Bob Harris (footballer)

Bob Harris
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)
Playing position Left back
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 56 (3)
2016 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 25 February 2016 (UTC).


Robert "Bob" Harris (born 28 August 1987) is a Scottish association footballer who plays as a left back.

Glasgow born 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 scoring in the UEFA Cup. He next moved to England playing for Blackpool & on loan at Rotherham United. He then played for Sheffield United including in FA Cup & Football League Cup semi finals as well as a divisional play off semi final.

Career

Clyde

Harris began his career with Clyde, but moved to Rangers for a year, before returning to the Bully Wee's youth 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. Harris played more games the following season, including Clyde's 5–2 after extra-time encounter with Rangers, in the Scottish League Cup. Harris 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 the 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.[2]

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. 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

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."[6]

Blackpool & Rotherham

After his contract with Queen of the South expired, Harris had a trial with English Championship side Blackpool.[7] After being involved in Blackpool's pre-season fixtures,[8] Harris signed a two-year deal with the option for a further twelve months.[9] Harris' competitive debut for the Seasiders came in the League Cup defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 11 August 2011.[10] Unable to claim a regular place in Blackpool's first team however, Harris did not make his 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.[11]

Sheffield United & Fleetwood Town

Blackpool loaned Harris to Nigel Clough's Sheffield United in England's third tier January 2014. Blades defender Tony McMahon travelled in the opposite direction on a similar deal.[12] After making his Blades 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.[13][14] 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. In League One they finished seventh.[15]

Harris's contract with United was extended on 16 May 2014.[16] Harris scored his first goal for the Blades on 18 October 2014 against Bradford City in a 2–0 victory at Valley Parade.[17] 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 losing out 7-6 on aggregate.

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

Club statistics

As of match played on 28 March 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clyde 2004–05[19] Scottish First Division 100000—0010
2005–06[20] Scottish First Division 2000010—1[lower-alpha 1]0220
2006–07[21] Scottish First Division 2001010—00220
Total 4101020—10450
Queen of the South 2007–08[22] Scottish First Division 2626010—00330
2008–09[23] Scottish First Division 2121110—00233
2009–10[24] Scottish First Division 3240021—1[lower-alpha 1]0355
2010–11[25] Scottish First Division 3121021—00343
Total 110108162—1012513
Blackpool 2011–12[26] Championship 504010——100
2012–13[27] Championship 401000——50
2013–14[28] Championship 400000——40
Total 1305010——190
Rotherham United (loan) 2012–13[27] League Two 510000——51
Sheffield United (loan) 2013–14[28] League One 001000——10
Sheffield United 2013–14[28] League One 1104000——150
2014–15[28] League One 3826070—2[lower-alpha 2]0532
Total 49211070—20692
Career total 21813251162004026316
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Scottish League Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Queen of the South:-

Sheffield United:-

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Queen of the South 1–1 Dunfermline". The Daily Record. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Congratulations FC Nordsjælland". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Club History". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Match reaction". Queen Of The South F.C. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Bob moves to Blackpool". Queen of the South F.C. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Blackpool hand trial to 'new Crainey'". Blackpool Gazette. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "MATCH TEXT: BLACKPOOL 0 RANGERS 2". Blackpool F.C. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Blackpool sign left-back Bob Harris on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Blackpool (4–2 penalties)". BBC Sport. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Harris returns to Blackpool". Rotherham United F.C. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Harris arrives as McMahon departs". Sheffield United F.C. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20140131-harris-signs-full-deal-1332605.aspx
  14. ↑ "Bob Harris joins Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  15. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2013-2014/results
  16. ↑ "Miller time over at Blades". Sky Sports News. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bradford 0 Sheff Utd 2". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Bob Harris: Fleetwood Town sign Sheffield United left-back on loan". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2004/05". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2005/06". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2006/07". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2007/08". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2008/09". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2011/12". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2012/13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "Matches played by Robert Harris in 2013/14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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