Ashley Harris

Ashley Grant Harris (born 9 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Bosham as a striker or winger.

Ashley Harris

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Grant Harris^[1]
Date of birth	(1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Waterlooville, England^[2]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)^[3]
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team	Bosham
Youth career
2002–2012	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Portsmouth	32	(3)
2013	→ Havant & Waterlooville (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	3	(0)
2014	→ Bognor Regis Town (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2015	Gosport Borough	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Horndean (dual contract)	2	(3)
2016–17	Moneyfields	15	(1)
2023–24	Bosham	9	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Harris was born in Waterlooville, Hampshire and attended Purbrook Junior School.^[4]

Club career

Portsmouth

Harris started his career with Portsmouth and signed two-year scholarship in July 2010.^[5] He progressed through reserve and academy sides and made his senior competitive debut on 20 March 2012 as a substitute for David Norris and nearly scored in a 4–1 victory against Birmingham City in a Championship fixture.^[6][7]

His second appearance was also as a substitute, he came on for Luke Varney in the 46th minute in a 4–3 victory over Doncaster Rovers, a result which relegated Doncaster.^[8] Harris got his first competitive start against Derby County, with Portsmouth relegated following the result.^[9]

Harris signed a two-year professional contract at Portsmouth in July 2012.^[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 August 2012, in a 4–2 defeat to Carlisle United.^[11] He then scored the opening goal of the game against Crawley, Portsmouth went on to win 3–0.

On 12 September 2013, Harris was loaned to Havant & Waterlooville.^[12] A month later, he joined Chelmsford City in the same predicament.^[13]

On 4 March 2014, Harris joined Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan.^[14] On 9 May 2014, he was released by Pompey along with 8 other players.

Gosport / Horndean

On 10 October 2014, Harris signed with Conference South side Gosport Borough until the end of the season. On 14 November Harris dual signed with Horndean, meaning he can play for Gosport and Horndean as they're in different leagues.^[15] He scored 3 goals for Horndean in a 5–2 win over Fareham Town FC in the Wessex League Cup.^[16]

Moneyfields

In 2016, Harris signed for Moneyfields in the Wessex Football League.^[17]

Bosham

After a period out of the game, Harris signed for Southern Combination Football League side, Bosham in the summer of 2023.^[18]

Career statistics

As of 28 September 2023.^[19]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portsmouth	2011–12	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2012–13	26	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	29	3
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Subtotal	32	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	35	3
Havant and Waterlooville (loan)	2013–14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Subtotal	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2013–14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Subtotal	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Bognor Regis (loan)	2013–14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Subtotal	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Gosport Borough	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Subtotal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Horndean	2014–15	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6
	Subtotal	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6
Moneyfields	2016–17	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Subtotal	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Bosham	2023	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	7
	Subtotal	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	7	Career total		68	13	1	1	1	0	5	3	75	17

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.

References

1. (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 514. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. . portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
4. "Appleton tips Harris for bright Pompey future". The News. Johnston Press. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. . portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
6. "Portsmouth came from a goal down to beat 10-man Birmingham City and move to within five points of safety". BBC Sport. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
7. . portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
8. . portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
9. "Portsmouth 1–2 Derby County". BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
10. . portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
11. "Carlisle defeated Portsmouth in a six-goal thriller at Brunton Park". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
12. Ashley Harris on loan with the Hawks) 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Havant & Waterlooville FC, 12 September 2013
13. Pompey duo sign for Chelmsford; Sky Sports, 31 October 2013
14. "Harris Completes Bognor Switch". Portsmouth FC. 4 March 2014.
15. @Horndean_FC (14 November 2014). "Big news from @Horndean_FC @AshleyHarris09 signs this morning from @GosportBoroFC as a duel signing #UPTHEDEANS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. "The Fareham Town FC website is no longer available".
17. "Pike hoping Carmichael can commit to Borough". Portsmouth News. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
18. "How Bosham have helped ex-Portsmouth championship starlet". Portsmouth News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
19. "A. Harris". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 March 2012.

External links

• Ashley Harris at Soccerbase