Michael Harriman
English footballer (born 1992)
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Michael Grant Harriman (born 23 October 1992) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most recently manager of AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
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Harriman goal celebration for Luton Town | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Grant Harriman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chichester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 32 | (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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2025 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 28 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
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]
Managerial career
Career statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2011–12[5] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[11] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[34] | Championship | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| St Albans City (loan) | 2011–12[9] | Southern League Premier Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2012–13[11] | League Two | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2013–14[16] | League One | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Luton Town (loan) | 2014–15[23] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2015–16[34] | League Two | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 |
| 2016–17[35] | League Two | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[36] | League Two | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[37] | League One | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 143 | 9 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2019–20[38] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[39] | League One | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[40] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Bedford Town | 2022–23[41] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 2022–23[41] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[42] | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[43] | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 308 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 355 | 13 | ||
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
Honours
Northampton Town
