Jay Harris (footballer, born 1987)

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Jay Harris
Personal information
Full name James William Harris [1]
Date of birth (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 36) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2005–06 [19] Premier League 0000000000
Accrington Stanley 2006–07 [20] League Two 32210102 [lower-alpha 1] 0362
2007–08 [21] League Two410101000430
Total732202020792
Chester City 2008–09 [22] League Two310101000330
Wrexham 2010–11 [23] Conference Premier 404103 [lower-alpha 2] 1445
2011–12 [23] Conference Premier383502 [lower-alpha 3] 0453
2012–13 [23] Conference Premier374208 [lower-alpha 4] 1475
2013–14 [23] Conference Premier362311 [lower-alpha 5] 0403
2014–15 [23] Conference Premier303409 [lower-alpha 5] 1434
Total1811615123321920
Tranmere Rovers 2015–16 [23] National League 4132000433
2016–17 [23] National League314104 [lower-alpha 5] 0364
2017–18 [23] National League340101 [lower-alpha 5] 0360
2018–19 [23] League Two21150106 [lower-alpha 6] 1332
Total127890101111489
Macclesfield Town 2019–20 [23] League Two25100201 [lower-alpha 7] 0281
Wrexham 2019–20 [23] National League5050
2020–21 [23] National League3211000331
Total3711000381
Warrington Town 2021–22 [24] NPL Premier Division312104 [lower-alpha 8] 0362
2022–23 [25] NPL Premier Division344204 [lower-alpha 9] 0404
2023–24 [23] National League North 51000051
Total7073080817
Career totals526353116045461340
  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. 1 2 3 4 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

Tranmere Rovers

Individual

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