Andrew Harris (born 17 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who made 40 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Oxford United and Exeter City.[3][4] He played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Harris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1970[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Telford United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1991 | → Oxford United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Exeter City | 38 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Nuneaton Borough | 33 | (3) |
| 1995 | Corby Town | ||
| 1995 | Hinckley Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Solihull Borough | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hinckley Athletic | ||
| 1998–1999 | Knowle Town | ||
| 1999–200? | Paget Rangers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editHarris was born in Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City as an apprentice under the YTS scheme, and turned professional two years later.[5] He made his debut on 11 November 1989, substituting for John Frain in a goalless draw at Leyton Orient in the Football League Third Division.[6] In March 1990, he signed on loan for Telford United, and scored once from six appearances in the Football Conference.[7] He went on loan in October 1991 to Oxford United of the Second Division, where he played only once,[8] and the following month was allowed to move to Exeter City.[5] In two and a half years at Exeter, Harris played 38 games in the third tier,[4] scoring one league goal, which came against Stoke City.[1]
In April 1994, he moved into non-league football with Nuneaton Borough of the Southern League Premier Division.[9] He played twice that season, and was a regular in 1994–95, scoring three goals from 31 Southern League Midland Division matches,[10] before moving on to another Midland Division club, Corby Town, ahead of the 1995–96 season.[11] He joined Midland Alliance team Hinckley Athletic in November 1995,[12] but only played twice before returning to the Southern League Midland Division and moving nearer home to Solihull Borough.[13] He rejoined Hinckley Athletic late in 1996, but a knee injury disrupted his return.[14][15]
In July 1998, Peter Frain was appointed manager of Knowle Town with Harris as his assistant and player.[16][17] He left for Paget Rangers of the Southern League Western Division at the end of the season.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Player search: Harris, A (Andy)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
- ^ "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Exeter City: 1947/48–2002/03". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 225.
- ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 684, 695. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
- ^ "Andy Harris". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Nuneaton Borough 1991–2000 Part 1" (PDF). From Town To Town. Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015. p. 112. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
Struggling Nuneaton Borough strengthened their relegation threatened squad with the signing of Exeter City midfielder Andy Harris.
- ^ Hobson, John, ed. (2020). "Statistics Log 1889–2020" (PDF). From Town To Town. Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. pp. 222–226. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Colquhoun, Alan (31 March 1990). "Tamworth deal is ditched". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris set to join Robins". Heartland Evening News. Nuneaton. 23 November 1995. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hanna confident of derby victory". The Hinckley Times. 21 December 1995. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stoner, Colin (14 December 1996). "Hadley homes in for quartet". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hanna casts East Anglian net". Heartland Evening News. Nuneaton. 2 July 1997. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pullen, Nick (31 July 1998). "Knowle vow to fight on!". Solihull News. p. 112 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Rob (26 September 1998). "Knowle enjoy dream start". Solihull News. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meet Paget Rangers 1999/2000". Sutton Coldfield Observer. 17 September 1999. p. 128 – via Newspapers.com.