Jon Harley

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Jon Harley
Personal information
Full name	Jon Harley
Date of birth	September 26, 1979 (1979-09-26) (age 28)
Place of birth	Maidstone, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Left Full-Back
Club information
Current club	Burnley
Number	3
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2001 2000 2001–2004 2002–2003 2003 2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2008	Chelsea → Wimbledon (loan) Fulham → Sheffield United (loan) → Sheffield United (loan) → West Ham United (loan) Sheffield United → Burnley (loan) Burnley	030 (2) 006 (2) 025 (1) 009 (1) 005 (0) 015 (1) 048 (2) 002 (0) 117 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Jon Harley (born September 26, 1979 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back, for Burnley of the Football League Championship.

[edit] Career

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 therefore signed for newly-promoted Fulham in August 2001 for £3.5million after a loan spell with Wimbledon. He made 42 appearances for Chelsea and scored two goals.

Harley was equally unable to establish himself in the Fulham side, making just 19 league appearances in three seasons, and joined Sheffield United and later West Ham United on loan. He then joined Sheffield United permanently in June 2004 on a free transfer. A year later he moved to Burnley in a deal for initially just £75,000, although the deal can double in value dependent on future bonuses.

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 is 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. However, an injury to Jordan allowed him to regain his place and this coincided with a run of much-improved results for Burnley. However on the 9th March 2008, Harley failed to agree a new deal with Burnley and will be leaving in the summer and has been linked with a switch to Elland Road.

[edit] Honours

• FA Cup winner with Chelsea F.C. in 2000

[edit] External links

• Jon Harley career stats at Soccerbase
• 'Harley Exits Clarets' Sky Sports.com, 10/05/08

Preceded by Gary Cahill

Burnley F.C. Player of the Year 2005-2006

Succeeded by Wade Elliott

v • d • e Burnley F.C. – current squad 1 Király • 2 Alexander • 4 Duff • 5 Carlisle • 6 Caldwell • 8 Guðjónsson • 9 Akinbiyi • 11 Elliott • 12 Jensen • 14 Jones • 16 McCann • 17 Lafferty • 18 Mahon • 19 Rodriguez • 20 Blake • 22 Berisha • 23 Jordan • 25 Kay • 26 Unsworth • 28 MacDonald • Manager: Coyle

Persondata
NAME	Jonathan Harley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jon Harley
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	26 September 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Maidstone, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH