| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Grant Harris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterlooville, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| 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) | 5 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Moneyfields | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | AFC Portchester | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bosham | 19 | (20) |
| 2024 | AFC Portchester | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Infinity | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:43, 10 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ashley Grant Harris (born 9 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays for as forward.
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.
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[15] He scored 3 goals for Horndean in a 5–2 win over Fareham Town FC in the Wessex League Cup.[16]
In 2016, Harris signed for Moneyfields in the Wessex Football League.[17]
In September 2021, Harris joined AFC Portchester.[18]
After a period out of the game, Harris signed for Southern Combination Football League side Bosham, in the summer of 2023 - where he scored 20 goals in all competitions.[19]
In September 2024, Harris joined Infinity early in the season after a brief spell back with AFC Portchester.[20]
Career statistics
- As of 28 September 2023.[21]
| 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 | 2023-24 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 |
| Subtotal | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | |
| Career total | 80 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 89 | 30 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 514. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Ashley Harris Profile". portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Appleton tips Harris for bright Pompey future". The News. Johnston Press. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Pompey unveil new Scholars". portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pompey 4 Birmingham 1". portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Doncaster 3 Pompey 4". portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Portsmouth 1–2 Derby County". BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Harris signs new deal". portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Carlisle defeated Portsmouth in a six-goal thriller at Brunton Park". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Ashley Harris on loan with the Hawks) Archived 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Havant & Waterlooville FC, 12 September 2013
- ^ Pompey duo sign for Chelmsford; Sky Sports, 31 October 2013
- ^ "Harris Completes Bognor Switch". Portsmouth FC. 4 March 2014.
- ^ @Horndean_FC (14 November 2014). "Big news from @Horndean_FC @AshleyHarris09 signs this morning from @GosportBoroFC as a duel signing #UPTHEDEANS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Fareham Town FC website is no longer available".
- ^ "Pike hoping Carmichael can commit to Borough". Portsmouth News. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Portsmouth Championship starlet makes surprise return to football with AFC Portchester". portsmouth.co.uk/. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "How Bosham have helped ex-Portsmouth championship starlet". Portsmouth News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Former Hawks and Gosport boss Shaun Gale back in non-league football – in the 10th tier". portsmouth.co.uk. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "A. Harris". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
External links
- Ashley Harris at Soccerbase
