Paul Harsley

Who is Paul Harsley?

Paul Harsley is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder from 1996 until 2012. He now works as co-ordinator at League One side Scunthorpe United's Centre of Excellence.

His professional footballing career began at Grimsby Town in 1996, though he switched to Scunthorpe United a year later, without having appeared for Grimsby. He spent four seasons with the club, racking up 128 league appearances, before moving to Halifax Town. In 2002 he transferred to Northampton Town, and after a couple of years he moved on again to Macclesfield Town. In 2006 he signed with Port Vale, yet again he stayed just two years, though did pick up a Player of the season award before signing with Chesterfield. In 2010 he left Chesterfield, having been largely unsuccessful, and spending much of his time on loan at Darlington and York City. He finished his career in non-League football with a two-year spell at North Ferriby United. In total he made 500 league and 83 cup appearances, scoring 52 goals.