Andy Harris (footballer, born 1970)

Andrew Harris (born 17 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who made 40 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Oxford United and Exeter City.^[3][4] He played as a midfielder.

Andy Harris

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Harris[1]
Date of birth	(1970-11-17) 17 November 1970 (age 54)[2]
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1989	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	Birmingham City	1	(0)
1990	→ Telford United (loan)	6	(1)
1991	→ Oxford United (loan)	1	(0)
1991–1994	Exeter City	38	(1)
1994–1995	Nuneaton Borough	33	(3)
1995	Corby Town
1995	Hinckley Athletic	2	(0)
1995–1996	Solihull Borough
1996–1997	Hinckley Athletic
1998–1999	Knowle Town
1999–200?	Paget Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Harris was born in Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City as an apprentice under the YTS scheme, and turned professional two years later.^[5] He made his debut on 11 November 1989, substituting for John Frain in a goalless draw at Leyton Orient in the Football League Third Division.^[6] In March 1990, he signed on loan for Telford United, and scored once from six appearances in the Football Conference.^[7] He went on loan in October 1991 to Oxford United of the Second Division, where he played only once,^[8] and the following month was allowed to move to Exeter City.^[5] In two and a half years at Exeter, Harris played 38 games in the third tier,^[4] scoring one league goal, which came against Stoke City.^[1]

In April 1994, he moved into non-league football with Nuneaton Borough of the Southern League Premier Division.^[9] He played twice that season, and was a regular in 1994–95, scoring three goals from 31 Southern League Midland Division matches,^[10] before moving on to another Midland Division club, Corby Town, ahead of the 1995–96 season.^[11] He joined Midland Alliance team Hinckley Athletic in November 1995,^[12] but only played twice before returning to the Southern League Midland Division and moving nearer home to Solihull Borough.^[13] He rejoined Hinckley Athletic late in 1996, but a knee injury disrupted his return.^[14][15]

In July 1998, Peter Frain was appointed manager of Knowle Town with Harris as his assistant and player.^[16][17] He left for Paget Rangers of the Southern League Western Division at the end of the season.^[18]

References

1. "Player search: Harris, A (Andy)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
3. "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
4. "Exeter City: 1947/48–2002/03". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
5. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
6. Matthews, p. 225.
7. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 684, 695. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
8. "Andy Harris". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
9. "Nuneaton Borough 1991–2000 Part 1" (PDF). From Town To Town. Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015. p. 112. Retrieved 19 January 2023. Struggling Nuneaton Borough strengthened their relegation threatened squad with the signing of Exeter City midfielder Andy Harris.
10. Hobson, John, ed. (2020). "Statistics Log 1889–2020" (PDF). From Town To Town. Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. pp. 222–226. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
11. Colquhoun, Alan (31 March 1990). "Tamworth deal is ditched". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Harris set to join Robins". Heartland Evening News. Nuneaton. 23 November 1995. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Hanna confident of derby victory". The Hinckley Times. 21 December 1995. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Stoner, Colin (14 December 1996). "Hadley homes in for quartet". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Hanna casts East Anglian net". Heartland Evening News. Nuneaton. 2 July 1997. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Pullen, Nick (31 July 1998). "Knowle vow to fight on!". Solihull News. p. 112 – via Newspapers.com.
17. Jones, Rob (26 September 1998). "Knowle enjoy dream start". Solihull News. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Meet Paget Rangers 1999/2000". Sutton Coldfield Observer. 17 September 1999. p. 128 – via Newspapers.com.