Jon Harley

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Jon Harley
Personal information
Full name	Jon Harley
Date of birth	26/09/1979
Place of birth	Maidstone, England
Position	Left Full-Back
Club information
Current club	Burnley
Number	3
Youth clubs
	Chelsea
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-2001 2000 2001-2004 2002-2003 2004 2004-2005 2005-	Chelsea Wimbledon (loan) Fulham Sheffield United (loan) West Ham United (loan) Sheffield United Burnley	30 (2) 6 (2) 25 (1) 13 (1) 15 (1) 48 (2) 63 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09/12/2006.

Jon Harley (born 26 September 1979 in Maidstone, Kent), is an English footballer who plays as a left-back, currently for Burnley of the Football League Championship.

Harley started his career with Chelsea, making his debut against Derby County in April 1998. Despite some impressive performances, especially in the 1999-2000 season, during which he was a member of Chelsea's FA Cup winning squad, albeit as an unused substitute in the final, he was unable to establish himself in the London side. He therefore signed for newly-promoted Fulham in August 2001 for £3.5million after a loan spell with Wimbledon. He made 42 appearances for Chelsea and scored 2 goals.

Harley was equally unable to establish himself in the Fulham side, making just 19 league appearances in three seasons, and joined Sheffield United and later West Ham United on loan. He then joined Sheffield United permanently in June 2004 on a free transfer. A year later he moved to Burnley in a deal for initially just £75,000, although the deal can double in value dependent on future bonuses.

Harley managed to establish himself as the club's first choice left-back, starting with a series of impressive performances. He is known for his attacking intent and often gets forward to offer support down the left-wing. Harley is also an excellent set-piece taker and is vital to many of Burnley's free-kick 'routines'. Despite his ability, his form dipped mid-season but later recovered to end the campaign with a number of solid performances, culminating in his winning the "Player of the Season" award.

[edit] Honours

• FA Cup winner with Chelsea F.C in 2000

Burnley F.C. - Current Squad
1 Coyne | 2 Thomas | 3 Harley | 4 McGreal | 5 Sinclair | 6 Duff | 7 J. O'Connor | 8 Mahon | 9 Jones | 10 Gray | 11 Elliott | 12 Jensen | 14 G. O'Connor | 15 Branch | 16 McCann | 17 Lafferty | 18 Hyde | 19 Spicer | 21 Noel-Williams | 22 Foster | Manager: Cotterill