| Dave Merris | |
| Fullname: | David Andrew Merris[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Rotherham, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Pickering Town |
| Youthyears1: | –1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rotherham United |
| Years1: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs1: | Guiseley |
| Years2: | 1999–2003 |
| Clubs2: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps2: | 148 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2003–2006 |
| Clubs3: | York City |
| Caps3: | 109 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs4: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps4: | 74 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2008–2012 |
| Clubs5: | Guiseley[2] |
| Caps5: | 82 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs6: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps6: | 80 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Ossett Town |
| Years8: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Scarborough Athletic |
| Years9: | 2020-2022 |
| Clubs9: | Pickering Town |
| Years10: | 2022- |
| Clubs10: | Guernsey |
| Caps10: | 39 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 16:17 7 November 2016 (UTC) |
David Andrew Merris (born 13 October 1980) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Guernsey FC.
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Merris was a member of the youth system of hometown club Rotherham United before joining Guiseley in 1998.[1] He joined Harrogate Town in September 1999, with whom he won the Northern Premier League First Division title in the 2001–02 season.[3] [4] Merris signed for Third Division club York City on 6 August 2003 following a trial.[5] [6] He won York's Clubman of the Year award for the 2004–05 season.[7] Merris signed a new deal with York at the end of the 2004–05 season.[8] He was released by York at the end of the 2005–06 season and subsequently signed for former club Harrogate on 29 June 2006.[9] On 20 March 2008, he joined Guiseley from Harrogate for an undisclosed fee.[10] He was released by the club in May 2012 before signing for Harrogate for the third time on 31 May.[3] [11] [12] Merris joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Ossett Town as a player-coach in June 2014.[13] and was appointed player-assistant manager in November 2014[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harrogate Town | 1999–2000[15] | NPL First Division | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | NPL First Division | 39 | 2 | — | 39 | 2 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | NPL First Division | 37 | 4 | — | 37 | 4 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | NPL Premier Division | 40 | 4 | — | 40 | 4 | |||||||
| Total | 148 | 11 | — | 148 | 11 | ||||||||
| York City | 2003–04[16] | Third Division | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[17] | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 2004–05[18] | Conference National | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[19] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06[20] | Conference National | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 3 | |||
| Harrogate Town | 2006–07[21] | Conference North | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[22] | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08[23] | Conference North | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[24] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 86 | 6 | ||||
| Guiseley | 2010–11[25] | Conference North | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 9[26] | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[27] | Conference North | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[28] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||||
| Harrogate Town | 2012–13[29] | Conference North | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Conference North | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 86 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 493 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 542 | 22 | |||
Harrogate Town
2001–02
Individual
2004–05[7]