Mark Harris (English footballer) explained

Mark Harris
Fullname:Mark Andrew Harris
Birth Date:15 July 1963
Birth Place:Reading, England
Position:Defender
Clubs1:Wokingham Town
Years2:1988–1989
Clubs2:Crystal Palace
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:1989
Clubs3:Burnley (loan)
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1989–1995
Clubs4:Swansea City
Caps4:228
Goals4:14
Years5:1995–1997
Clubs5:Gillingham
Caps5:65
Goals5:3
Years6:1997–1998
Clubs6:Cardiff City
Caps6:38
Goals6:1
Years7:1998–2001
Clubs7:Kingstonian
Caps7:66
Goals7:6
Clubs8:Henley Town
Clubs9:Bromley
Totalcaps:403
Totalgoals:24

Mark Andrew Harris (born 15 July 1963)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

He began his career with Wokingham Town before signing for Crystal Palace in June 1988.[1] He had a brief loan spell at Burnley and made only two appearances for Palace, both as a substitute, in their 1988–89 promotion season.[2] In 1989, he moved on to Swansea City, for whom he made 228 appearances, scoring 14 goals between then and 1995. Whilst at Swansea he was part of the team that won the 1994 Football League Trophy Final after a penalty shootout.[3] He later played for Gillingham and Cardiff City and made over 300 total appearances in the English Football League.[4] He later played in non-league football for Kingstonian, Henley Town and Bromley.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Purkiss. Mike. Sands. Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. 1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. 326. 0907969542.
  2. Book: Purkiss. Mike. Sands. Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. 1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. 271. 0907969542.
  3. News: Football: Sublime Swansea glide to victory: Welsh pride stirred at Wembley. The Independent. 25 April 1994. 12 June 2019. White. Clive.
  4. Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 150.