| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James William Harris | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Accrington Stanley | 73 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Chester City | 31 | (0) |
| 2010– | Wrexham | 51 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:05, 24 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James William "Jay" Harris (born 15 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Wrexham.
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A product of the Everton F.C. Academy, he joined Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2006,[1] and made his full Accrington debut against Barnet on 12 August 2006. In May 2007 he signed a new two-year contract,[1] but at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club, together with ten other first-team players.[2]
On 25 June 2008, he joined Chester City on a two year contract along with Accrington team–mate David Mannix.[3] He featured in more than 30 of Chester's games in 2008–09 as the club suffered relegation from The Football League.
On 7 April 2009, Harris was one of five players charged with breaching Football Association rules on betting relating to the Accrington game against Bury match of the final day of 2007–08.[4] He was later banned for twelve months and fined £5,500.[5]
On 21 July 2010, he appeared as a triallist for Wrexham during a 0–0 draw against a young Liverpool side in a pre-season friendly just 24 hours after his ban expired,[6] later signing a one-year contract with the club.[7] On his arrival, Wrexham manager Dean Saunders commented "We know what happened with him before, he's been out of football for a year, so I'm going to give him a chance".[8] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season in a 1–0 win over Cambridge United. His good form at the start of 2011 led to him being named the Blue Square Bet Premier player of the month for January.
On 19 August Jay Harris scored his first goal this season (2011/12) against Lincoln Fc which Wrexham won the game 2-1 and went top of the blue square premier league.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other[9] | Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2006–07 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 2 | |
| Chester City | 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Wrexham | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 2 | |
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