Career

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Merris was a member of the youth system of hometown club Rotherham United before joining Guiseley in 1998. [1] [2] He joined Harrogate Town in September 1999, with whom he won the Northern Premier League First Division title in the 2001–02 season. [3] [4] Merris signed for Third Division club York City on 6 August 2003 following a trial. [5] [6] He won York's Clubman of the Year award for the 2004–05 season. [7] Merris signed a new deal with York at the end of the 2004–05 season. [8] He was released by York at the end of the 2005–06 season and subsequently signed for former club Harrogate on 29 June 2006. [9] On 20 March 2008, he joined Guiseley from Harrogate for an undisclosed fee. [10] He was released by the club in May 2012 before signing for Harrogate for the third time on 31 May. [3] [11] [12] Merris joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Ossett Town as a player-coach in June 2014. [13] and was appointed player-assistant manager in November 2014 [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2014.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harrogate Town 1999–2000 [2] NPL First Division 321—321
2000–01 [2] NPL First Division392—392
2001–02 [2] NPL First Division374—374
2002–03 [2] NPL Premier Division 404—404
Total14811—14811
York City 2003–04 [15] Third Division 44010111 [lower-alpha 2] 0471
2004–05 [16] Conference National 40210—3 [lower-alpha 3] 0442
2005–06 [17] Conference National25020—00270
Total10924011401183
Harrogate Town 2006–07 [18] Conference North 42330—3 [lower-alpha 4] 0483
2007–08 [19] Conference North32340—2 [lower-alpha 5] 0383
Total74670—50866
Guiseley 2010–11 [20] Conference North40050—9 [lower-alpha 6] 0540
2011–12 [21] Conference North42020—6 [lower-alpha 7] 0500
Total [lower-alpha 1] 82070—1501040
Harrogate Town 2012–13 [22] Conference North42150—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0481
2013–14 [22] Conference North38100—00381
Total80250—10862
Career total493212301125054222
  1. 1 2 The Guiseley appearances and goals only cover the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons in the Conference North.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in FA Trophy, one in Conference Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in Conference League Cup, one in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ Six appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
  7. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference North play-offs

Honours

Harrogate Town

Individual

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