Max Harris (footballer)

Max Harris

Personal information
Full name	Max James Harris [1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Gloucester, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Weston-super-Mare (on loan from Cheltenham Town)
Youth career
	Pegasus Juniors
	Hereford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Hereford	1	(0)
2017	→ Lydney Town (loan)
2017–2020	Oxford United	0	(0)
2018	→ A.F.C. Totton (loan)
2020	→ Oxford City (loan)	4	(0)
2020–	Cheltenham Town	0	(0)
2021	→ Cinderford Town (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ Redditch United (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	30	(0)
2022–2023	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	18	(0)
2023	→ Bath City (loan)	22	(0)
2023–2024	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	28	(0)
2024–	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:09, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Max James Harris (born 14 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Weston-super-Mare on loan from EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.

Career

Hereford

Harris was born in Gloucester, ^[2] and started his career in the youth systems at Pegasus Juniors and Hereford. ^[3] Whilst with Hereford, he made 3 appearances for the first team - two of these in the Herefordshire FA Challenge Cup, with a debut against Holme Lacy ^[4] and his final appearance being his Southern League Division One South and West debut against Barnstaple Town ^[5] He also spent time on loan at Lydney Town in 2017. ^{[6] [3]}

Oxford United

He joined Oxford United on a two-year scholarship in 2017. ^[7] He spent time on loan at A.F.C. Totton. ^[8]

He signed his first professional contract with Oxford United in July 2019. ^[9]

On 3 January 2020, Harris joined National League South side Oxford City on a month-long loan. ^[10] He appeared in four league matches for Oxford City. ^[2]

He combined his time at Oxford United with studying at Hartpury University, and he captained the England Colleges team. ^[3]

Cheltenham Town

Following a trial with the club, ^[3] in September 2020 Harris signed for League Two side Cheltenham Town after his contract at Oxford United expired. ^[11] He made his debut for Cheltenham Town on 6 October 2020 as a half-time substitute for Scott Flinders in a 2–0 EFL Trophy victory over Plymouth Argyle. ^[12]

He signed a new contract with Cheltenham in May 2021. ^[13] Ahead of the 2021–22 season he appeared in pre-season friendlies for Bishop's Cleeve and Stourbridge. ^[14] During the season he spent time on loan at Cinderford Town, Redditch United and Weston-super-Mare. ^[8] Harris returned to Weston-super-Mare on loan for the 2022–23 season. ^[15]

He moved on loan to Bath City in January 2023, after being recalled from his loan with Weston. ^[16]

In December 2023, Harris returned to Weston-super-Mare on loan until the end of the season. ^[17]

Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Harris was reported to have been on trial with both Swindon Town and Bristol Rovers, neither of which resulted in a move materialising. ^{[18] [19]} In September 2024, he returned to Weston-super-Mare on a season-long loan deal. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2024

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
Hereford	2016–17	Southern League Division One South & West	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2017–18	Southern League Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Lydney Town (loan)	2017–18 [21]	Hellenic League Premier Division	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Oxford United	2017–18	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oxford City (loan)	2019–20 [2]	National League South	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Cheltenham Town	2020–21 [22]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2021–22 [2]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23 [2]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [23]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	3	0
	2024–25 [24]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
Cinderford Town (loan)	2021–22 [8]	Southern League Division One South	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Redditch United (loan)	2021–22 [8]	Southern League Premier Division Central	2	0	—		—		2 [b]	0	4	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2021–22 [8]	Southern League Premier Division South	30	0	—		—		3 [c]	0	33	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2022–23 [8]	Southern League Premier Division South	18	0	4	0	—		2 [d]	0	24	0
Bath City (loan)	2022–23 [2]	National League South	22	0	—		—		—		22	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2023–24 [2] [8]	National League South	28	0	—		—		3 [e]	0	31	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2024–25 [2] [8]	National League South	15	0	5	0	—		1 [d]	0	21	0
Career total			126	0	9	0	0	0	15	0	149	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. One appearance in Southern League Cup; one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in Southern League play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. Two appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. Max Harris at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
3. Palmer, Jon (15 August 2020). "Goalkeeper set for trial appearance in opener". GloucestershireLive.
4. Hust (16 November 2016). "Bulls News: Bulls Sail past Holme Lacy into the Semi Final of the HFA Challenge Cup". Bulls News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. Thomas, James (16 April 2017). "Bulls News: Hereford 2 – Barnstaple Town 2". Bulls News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
6. "FOOTBALL: Hereford players link up with local teams". Hereford Times. 8 September 2017.
7. Pritchard, David (1 December 2017). "Oxford United sign teenage goalkeeper Max Harris from Hereford". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
8. "Max Harris | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive.
9. Pritchard, David (16 July 2019). "Oxford United goalkeeper Max Harris signs professional contract". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
10. Roberts, James (3 January 2020). "Oxford United goalkeeper Max Harris joins Oxford City on loan". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
11. "Cheltenham sign goalkeeper Harris". BBC Sport. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
12. Palmer, Jon (6 October 2020). "Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle RECAP: Reid double takes Robins through". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
13. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/gloucestershire-echo/20210520/282411287215681 – via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
14. Palmer, Jon (26 July 2021). "Robins goalkeeper appears for Southern League club". GloucestershireLive.
15. "HARRIS RETURNS ON LOAN". www.westonsmareafc.co.uk. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
16. "Harris: Weston AFC goalkeeper recalled by Cheltenham Town and loaned out to Bath City". Weston Mercury. 6 January 2023.
17. "https://www.ctfc.com/news/2023/december/max-harris-rejoins-weston-super-mare-on-loan/". www.ctfc.com. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
18. Palmer, Jon (7 July 2024). "Swindon Town chance for Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Max Harris". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
19. Palmer, Jon (8 August 2024). "Bristol Rovers looking at Cheltenham Town goalkeeper". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
20. "Max Harris returns to Weston-super-Mare on loan". www.ctfc.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
21. "Max Harris - Lydney Town AFC 1st Team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
22. "Games played by Max Harris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
23. "Games played by Max Harris in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
24. "Games played by Max Harris in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

• Max Harris at Soccerbase