Jay Harris (footballer, born 1987)

Jay Harris

Personal information
Full name	James William Harris [1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37) [2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Warrington Town
Youth career
0000–2005	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Everton	0	(0)
2006–2008	Accrington Stanley	73	(2)
2008–2009	Chester City	31	(0)
2010–2015	Wrexham	181	(16)
2015–2019	Tranmere Rovers	127	(8)
2019–2020	Macclesfield Town	25	(1)
2020–2021	Wrexham	37	(1)
2021–	Warrington Town	70	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:20, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

James William Harris (born 15 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Warrington Town.

Career

Everton

Jay Harris started his career as a youth player with Everton, he became a senior player in 2006 but left Goodison Park.

Accrington Stanley

In the summer of 2006 Harris joined Accrington Stanley. ^[3] He made his full Accrington debut against Barnet on 12 August 2006. In May 2007 he signed a new two-year contract, ^[3] but at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club, together with ten other first-team players. ^[4]

Chester City

On 25 June 2008, he joined Chester City on a two-year contract along with Accrington teammate David Mannix. ^[5] He featured in more than 30 of Chester's games in 2008–09 as the club suffered relegation from the Football League. In February 2010 Chester were expelled from the Conference for breaching five league rules and so the club was liquidated leaving Harris without a club. ^[6]

On 7 April 2009, Harris was one of five players charged with breaching Football Association rules on betting relating to the Accrington against Bury match on the final day of the 2007–08 season. ^[7] He was later banned for twelve months and fined £5,500. ^[8]

Wrexham

On 21 July 2010, he appeared as a triallist for Wrexham during a 0–0 draw against a young Liverpool side in a pre-season friendly just 24 hours after his ban expired, ^[9] later signing a one-year contract with the club. ^[10] On his arrival, Wrexham manager Dean Saunders commented "We know what happened with him before, he's been out of football for a year, so I'm going to give him a chance". ^[11] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season in a 1–0 win over Cambridge United. His good form at the start of 2011 led to him being named the Blue Square Bet Premier player of the month for January. On 19 August Harris scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season against Lincoln City. Wrexham won the game 2–1 and went top of the Conference Premier. In January 2012 Harris signed a new deal to stay with Wrexham until the end of the 2012–13 season. ^[12] Harris and Wrexham failed to gain promotion from the Conference but Harris remained at Wrexham ahead of the new season. Harris scored some major goals in the 2012/2013 season and on 25 February 2013 Harris signed an extension on his contract to run until the summer of 2015. ^[13] Harris picked up his first piece of silverware in his career when he won the FA Trophy with Wrexham in March 2013.

Tranmere Rovers

Harris signed for Tranmere Rovers on 22 May 2015 on a free transfer after his contract with Wrexham expired. ^[14] On 27 June 2019, Harris left the club after helping achieve back to back promotions with The Whites and being a very popular figure with fans.

Macclesfield Town

On 1 August 2019, Harris joined League Two side Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal. ^[15]

Return to Wrexham

On 31 January 2020, Harris returned to Wrexham on an 18-month contract. ^[16]

On 2 June 2021, it was announced Harris would not be offered a contract extension by Wrexham. ^[17]

