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Michael Harriman

Michael Grant Harriman (born 23 October 1992) is a former professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Division Central club AFC Rushden & Diamonds. He is also currently Head of Player Care at Peterborough United academy.

Michael Harriman
Harriman goal celebration for Luton Town
Personal information
Full name Michael Grant Harriman[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Youth career
2003–2011 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
2011 → St Albans City (loan) 10 (0)
2013 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2014 → Gillingham (loan) 34 (1)
2014–2015 → Luton Town (loan) 35 (1)
2015–2016 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 23 (5)
2016–2019 Wycombe Wanderers 102 (3)
2019–2022 Northampton Town 56 (0)
2022–2023 Bedford Town 4 (0)
2023– AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U18 4 (0)
2011 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Queens Park Rangers edit

Harriman made his professional debut on 23 August 2011 after being introduced as a 31st-minute substitute for Bradley Orr in a 2–0 defeat at home to Rochdale in the League Cup second round.[4][5] This was followed by his Premier League debut four days later in a 2–0 defeat away to Wigan Athletic, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Fitz Hall.[5][6]

On 10 November 2011, Harriman was loaned to Southern League Premier Division club St Albans City for one month.[7] He made his debut for St Albans two days later in a 4–1 win at home to Evesham United, in which he assisted two goals from Paul Furlong.[8] Harriman finished the loan with 10 appearances.[9]

He signed for League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month youth loan on 1 January 2013,[10] making his debut later that day as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at home to Exeter City.[11] Harriman's loan was extended on 29 January until the end of 2012–13,[12] which he finished with 20 appearances.[11]

Harriman joined League One club Gillingham on 5 August 2013 on a 28-day emergency loan,[13] which would be extended until January 2014.[14] The loan was extended until the end of the season on 7 January 2014, having made 24 appearances up to that point in 2013–14.[15] Harriman scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 win at home to Swindon Town on 18 January and completed the loan spell with one goal from 37 appearances.[16]

On 9 October 2014, Harriman joined League Two club Luton Town on a 28-day emergency loan.[17] The loan was extended for a further month on 7 November,[18] which would be extended for a third month on 8 December.[19] Harriman scored his first goal for Luton in a 2–1 defeat away to Cambridge United in the FA Cup third round on 3 January 2015.[20] His loan was extended until the end of 2014–15 on 16 January.[21] Harriman scored Luton's second goal in a 2–0 victory at home to Stevenage on 2 May, though they missed out on the play-offs to finish the season in eighth place.[22] He completed the loan spell with 39 appearances and two goals.[23]

Wycombe Wanderers edit

On 10 July 2015, Harriman rejoined Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of January 2016.[24] On 6 January 2016, Harriman signed for Wycombe permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25] Harriman was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[26]

Northampton Town edit

Harriman signed for League Two club Northampton Town on 4 September 2019 on a short-term contract until January 2020.[27] He scored his first goal for Northampton in an EFL Trophy second round tie against Portsmouth on 3 December, in which they were beaten 2–1 away.[28] Harriman was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[29]

Non-League edit

On 7 October 2022, Harriman signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Bedford Town.[30]

In March 2023, he joined league rivals AFC Rushden & Diamonds.[31]

Career statistics edit

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2011–12[5] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
2012–13[11] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14[16] Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
2014–15[23] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[32] Championship — — — — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
St Albans City (loan) 2011–12[9] Southern League Premier Division 10 0 — — — 10 0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2012–13[11] League Two 20 0 — — — 20 0
Gillingham (loan) 2013–14[16] League One 34 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 37 1
Luton Town (loan) 2014–15[23] League Two 35 1 4 1 — — 39 2
Wycombe Wanderers 2015–16[32] League Two 45 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 49 8
2016–17[33] League Two 38 0 2 0 1 0 5[b] 0 46 0
2017–18[34] League Two 18 1 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 20 1
2018–19[35] League One 24 0 0 0 2 0 2[b] 0 28 0
Total 125 8 5 1 5 0 8 0 143 9
Northampton Town 2019–20[36] League Two 21 0 4 0 — 5[c] 1 30 1
2020–21[37] League One 30 0 0 0 2 0 5[b] 0 37 0
2021–22[38] League Two 5 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 8 0
Total 56 0 5 0 2 0 12 1 75 1
Career total 272 10 15 2 9 0 19 1 315 13
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours edit

Northampton Town

References edit

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Michael Harriman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Michael Harriman". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "QPR 0–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ Dawkes, Phil (27 August 2011). "Wigan 2–0 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ^ "St Albans City sign Queens Park Rangers defender". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ Ronayne, James (14 November 2011). "New boys make their mark as Saints hammer Evesham". The Herts Advertiser. St Albans. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Michael Harriman appearances: Season 2011–12 appearances". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. ^ Carswell, Andy (1 January 2013). "Hoops' Harriman joins Wanderers". Bucks Free Press. Loudwater. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  12. ^ Carswell, Andy (29 January 2013). "Harriman to stay a Blue until season's end". Bucks Free Press. Loudwater. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Michael Harriman profile". Gillingham F.C. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  14. ^ Murtagh, Jacob (2 September 2013). "QPR youngster pens loan extension". Get West London. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Michael Harriman: Gillingham extend QPR defender's loan spell". BBC Sport. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  17. ^ Simmonds, Mike (9 October 2014). "Hatters sign QPR defender on loan". Luton Today. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Luton Town: Michael Harriman extends loan from Queens Park Rangers". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  19. ^ "QPR's Michael Harriman remains on loan at Luton Town". BBC Sport. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  20. ^ Cunliffe, James (3 January 2015). "Match report: Cambridge United 2 Luton Town 1 – FA Cup exit highlights need for striker reinforcements". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Harriman to remain at Luton". Sky Sports. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Luton Town 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  23. ^ a b c "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Michael Harriman: Wycombe sign QPR defender on loan". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Michael Harriman: Wycombe Wanderers sign QPR player". BBC Sport. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Adebayo Akinfenwa: Wycombe Wanderers offer striker new deal as six depart". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Michael Harriman: Northampton Town sign free-agent defender". BBC Sport. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  28. ^ Heneghan, James (3 December 2019). "Pompey come from behind to send Cobblers crashing out of Leasing.com Trophy". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  29. ^ "THE RETAINED LIST". ntfc.co.uk. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  30. ^ "Eagles Complete Harriman Signing". Bedford Town F.C. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  31. ^ "Diamonds Bring in Experienced Defender". southern-football-league.co.uk. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  33. ^ "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  34. ^ "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  35. ^ "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  36. ^ "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  37. ^ "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  38. ^ "Games played by Michael Harriman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  39. ^ Pilnick, Brent (29 June 2020). "Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

External links edit

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