Richard Harris (footballer)

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Richard Harris
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980
Place of birthCroydon, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1988-1998Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2002Crystal Palace8(0)
2001→ Mansfield Town (loan)6(0)
2002→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)3(0)
2002–2004Wycombe Wanderers32(5)
2003–2004→ Woking (loan)7(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:40, 2 May 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard Harris (born 23 October 1980 in Croydon) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Wycombe Wanderers during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He made an appearance in the FA Youth Cup final against Leeds United in the 1996–97 season against players like Paul Robinson, Harry Kewell and Alan Smith.[1]

Club career

Harriss joined Crystal Palace as a seven year old and progressed through the youth and reserve teams to the first team,[2] for who he made his debut against Huddersfield Town in May 1999.[3] He made 13 league and cup appearances for Crystal Palace, and had loan spells at Mansfield Town and Wycombe Wanderers, before joining Wycombe Wanderers on a permanent basis in April 2002.[4] Harris scored eight goals in 39 appearances in all competitions for Wycombe Wanderers,[4] including two goals in a League Cup victory over First Division side Wimbledon in August 2003.[5] He joined non-league side Woking in December 2003,[2] and later Maidenhead United, before being released by Wycombe Wanderers at the end of the 2003–04 season.[6] He then dropped into non-league football with spells at Eastbourne Borough,[7] Maidenhead United,[6] Horsham,[6][8] Merthyr Tydfil,[9] Llanelli,[9] Sutton United,[10] and Tonbridge Angels.[11]

See also

  • FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s

References

  1. ↑ "Harris joy". The Mirror (London, England) (MGN LTD). 26 April 1997. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cards bring in Harris". Non-League Daily. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  3. ↑ "Games played by Richard Harris in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Richard Harris". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  5. ↑ "Wycombe 2-0 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Maggs hand Harris a chance". Non-League Daily. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  7. ↑ "Ducille out - Harris in at Boro". Non-League Daily. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  8. ↑ "Harris leaves Horsham after a month". Non-League Daily. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Harris ends short Martyrs spell". Non-League Daily. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  10. ↑ "New strike for Sutton". Non-League Daily. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  11. ↑ "One new Angel in - so it's one out". Non-League Daily. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 

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