Bob Harris (footballer)

Robert Harris (born 28 August 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays at semi-professional level as a left back.

Bob Harris
Personal information
Full name Robert Harris[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Clyde
Rangers
Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Clyde 41 (0)
2007–2011 Queen of the South 106 (10)
2011–2014 Blackpool 11 (0)
2012 → Rotherham United (loan) 5 (1)
2014 → Sheffield United (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2016 Sheffield United 58 (3)
2016 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Bristol Rovers 5 (0)
2017 Telford United 0 (0)
2018 Telford United 8 (0)
2019 FC United of Manchester 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:48, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

Born in Glasgow, Harris started his career senior at Clyde. At Queen of the South he made over 100 first team appearances, including in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, and scored in the UEFA Cup. He next moved to England playing for Blackpool and on loan at Rotherham United. He then joined Sheffield United, featuring in FA Cup and Football League Cup semi-finals as well as a divisional play-off semi final. He later featured in a small number of matches for Fleetwood Town on loan, Bristol Rovers and Telford United.

Career

Clyde

Raised in the Croftfoot district of Glasgow,[2] Harris began his youth career with Clyde, but moved to Rangers (the team he supported as a child)[3] for a year, before returning to the Bully Wee's setup.

Harris signed professional terms for Clyde at the start of the 2004–05 season, and made his senior début on the last day of the campaign, playing the full ninety minutes in a 1–1 draw against Ross County. He played more games the following season, including Clyde's 5–2 defeat (after extra-time) to Rangers in the Scottish League Cup, and won the penalty which gave Clyde the lead.

Harris got an extended run in the team in the latter half of the 2006–07 season, due to injury to Neil McGregor.

Queen of the South

Harris signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South in July 2007, scoring his first senior goal against Dunfermline Athletic in a 1–1 draw in mid-March.[4]

In the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, it was a Harris free kick that was headed home by Jim Thomson to make the score 2–2; Rangers ran out 3–2 winners.[5] He scored his first goal in the 2008–09 season with a free kick away to FC Nordsjælland in the UEFA Cup second qualification round.[6][7] This made him the only Queens player to score in the away leg of a UEFA competition.

Harris made his 100th appearance for Queens on 22 August 2010 in the 3–1 league win away to Cowdenbeath.[8]

Harris said of his time in Dumfries "I've got to say I really enjoyed those four years at Queen of the South. It was a very special time in the club's history. I particularly enjoyed the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, then playing in the UEFA Cup in Denmark and even scoring in Copenhagen was a bonus."[9]

Blackpool and Rotherham

After his contract with Queen of the South expired, Harris had a trial with English Championship side Blackpool.[10] After being involved in Blackpool's pre-season fixtures,[11] Harris signed a two-year deal with the option for a further twelve months;[12] he arranged to shared a flat in the town with fellow Scottish player Barry Ferguson.[3] Harris' competitive debut for the Seasiders came in the League Cup defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 11 August 2011.[13] Unable to claim a regular place in Blackpool's first team however, Harris did not make his Football League debut for the Seasiders until April 2012.

Harris joined Rotherham United on a one-month loan deal in September 2012, and said he would be open to extending the deal. However, Rotherham were unable to extend the deal as he was called back by parent club Blackpool after playing five games for the Millers.[14]

Sheffield United and Fleetwood Town

Blackpool loaned Harris to Nigel Clough's Sheffield United, playing in England's third tier, in January 2014; Blades defender Tony McMahon travelled in the opposite direction on a similar deal.[15] After making his club debut on 26 January 2014, in an FA Cup tie against Fulham, Harris signed a permanent deal for Sheffield United, with McMahon agreeing to remain with Blackpool on a permanent basis with the option of another year.[16][17] At the time of Harris' arrival, United were in 19th place in the league, however they kicked on for a much more successful second half of the season. They made it to the FA Cup semi finals where they lost to a Hull City fightback, while in League One they finished seventh.[18]

Harris's contract with United was extended on 16 May 2014.[19] He scored his first goal for the Blades on 18 October 2014 against Bradford City in a 2–0 victory at Valley Parade.[20] He played in the first leg of the League Cup semi final against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane - Spurs won the leg 1–0 and went through 3–2 on aggregate after a 2–2 second leg draw. Harris didn't play in the second leg. A fifth place league finish earned a play off semi-final tie against Swindon Town; Harris played in both legs, which Sheffield United lost out 7–6 on aggregate.

