Tim Harris is an English
football
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manager currently in charge of
Worcester City
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane.
Worcester City's ...
.
Harris was a professional football player for several clubs, including
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...
,
Newport County,
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...
,
Redditch United
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Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke.
...
and as a goalkeeper for
Gloucester City in the late 1970s. He was an assistant manager at
Gloucester City twice, and has previous experience as a manager with
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...
,
Cinderford Town,
Newport County and
Merthyr Tydfil
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.
In 2006 Harris was appointed as First Team Manager at
Gloucester City, saving them from relegation and finishing in a respectable 13th place. In 2008 Harris moved 'upstairs' and became General Manager, handing over the first team manager job to assistant
David Mehew
David Stephen Mehew (born 29 October 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Walsall. He previously managed Gloucester City and Mangotsfield United.
Playing ca ...
. Gloucester gained promotion to the
Football Conference
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for the 2009–10 season, via a play-off win at Farnborough.
The following week Harris was appointed as General Manager at
Newport County alongside team manager
Dean Holdsworth
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. Newport County were champions of the
Conference South
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for the 2009–10 season and promoted to the
Conference National
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for the 2010–11 season. Following Dean Holdsworth's departure, Harris was appointed
caretaker manager
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on 13 January 2011. Following the appointment of
Anthony Hudson on 1 April, Harris returned to his role as Director of Football. During his reign as director County won promotion to the
Football League
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and also moved from
Newport Stadium
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to share with local rugby sides
Newport RFC
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and
Newport Gwent Dragons
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at the 8,000 capacity (for football)
Rodney Parade
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In February 2014, he was re-appointed as first team manager at
Gloucester City, replacing
David Mehew
David Stephen Mehew (born 29 October 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Walsall. He previously managed Gloucester City and Mangotsfield United.
Playing ca ...
. Harris once again steered the club away from relegation.
Harris resigned as team manager on 30 November 2017.
In December 2017, he was appointed manager of
Southern Premier Division side
Redditch United
Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the and play their home games at the V
Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke.
...
.
On 19 September 2018, Harris was appointed Head of Football at
National League North
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side
Hereford
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. with Marc Richards subsequently taking the Head Coach role at Hereford on 3 October 2018. On 13 August 2019, Harris was appointed caretaker manager until
Russell Slade
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Having had an extended career at reserve t ...
was hired on 29 August 2019. Harris decided to resign on 27 November 2019.
On 4 January 2021, Harris was appointed manager of
Worcester City
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane.
Worcester City's ...
in the
Midland Football League
The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid.
History
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Managerial statistics
References
Head of Football says Bulls need to be full-time 'sooner rather than later'
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1959 births
Living people
English football managers
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Gloucester City A.F.C. managers
Newport County A.F.C. players
Newport County A.F.C. managers
Forest Green Rovers F.C. managers
Cinderford Town A.F.C. managers
Tamworth F.C. managers
Worcester City F.C. managers
People from Dymock
Association football goalkeepers
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Hereford F.C. managers