Paul Harsley
Harsley playing for North Ferriby United in 2011
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Harsley | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1996 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Scunthorpe United | 128 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Halifax Town | 45 | (11) |
| 2002–2004 | Northampton Town | 59 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Macclesfield Town | 107 | (11) |
| 2006–2008 | Port Vale | 73 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Chesterfield | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Darlington (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → York City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | North Ferriby United | 56 | (7) |
| Total | 500 | (44) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Paul Harsley (born 29 May 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder from 1996 until 2012.
His professional footballing career began at Grimsby Town in 1996, though he switched to Scunthorpe United a year later, without having appeared for Grimsby. He spent four seasons with the club, racking up 128 league appearances, before moving to Halifax Town. In 2002 he transferred to Northampton Town, and after a couple of years he moved on again to Macclesfield Town. In 2006 he signed with Port Vale, yet again he stayed just two years, though did pick up a Player of the season award before signing with Chesterfield. In 2010 he left Chesterfield, having been largely unsuccessful, and spending much of his time on loan at Darlington and York City. He finished his career in non-League football with a two-year spell at North Ferriby United. In total he made 500 league and 83 cup appearances, scoring 52 goals.
Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, Harsley started his career at the Grimsby Town youth system as a trainee and signed a professional contract on 16 July 1996. He moved to his hometown club Scunthorpe United 7 July 1997, having not appeared for Grimsby's first team.
He broke into Scunthorpe's first team on 20 September 1997, aged 18, in a 1–0 defeat at Barnet, replacing Alejandro Calvo García as a late substitute. His first season was quite successful, as he made fifteen appearances in all, scoring his first professional goal against Exeter City. His second season with the club was to prove far more prolific however. He made 42 appearances as his club won promotion via the Third Division play-off Final in 1999. The final itself took place at Wembley Stadium on his 21st birthday, where they defeated Leyton Orient 1–0.
...
Wikipedia