On 18 February 2016, Harris signed for Fleetwood Town on loan for the rest of the season.[21]

Bristol Rovers

Harris signed for Bristol Rovers on 2 February 2017 on a short term deal. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw away to Port Vale on 18 February 2017 which he marked with an own goal to give the opposition the lead.[22] After making only a few more appearances for The Gas, Harris was not offered a contract and it was confirmed he would leave the club at the end of the season.[23]

Telford United

In November 2017, Harris joined AFC Telford United of the National League North as cover for the club's regular left-back, who was cup-tied. He made one appearance, in a 0–1 FA Cup defeat at Hereford.[24] In March 2018 he rejoined the club for a second spell[25] but was not offered a new contract at the end of the season.[26]

FC United of Manchester

In February 2019 he joined FC United of Manchester.[27] He left the club in April 2019.[28]

Club statistics
As of 10:02, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clyde 2004–05[29] Scottish First Division 1000000010
2005–06[30] Scottish First Division 20000101[lower-alpha 1]0220
2006–07[31] Scottish First Division 200101000220
Total 410102010450
Queen of the South 2007–08[32] Scottish First Division 262601000330
2008–09[33] Scottish First Division 212111000233
2009–10[34] Scottish First Division 32400211[lower-alpha 1]0355
2010–11[35] Scottish First Division 312102100343
Total 1101081621012513
Blackpool 2011–12[36] Championship 504010—100
2012–13[37] Championship 401000—50
2013–14[38] Championship 400000—40
Total 1305010—190
Rotherham United (loan) 2012–13[37] League Two 510000—51
Sheffield United (loan) 2013–14[38] League One 001000—10
Sheffield United 2013–14[38] League One 1104000—150
2014–15[39] League One 42360702[lower-alpha 2]0573
2015–16[40] League One 5020000070
Total 5831307020803
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2015–16 League One 10—000010
Bristol Rovers 2016–17 League One 5000000050
Telford United 2017–18 National League North 8010—0090
FC United of Manchester 2018–19 National League North 1000—0010
Career total 242142811624029017
  1. Appearance in Scottish League Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Queen of the South

References
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  2. "Croftfoot footballer Robert Harris hopes Queen of the South will get SPL status". Daily Record. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. "I'm a Rangers fan but even I think club should be stripped of their dodgy titles, says ex-QoS ace Bob Harris". Daily Record. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. "Queen of the South 1–1 Dunfermline". The Daily Record. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  5. Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers, BBC Sport, 24 May 2008
  6. "Congratulations FC Nordsjælland". Queen of the South F.C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  7. "Club History". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. "Match reaction". Queen Of The South F.C. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
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  10. "Blackpool hand trial to 'new Crainey'". Blackpool Gazette. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  11. "Match text: Blackpool 0 Rangers 2". Blackpool F.C. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  12. "Blackpool sign left-back Bob Harris on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  13. "Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Blackpool (4–2 penalties)". BBC Sport. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  14. "Harris returns to Blackpool". Rotherham United F.C. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  15. "Harris arrives as McMahon departs". Sheffield United F.C. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  16. Harris signs full deal, Sheffield United F.C., 31 January 2014
  17. "Bob Harris joins Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "Miller time over at Blades". Sky Sports News. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  20. "Bradford 0 Sheff Utd 2". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  21. "Bob Harris: Fleetwood Town sign Sheffield United left-back on loan". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  22. "Port Vale 1 Bristol Rovers 1: Five things we learned on a lacklustre afternoon at Vale Park". Bristol Post. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  23. Retained List, Bristol Rovers F.C., 28 April 2017
  24. Bob Harris's first game for AFC Telford may turn out to be his last, Shropshire Star, 6 November 2017
  25. https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/afc-telford-united/2018/03/01/afc-telford-boss-rob-edwards-hopeful-bob-harris-will-stick-around/ AFC Telford boss Rob Edwards hopeful Bob Harris will stick around], Shropshire Star, 1 March 2018
  26. AFC Telford United won't offer new deals to Paul Bignot and Bob Harris, Shropshire Star, 16 May 2018
  27. New Signing: Left Back Bob Harris, F.C. United of Manchester, 9 February 2019
  28. http://fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=8339
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  40. "Games played by Bob Harris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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