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[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)

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.

Career

Queens Park Rangers

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

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

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

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

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2011–12[5] Premier League 100010—20
2012–13[11] Premier League 100000—10
2013–14[16] Championship 00———00
2014–15[23] Premier League 00—00—00
2015–16[32] Championship ————00
Total 200010—30
St Albans City (loan) 2011–12[9] Southern League Premier Division 100———100
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2012–13[11] League Two 200———200
Gillingham (loan) 2013–14[16] League One 34110101[lower-alpha 1]0371
Luton Town (loan) 2014–15[23] League Two 35141——392
Wycombe Wanderers 2015–16[32] League Two 457311000498
2016–17[33] League Two 38020105[lower-alpha 2]0460
2017–18[34] League Two 18100101[lower-alpha 2]0201
2018–19[35] League One 24000202[lower-alpha 2]0280
Total 12585150801439
Northampton Town 2019–20[36] League Two 21040—5[lower-alpha 3]1301
2020–21[37] League One 30000205[lower-alpha 2]0370
2021–22[38] League Two 5010002[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 5605020121751
Career total 272101529019131513
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Northampton Town

References

  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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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