Ryan Harley
{{short description|English footballer professional coach}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryan Harley
| image = Ryan Harley 28-02-2015 1.jpg
| image_size = 200
| alt =
| caption = Harley playing for Exeter City in 2015
| fullname = Ryan Bernard Harley{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/july-2018.ashx |title=List of Players under Written Contract Transferred Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018 |publisher=The Football Association |page=43 |accessdate=22 October 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|01|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bristol, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Bristol City
| years1 = 2003–2006
| years2 = 2005
| years3 = 2006–2007
| years4 = 2007–2011
| years5 = 2011
| years6 = 2011
| years7 = 2011–2013
| years8 = 2013
| years9 = 2013–2015
| years10 = 2014–2015
| years11 = 2015–2018
| years12 = 2018–2020
| years13 = 2020–2021
| years14 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Bristol City
| clubs2 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan)
| clubs3 = Weston-super-Mare
| clubs4 = Exeter City
| clubs5 = Swansea City
| clubs6 = → Exeter City (loan)
| clubs7 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| clubs8 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
| clubs9 = Swindon Town
| clubs10 = → Exeter City (loan)
| clubs11 = Exeter City
| clubs12 = Milton Keynes Dons
| clubs13 = Bath City
| clubs14 = Frome Town
| caps1 = 2
| caps2 = 3
| caps3 = 26
| caps4 = 108
| caps5 = 0
| caps6 = 21
| caps7 = 18
| caps8 = 8
| caps9 = 21
| caps10 = 7
| caps11 = 96
| caps12 = 17
| caps13 = 12
| caps14 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 4
| goals7 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| goals9 = 1
| goals10 = 0
| goals11 = 14
| goals12 = 2
| goals13 = 0
| goals14 = 0
| totalcaps = 345
| totalgoals = 50
}}
Ryan Bernard Harley (born 22 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer.
His previous clubs include Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swansea City, Exeter City and Milton Keynes Dons.
Career
= Bristol City =
Born in Bristol, Harley began his career with hometown club Bristol City. On 28 August 2004, Harley made his professional debut in a 3–0 loss against Port Vale at Vale Park in League One.{{Soccerbase season|38723|2004|name=Ryan Harley|access-date=10 August 2015}}
During the 2005–06 season, Harley was loaned to then Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. He made only 3 appearances for Rovers before returning to Bristol City.{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=38723&season_id=134 |title=Games played by Ryan Harley in 2005/2006 |publisher=Soccerbase |accessdate=10 August 2015}}
= Weston-super-Mare =
In October 2006, Harley signed for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. Harley went on to score six times in 26 appearances for the club.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2012/december/harley-revs-up-the-dons/ |title=Harley revs up the Dons |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons |date=31 December 2012 |accessdate=11 July 2018 }}
= Exeter City =
In November 2007, Harley signed for Conference side Exeter City. He made his debut for the Grecians on 4 March 2008, coming on as a substitute for Andrew Taylor in a 2–2 draw against Crawley Town.{{Soccerbase season|38723|2007|name=Ryan Harley|access-date=10 August 2015}}
Harley's goal in the second leg of Exeter's play-off semi-final sparked a memorable comeback against rivals Torquay United. The victory took the Grecians to the play-off final at Wembley where they were promoted back to the Football League.
On 16 January 2010, Harley scored both goals against Leeds United in a 2–0 victory at St. James Park.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8444124.stm |title= Exeter 2–0 Leeds United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 January 2010|accessdate=10 August 2015}}
Harley scored the vital goal in the final game of the 2009–10 season against Huddersfield Town. The victory ensured Exeter's position in League One for the forthcoming season.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8632673.stm|title=Exeter 2–1 Huddersfield|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 May 2010|accessdate=23 July 2015}}
= Swansea City =
On 21 January 2011, Harley signed for the then Championship side Swansea City on a free transfer. He was loaned back to Exeter for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. In spite of the move, Harley would not make an appearance for the Swans.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30135841 |title=Swindon Town's Ryan Harley returns to Exeter City |publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 November 2014|accessdate=10 August 2015}}
Swansea beat Reading in the Championship play-off final on 30 May 2011 to progress to the Premier League.