Warrington Town

On 29 August 2021, Harris signed for Warrington Town. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Everton	2005–06 [19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accrington Stanley	2006–07 [20]	League Two	32	2	1	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	36	2
	2007–08 [21]	League Two	41	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	43	0
	Total		73	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	79	2
Chester City	2008–09 [22]	League Two	31	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	33	0
Wrexham	2010–11 [23]	Conference Premier	40	4	1	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	1	44	5
	2011–12 [23]	Conference Premier	38	3	5	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	45	3
	2012–13 [23]	Conference Premier	37	4	2	0	—		8 [lower-alpha 4]	1	47	5
	2013–14 [23]	Conference Premier	36	2	3	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	40	3
	2014–15 [23]	Conference Premier	30	3	4	0	—		9 [lower-alpha 5]	1	43	4
	Total		181	16	15	1	—		23	3	219	20
Tranmere Rovers	2015–16 [23]	National League	41	3	2	0	—		0	0	43	3
	2016–17 [23]	National League	31	4	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 5]	0	36	4
	2017–18 [23]	National League	34	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	36	0
	2018–19 [23]	League Two	21	1	5	0	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 6]	1	33	2
	Total		127	8	9	0	1	0	11	1	148	9
Macclesfield Town	2019–20 [23]	League Two	25	1	0	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 7]	0	28	1
Wrexham	2019–20 [23]	National League	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2020–21 [23]	National League	32	1	1	0	—		0	0	33	1
	Total		37	1	1	0	—		0	0	38	1
Warrington Town	2021–22 [24]	NPL Premier Division	31	2	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 8]	0	36	2
	2022–23 [25]	NPL Premier Division	34	4	2	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 9]	0	40	4
	2023–24 [23]	National League North	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
	Total		70	7	3	0	—		8	0	81	7
Career totals			526	35	31	1	6	0	45	4	613	40

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs, one in FA Trophy
3. Appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
4. Three appearances in Conference Premier play-offs, five appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
5. Appearances in FA Trophy
6. Three appearances in EFL Trophy and one goal, three in EFL League Two play-offs
7. Appearances in EFL Trophy
8. Two appearances in NPL Premier Division play-offs, two in FA Trophy
9. One appearance in NPL Premier Division play-offs, three in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

• FA Trophy: 2012–13; ^[26] runner-up: 2014–15 ^[27]

Tranmere Rovers

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2019 ^[28]
• National League play-offs: 2018 ^[29]

Individual

• Conference Premier Team of the Year: 2012–13 ^[30]

References

1. "Jay Harris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
2. "Jay Harris". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
3. "Harris signs new Stanley contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
4. "Stanley release 11 in clear-out". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
5. Triggs, David (25 June 2008). "Ex-Accrington duo pen Chester City deals". Chester Chronicle . Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
6. "Chester wound up at court hearing". BBC Sport. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "City Five players charged in League Two betting scandal". The Guardian . London. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
8. "'Serious concerns' over match fixing after four players fined and banned". The Guardian . London. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
9. "Wrexham 0 Liverpool XI 0 (Ft)". Wrexham F.C. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
10. Currie, Mark (24 July 2010). "Wrexham FC's Jay Harris wants to repay Dean Saunders faith". Liverpool Daily Post . Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
11. "Wrexham line up midfielder Jay Harris". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
12. "Joslain Mayebi and Jay Harris sign new Wrexham deals". BBC Sport. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
13. "Jay signs new deal". Wrexham F.C. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013.
14. "Jay Harris: Tranmere Rovers sign Wrexham midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
15. "Jay Harris: Macclesfield Town sign former Tranmere Rovers midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
16. "SIGNED JAY HARRIS RETURNS TO THE RACECOURSE ON A PERMANENT DEAL". Wrexham AFC. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
17. "Wrexham confirm eight departures". Non League Football Paper. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
18. "Ex-Wrexham and Tranmere man Jay Harris joins Warrington Town". Warrington Guardian. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
19. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
20. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
21. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
22. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
23. "J. Harris". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
24. "Warrington Town – Appearances – James Harris". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
25. "Warrington Town – Appearances – James Harris – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
26. Williams, Aled (24 March 2013). "FA Trophy final: Grimsby Town 1–1 Wrexham (1–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
27. Sweet, Geoff (29 March 2015). "North Ferriby win FA Trophy after penalty shootout drama". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
28. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
29. Freeman, Jay (12 May 2018). "Boreham Wood 1–2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
30. "Newport duo named in Conference Premier team of the season". BBC Sport. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

External links

• Jay Harris at Soccerbase