Jon Harley

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Jon Harley
Personal information
Full name Jon Harley
Date of birth 26 September 1979 (1979-09-26) (age 32)
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Left full-back / Left midfielder
Club information
Current club Notts County
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–2001 Chelsea 30 (2)
2000 → Wimbledon (loan) 6 (2)
2001–2004 Fulham 25 (1)
2002–2003 → Sheffield United (loan) 9 (1)
2003 → Sheffield United (loan) 5 (0)
2004 → West Ham United (loan) 15 (1)
2004–2005 Sheffield United 48 (2)
2005 → Burnley (loan) 2 (0)
2005–2008 Burnley 117 (3)
2008–2010 Watford 75 (2)
2010– Notts County 42 (0)
2011–2012 → Rotherham United (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
1995–1997 England U16 4 (0)
2000 England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:32, 21 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:00, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Jon Harley (born September 26, 1979 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English footballer who has played for Chelsea, Wimbledon, Fulham, Sheffield United, West Ham United, Burnley, Watford and Notts County.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Chelsea

Harley started his career with Chelsea, making his debut against Derby County in April 1998. Despite some impressive performances, especially in the 1999–2000 season, during which he was a member of Chelsea's FA Cup winning squad, albeit as an unused substitute in the final, he was unable to establish himself in the London side. He had a loan spell with Wimbledon, and ultimately made 42 appearances for Chelsea and scored two goals.

[edit] Fulham

He signed for newly-promoted Fulham in August 2001 for £3.5million.[1] Harley was equally unable to establish himself in the Fulham side, making just 19 league starts in three seasons and scoring once, against Aston Villa.[2] He joined Sheffield United and later West Ham United on loan where he scored once, ironically in a 3–3 draw against Sheffield United.[3]

[edit] Sheffield United

He joined Sheffield United permanently in June 2004 on a free transfer, playing regularly and scoring two goals.

[edit] Burnley

A year later he moved to Burnley in a deal for just £75,000 initially, with further payments linked to first-team appearances.[4]

Harley managed to establish himself as the club's first choice left-back, starting with a series of impressive performances. He is known for his attacking intent and often gets forward to offer support down the left-wing. Harley is also an excellent set-piece taker and was vital to many of Burnley's free-kick 'routines'. Despite his ability his form dipped mid-season, but later recovered to end the campaign with a number of solid performances, culminating in his winning the "Player of the Season" award. He remained almost ever-present during his second season with Burnley.

At the start of the 2007–08 season, Harley found himself playing in the unaccustomed position of left-sided midfielder or on the bench, replaced by new signing Stephen Jordan. An injury to Jordan allowed him to regain his place and this coincided with a run of much-improved results for Burnley. On 9 March 2008, however, Harley failed to agree a new deal with Burnley, signalling his intent to leave the club during the following summer.

[edit] Watford

On 17 July 2008 Harley signed a 2-year-deal with Watford.[5] On 4 October 2008 he scored his first Watford league goal, scoring in the 12th minute in a home game against Preston North End. Watford went on to win the game 2–1.[6]

[edit] Notts County

On 14 July 2010 Harley signed for the Football League Two Champions Notts County on a two-year deal[7] and established himself as a regular member of the team in the 2010-11 season. In September 2011 he turned out for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory in a bid to win a full-time contract,[8] the move, however, fell through.[9] In October 2011, he joined League Two side Rotherham United on a one-month emergency loan,[10][11] which was then extended in November to last until January 2012.[12]

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Harley completes Fulham switch". BBC Sport. 8 August 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1477811.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Harley's hammer floors Villa". BBC Sport. 16 February 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2715975.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  3. ^ "Sheff Utd 3–3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 17 January 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3385193.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  4. ^ "Harley completes Turf Moor move". BBC Sport. 30 August 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/4198344.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "Defender Harley signs for Watford". BBC Sport. 18 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7513426.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
  6. ^ "Watford 2–1 Preston". BBC. 4 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7639381.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  7. ^ "Notts County agree deal for defender Jon Harley". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8820435.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
  8. ^ Rugari, Vince (4 September 2011). "Victory on track". Melbourne Victory FC. http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40815. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
  9. ^ "Jon Harley returns to Notts County". BBC Sport. 15 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14938493.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2011. 
  10. ^ "Harley rides into Rotherham". themillers.co.uk (Rotherham United F.C.). 14 October 2011. http://www.themillers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10360~2481740,00.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Rotherham United sign Guy Branston and Jon Harley". BBC Sport. 14 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15305457.stm. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  12. ^ "Rotherham extend Jon Harley's loan deal until January". BBC Sport. 10 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15678270.stm. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 

[edit] External links
Notts County F.C. – current squad
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