Jay Harris (footballer, born 1987)

James William Harris (born 15 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wrexham.

Jay Harris
Personal information
Full name James William Harris[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2005 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Everton 0 (0)
2006–2008 Accrington Stanley 73 (2)
2008–2009 Chester City 31 (0)
2010–2015 Wrexham 181 (16)
2015–2019 Tranmere Rovers 127 (8)
2019–2020 Macclesfield Town 25 (1)
2020– Wrexham 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:01, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Everton

Jay Harris started his career as a youth player with Everton, he became a senior player in 2006 but left Goodison Park.

Accrington Stanley

In the summer of 2006 Harris joined Accrington Stanley.[3] He made his full Accrington debut against Barnet on 12 August 2006. In May 2007 he signed a new two-year contract,[3] but at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club, together with ten other first-team players.[4]

Chester City

On 25 June 2008, he joined Chester City on a two-year contract along with Accrington teammate David Mannix.[5] He featured in more than 30 of Chester's games in 2008–09 as the club suffered relegation from the Football League. In February 2010 Chester were expelled from the Conference for breaching five league rules and so the club was liquidated leaving Harris without a club.[6]

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 on the final day of the 2007–08 season.[7] He was later banned for twelve months and fined £5,500.[8]

Wrexham

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,[9] later signing a one-year contract with the club.[10] 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".[11] 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 Harris scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season against Lincoln City. Wrexham won the game 2–1 and went top of the Conference Premier. In January 2012 Harris signed a new deal to stay with Wrexham until the end of the 2012–13 season.[12] Harris and Wrexham failed to gain promotion from the Conference but Harris remained at Wrexham ahead of the new season. Harris scored some major goals in the 2012/2013 season and on 25 February 2013 Harris signed an extension on his contract to run until the summer of 2015.[13] Harris picked up his first piece of silverware in his career when he won the FA Trophy with Wrexham in March 2013.

Tranmere Rovers

Harris signed for Tranmere Rovers on 22 May 2015 on a free transfer after his contract with Wrexham expired.[14] On 27 June 2019, Harris left the club after helping achieve back to back promotions with The Whites and being a very popular figure with fans.

Macclesfield Town

On 1 August 2019, Harris joined League Two side Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal.[15]

Return to Wrexham

On 31 January 2020, Harris returned to Wrexham on an 18-month contract.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2005–06[17] Premier League 0000000000
Accrington Stanley 2006–07[18] League Two 32210102[lower-alpha 1]0362
2007–08[19] League Two 410101000430
Total 732202020792
Chester City 2008–09[20] League Two 310101000330
Wrexham 2010–11[21] Conference Premier 40410—3[lower-alpha 2]1445
2011–12[21] Conference Premier 38350—2[lower-alpha 3]0453
2012–13[21] Conference Premier 37420—8[lower-alpha 4]1475
2013–14[21] Conference Premier 36231—1[lower-alpha 5]0403
2014–15[21] Conference Premier 30340—9[lower-alpha 5]1434
Total 18116151—23321920
Tranmere Rovers 2015–16[21] National League 41320—00433
2016–17[21] National League 31410—4[lower-alpha 5]0364
2017–18[21] National League 34010—1[lower-alpha 5]0360
2018–19[21] League Two 211501061332
Total 127890101111489
Macclesfield Town 2019–20[21] League Two 251002010281
Wrexham 2019–20[21] National League 5000–0050
2020–21[21] National League 14110–00151
Total 19110–00201
Career totals 456282816037453233
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs, one in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  4. Three appearances in Conference Premier play-offs, five appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  5. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

Tranmere Rovers

References
  1. "Jay Harris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. "Jay Harris". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. "Harris signs new Stanley contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. "Stanley release 11 in clear-out". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. Triggs, David (25 June 2008). "Ex-Accrington duo pen Chester City deals". Chester Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
  6. "Chester wound up at court hearing". BBC Sport. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "City Five players charged in League Two betting scandal". The Guardian. London. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  8. "'Serious concerns' over match fixing after four players fined and banned". The Guardian. London. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. "Wrexham 0 Liverpool XI 0 (Ft)". Wrexham F.C. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  10. Currie, Mark (24 July 2010). "Wrexham FC's Jay Harris wants to repay Dean Saunders faith". Liverpool Daily Post. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  11. "Wrexham line up midfielder Jay Harris". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  12. "Joslain Mayebi and Jay Harris sign new Wrexham deals". BBC Sport. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. "Jay signs new deal". Wrexham F.C. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013.
  14. "Jay Harris: Tranmere Rovers sign Wrexham midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. "Jay Harris: Macclesfield Town sign former Tranmere Rovers midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  16. "SIGNED JAY HARRIS RETURNS TO THE RACECOURSE ON A PERMANENT DEAL". Wrexham AFC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  18. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  20. "Games played by Jay Harris in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  21. "J. Harris". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. Williams, Aled (24 March 2013). "FA Trophy final: Grimsby Town 1–1 Wrexham (1–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  23. Sweet, Geoff (29 March 2015). "North Ferriby win FA Trophy after penalty shootout drama". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  24. Freeman, Jay (12 May 2018). "Boreham Wood 1–2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  25. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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