David Andrew Merris (born 13 October 1980) is an English semi-professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Guernsey FC.
Career
Born in
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...
,
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
, Merris was a member of the
youth system of hometown club
Rotherham United before joining
Guiseley in 1998.
He joined
Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...
in September 1999, with whom he won the
Northern Premier League First Division title in the
2001–02 season.
Merris signed for
Third Division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
club
York City on 6 August 2003 following a trial. He won York's
Clubman of the Year award for the
2004–05 season.
Merris signed a new deal with York at the end of the 2004–05 season. He was released by York at the end of the
2005–06 season and subsequently signed for former club Harrogate on 29 June 2006. On 20 March 2008, he joined
Guiseley from Harrogate for an undisclosed fee. He was released by the club in May 2012 before signing for Harrogate for the third time on 31 May.
Merris joined
Northern Premier League Division One North
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...
club
Ossett Town
Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire.
History
Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...
as a player-coach in June 2014. and was appointed player-assistant manager in November 2014
Career statistics
Honours
Harrogate Town
*
Northern Premier League First Division:
2001–02
Individual
*
York City Clubman of the Year:
2004–05
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Rotherham
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Rotherham United F.C. players
Guiseley A.F.C. players
Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
York City F.C. players
Ossett Town A.F.C. players
Northern Premier League players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Scarborough Athletic F.C. players