Paul Harsley
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| Paul Harsley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Harsley | |
| Date of birth | May 29, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | |
| Height | 5'8" (173cm) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Port Vale | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1997 1997-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006- |
Grimsby Town Scunthorpe United Halifax Town Northampton Town Macclesfield Town Port Vale |
0 (0) 131 (5) 45 (11) 59 (2) 107 (11) 25 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Harsley (b. 29 May 1978, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire) is a Midfielder currently playing for Port Vale in the English League One. He is best suited to a Defensive Midfield role where he is known for his ability to read the game and break up the opposition's attacks. He is also able to play on the right of midfield and at right back.
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[edit] Scunthorpe United
He started his career at Grimsby Town as a trainee before moving to his hometown club, Scunthorpe United, having not appeared for Grimsby's first team. He broke into Scunthorpe's first team in 1997 aged 18 and went on to make 142 appearances for the club, scoring 6 goals. During his time at Scunthorpe he won 1 promotion via the Division 3 Play-Off Final in 1999, played on his 21st birthday.
[edit] Halifax Town & Northampton Town
He left Scunthorpe at the end of the 2000/01 season, joining Halifax Town on a free transfer. He spent one season at Halifax and, despite their relegation he ended up as their top scorer with 11 goals from 49 games.
From Halifax he moved on to Northampton Town, again on a free transfer. He spent the 2002/03 season and half of the 2003/04 season at Northampton, playing 66 games and scoring 3 goals.
[edit] Macclesfield Town
Halfway through the 2003/04 season Harsley moved to Macclesfield Town, helping them avoid relegation from Division 3 in his first season before a succesful season in 2004/05 when they made it into the League 2 play-offs (Divisions 1 to 3 were renamed following a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola). Despite scoring in the play-off semi-final Macclesfield were knocked out by Lincoln City. The following season was a disappointing one again with Macclesfield again fighting relegation. Harsley left at the end of the season having played 117 games for Macclesfield, scoring 12 goals.
[edit] Today
Harsley moved to Port Vale on a free transfer for the start of the 2006/07 season, taking up shirt number 8.
Paul Harsley's career record at the beginning of the 2006/07 season was; Played 374 games, scoring 32 goals.
| Port Vale F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Goodlad | 2 Pilkington | 3 Talbot | 4 Sonner | 5 Walsh | 6 Walker | 7 Moore | 8 Harsley | 9 Lowndes | 10 Constantine | 12 Anyon | 14 Whitaker | 15 Abbey | 16 McGregor | 17 Husbands | 18 Miles | 19 Cardle | 20 Sodje | 22 Soboljew | 23 Prosser | 24 Weston | 25 Smith | 26 Martin | 27 Gardner | 28 Glover | 40 Musselwhite | Manager: Foyle |