= Brighton & Hove Albion =
On 22 August 2011, Harley joined Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on a 3-year deal for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/14583015 |title=Swansea's Ryan Harley completes Brighton move |publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 August 2011 |accessdate=10 August 2015}}
Harley made his debut at home in a 1–0 victory against Sunderland in the League Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/14539094 |title=Brighton 1–0 Sunderland |publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 August 2011 |accessdate=10 August 2015}} He made his league debut against Peterborough United, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win with a spectacular 30-yard free-kick.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/14600455 |title=Brighton 2–0 Peterborough |publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 August 2011 |accessdate=10 August 2015}}
In December 2012, Harley joined League One side MK Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/20878613 |title=Ryan Harley joins MK Dons on loan from Brighton |publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 December 2012 |accessdate=10 August 2015}} He made 11 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Dons.
= Swindon Town =
Harley completed a free transfer to League One side Swindon Town on 26 July 2013 after his contract at Brighton was terminated.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23469534|title=Harley leaves Brighton for Swindon|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2013-07-26|accessdate=2013-07-26}} He made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals during the 2013–14 season for the Robins.
= Return to Exeter City =
On 20 November 2014 Harley was loaned to his former club Exeter City until January. He had previously trained with the club during the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football-30135841|title=Swindon Town's Ryan Harley returns to Exeter City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 November 2014|accessdate=21 November 2014}} On 12 January 2015 Exeter signed Harley to an 18-month deal after his contract was cancelled by Swindon.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30782728 |title=Ryan Harley: Exeter City sign Swindon Town midfielder |publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=21 November 2014}}
= Milton Keynes Dons =
On 9 July 2018, Harley joined previous loan club and newly relegated League Two side Milton Keynes Dons,{{Cite web |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2018/july/harley-arrives-at-stadium-mk/ |title=Harley arrives at Stadium MK |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons |date=9 July 2018 |accessdate=9 July 2018 }} and scored on his league debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1–2 away win over Oldham Athletic.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2018/august/report-oldham-athletic-v-mk-dons/ |title=Report: Oldham Athletic 1–2 MK Dons |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons |date=4 August 2018 |accessdate=4 August 2018 }} He enjoyed promotion back to League One with the club at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season. Following the departure of manager Paul Tisdale early in the 2019–20, Harley took up more of a coaching role with the club and his appearances for the first team were limited. At the end of the season, Harley was one of nine players released.{{Cite web |url=https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/moore-taylor-and-reeves-among-nine-released-mk-dons-2890364 |title=Moore-Taylor and Reeves among the NINE released by MK Dons |publisher=Milton Keynes Citizen |date=21 June 2020 |accessdate=23 July 2020 }}
Coaching career
In June 2022, Harley was appointed assistant head coach of National League club Notts County, assisting Luke Williams whom he had previously worked with at Milton Keynes Dons.{{cite web|url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/luke-williams-announcement-140622/|title=Head coach: Luke Wiliams|website=www.nottscountyfc.co.uk|date=14 June 2022|accessdate=5 January 2024}} The 2022–23 season brought success for Williams and Harley as they guided County to promotion through the play-offs having finished the regulation season in second place, despite having accumulated 107 points.{{cite news |last=Aloia |first=Andrew |date=13 May 2023 |title=Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65521672 |access-date=5 January 2024}}
On 5 January 2024, Harley followed Williams to his former club Swansea City, again in the role of assistant head coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/luke-williams-joins-swansea-city-head-coach|title=Luke Williams joins Swansea City as head coach|website=www.swanseacity.com|date=5 January 2024|access-date=5 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105143439/https://www.swanseacity.com/news/luke-williams-joins-swansea-city-head-coach | archive-date=5 January 2024 | url-status=live}}
Career statistics
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Honours
Exeter City
- Conference Premier play-offs: 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7393784.stm |title=Exeter 1–0 Cambridge Utd |first=Chris |last=Whyatt |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2008 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}
- Football League Two runner-up: 2008–09{{cite book |editor1-first=Glenda |editor1-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |editor2-last=Rollin |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010 |year=2009 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-1948-0 |pages=45, 194–195}}
Milton Keynes Dons
- EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2018–19{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1646 |title=League Two: 2018/19: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=6 May 2019}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2812&teamTabs=stats&season_id=151 |title=MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=6 May 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/team/player-profile/ryan-harley/7 Ryan Harley player profile] at [http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/ Exeter City]
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