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Harry Jonathan Worley (born 25 November 1988) is an English former professional
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who played as a defender.


Career


Chelsea

Born in Lymm, Cheshire, Worley began his football career at Stockport County from age eleven and left the club at age sixteen when he was signed by Chelsea from Stockport County in the summer of 2005, with Chelsea beating many clubs to his signature. A tribunal set an initial transfer fee of £150,000 with further payments depending upon progress. He turned professional in November 2005 and in his first season made the most appearances at youth level. He joined Doncaster Rovers on a month
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on 6 March 2007, making his debut in a vital 1–0 win at
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. He said at the time "I've come here to gain some experience and be part of a first team set up, I don't know what the future holds, although I still have another year on my contract at Chelsea." After extending his loan spell until the end of the season, Worley went on to make ten appearances for the club. Worley was included in the squad for the
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against
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on 5 August 2007, at the new
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. He was an unused substitute as United won 3–0 on penalties. He joined
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on a one-month loan on 31 August 2007. He made his debut for the Cumbrians in a 1–0 victory over
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, the only game he would play for Carlisle.


Leicester City

Worley was given a trial by Leicester City on 6 February 2008, impressing in a reserve match. He then joined the club on loan until the end of the season, in the expectation of signing a signing a three-year contract the following summer. Worley made his league debut in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield United on 5 April 2008, playing in the last game of the season in a 0–0 draw against
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on 4 May as Leicester were relegated. His permanent move to Leicester became official on 5 May 2008. On 18 September 2008, Worley joined Luton Town on loan for a month, making his debut in a 1–0 defeat to
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on 20 September. The club managed to extend his loan for another month in October. He made a total of eight league appearances while Luton remained bottom of
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before ending his loan spell in late-November. On 14 August 2009, Worley again moved on loan, this time joining Crewe Alexandra until January 2010; after the signing, Crewe manager Gudjon Thordarson said he had wanted to make it a permanent deal but had to settle for a loan deal. Worley made his Crewe Alexandra debut the following day, where he made his first start and helped the club keep their first clean sheet of the season, in a 4–0 win over Grimsby Town. Then on 29 September 2009, Worley scored his first career league goal against
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at Gresty Road. Despite the injury that kept him out for six weeks, Worley made his return to the first team on 26 December 2009, in a 4–1 loss against
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. Shortly after, Worley had his loan spell extended until the end of the season. Despite suffering from another injury, Worley went on to make twenty-three appearances for the club.


Oxford United

On 14 July 2010, Worley parted company with Leicester City by mutual consent, having failed to make more than a handful of first-team appearances during his two-year stint at the
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club. He joined
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on 22 July on a three-year deal after appearing on trial in two pre-season games against Scottish opposition. Worley made his Oxford United debut, in the opening game of the season, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, as well as, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Burton Albion. Worley then provided assist for
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, who went on to score a hat-trick, in a 4–3 win over
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on 3 January 2011. His first goal for Oxford United turned out to be the winner in a 2–1 away win against
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at Vale Park on 12 March 2011. Despite missing three matches, due to suspension, Worley went on to make forty-three appearances and scoring once in his first season at Oxford United. Worley made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season, where he came on as a late substitute for
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, in a 1–0 win over
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on 13 September 2011. However, Worley was soon on the sidelines for a month with ankle injury, which he sustained in training. Worley made his return from injury, where he made his first start of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Southend United on 5 November 2011. However, throughout the 2011–12 season, with eleven appearances in all competition, Worley spent most of the season on the substitute bench and lost his first team place by newly signing,
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and his own injury concern. However, in the pre-season friendly, Worley missed the whole pre-season friendly matches, due to recovering from ankle injury, which he sustained in April. It wasn't until on 29 September 2012 when Worley made his first team return, where he made his first start of the season, in a 3–1 loss against Rotherham United. Then on 9 October 2012, Worley scored his first Oxford United goal of the season, in a 4–2 win over Cheltenham Town in the second round of in the Football League Trophy. After being absence for three matches in November, Worley then scored his first Oxford United league goal, in a 1–1 draw against
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on 15 December 2012. Like the 2011–12 season, Worley made eleven appearances and scored two times in all competition, as he spent most of the season on the substitute bench, as well as, his own injury concern. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Worley was among twelve players to be released by the club.


Newport County

On 22 June 2013, Worley joined Newport County, where he joined up with his teammates,
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and Chris Zebroski. Upon joining the club, Worley stated he was motivated to join Newport County by Manager
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. Worley made his debut for Newport County in the opening
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match of the 2013–14 season on 3 August 2013 versus Accrington Stanley. Worley scored the opening goal after 24 minutes in the 4–1 win, the first goal for Newport County since their return to the Football League after a 25-year absence. Worley then scored his second goal for the club on 21 September 2013, in a 2–0 win over Exeter City. However, Worley soon suffered a groin strain that kept him out throughout October. After making his first team return against
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on 9 November 2013, Worley scored in the next game on 15 November 2013, in a 2–0 win over Hartlepool United. His fourth goal soon came on 4 January 2014, in a 2–1 loss against Northampton Town. However, towards the end of the season, Worley suffered a setbacks when he suffered injuries and suspension. After making thirty-three appearances and scoring four times in all competition, Worley was released by Newport County in May 2014 at the end of the 2013–14 season.


Stevenage

After leaving Newport County, Worley signed for
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for the 2014–15 season. Worley made his Stevenage debut, in the opening game of the season, where he made his first start and played 90 minutes, in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United. Worley made two more appearances by August against
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and Southend United. However, during the match against Southend United, Worley suffered an injury when he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament that expected him to miss the remainder of the season. By March, Worley made his return to the first team, but suffered a minor setback when he twisted his knee awkwardly and was set out for another three weeks. After making a recovery, Worley played his first match in eight months in a reserve match against Reading u21. Worley then made his first team return in nine months, as an unused substitute, in a 1–0 win over
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on 14 April 2015. Worley played his first team match in nine months, where he played 56 minutes, in a 2–0 loss against Luton Town in the last game of the season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Worley was among thirteen players to be released by the club.


Hartlepool United

After being released by Stevenage, Worley signed for
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on 8 June 2015, becoming
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's fourth signing of the summer. Upon joining the club, Worley stated that Manager Ronnie Moore convinced him to join the club and that confidence was another factor. Addition to the move to Hartlepool United, Worley was given number four shirt ahead of a new season and reunited with team-mate
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and
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. After scoring once in eight pre-season friendly matches with Hartlepool United, Worley made his Hartlepool United debut, where he played 90 minutes, in the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 win over
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. However, in a match against York City, Worley soon suffered an injury that saw him substituted in the first ten minutes to the game. After recovering from his injury, Worley made his Hartlepool United return against Sheffield United in the first round of the Football League Trophy, where he was given the captaincy and played 120 minutes, leading to a penalty shootout, but lost 5–4. However, his return was soon short-lived when he suffered recurring injuries that saw him make five appearances in all competitions. It first started when he suffered a toe injury in early-September. Worley soon suffered ankle injury during a match against Burnley's Reserve at the end of September. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Worley was among six players to be released by Hartlepool United.


Salford City

On 5 August 2016, he joined Salford City after playing in the pre-season matches. He left the club in October.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Worley, Harry 1988 births Living people Footballers from Warrington People from Lymm English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Stockport County F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Salford City F.C. players English Football League players Stevenage F.C. players