Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Andrew Merris[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 43)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pickering Town | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1998 | Rotherham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | Guiseley | ||
1999–2003 | Harrogate Town | 148 | (11) |
2003–2006 | York City | 109 | (2) |
2006–2008 | Harrogate Town | 74 | (6) |
2008–2012 | Guiseley[a] | 82 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Harrogate Town | 80 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Ossett Town | ||
2016–2020 | Scarborough Athletic | ||
2020-2022 | Pickering Town | ||
2022- | Guernsey | 39 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:17 7 November 2016 (UTC) |
David Andrew Merris (born 13 October 1980) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Guernsey FC.
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Merris was a member of the youth system of hometown club Rotherham United before joining Guiseley in 1998.[1][2] He joined Harrogate Town in September 1999, with whom he won the Northern Premier League First Division title in the 2001–02 season.[3][4] Merris signed for Third Division club York City on 6 August 2003 following a trial.[5][6] He won York's Clubman of the Year award for the 2004–05 season.[7] Merris signed a new deal with York at the end of the 2004–05 season.[8] He was released by York at the end of the 2005–06 season and subsequently signed for former club Harrogate on 29 June 2006.[9] On 20 March 2008, he joined Guiseley from Harrogate for an undisclosed fee.[10] He was released by the club in May 2012 before signing for Harrogate for the third time on 31 May.[3][11][12] Merris joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Ossett Town as a player-coach in June 2014.[13] and was appointed player-assistant manager in November 2014[14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Harrogate Town | 1999–2000[2] | NPL First Division | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
2000–01[2] | NPL First Division | 39 | 2 | — | 39 | 2 | ||||||
2001–02[2] | NPL First Division | 37 | 4 | — | 37 | 4 | ||||||
2002–03[2] | NPL Premier Division | 40 | 4 | — | 40 | 4 | ||||||
Total | 148 | 11 | — | 148 | 11 | |||||||
York City | 2003–04[15] | Third Division | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 1 |
2004–05[16] | Conference National | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
2005–06[17] | Conference National | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 109 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 3 | ||
Harrogate Town | 2006–07[18] | Conference North | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
2007–08[19] | Conference North | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
Total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 86 | 6 | |||
Guiseley | 2010–11[20] | Conference North | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
2011–12[21] | Conference North | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
Total[a] | 82 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2012–13[22] | Conference North | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
2013–14[22] | Conference North | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
Total | 80 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 86 | 2 | |||
Career total | 493 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 542 | 22 |
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