Ashley Harris

Ashley Harris - Portsmouth FC Season 2013 - 2014

ASHLEY HARRIS
STRIKER
- Nationality: English
- DOB: 09/12/1993
- Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
- Weight: st lbs ( kg)

Ashley Harris is a product of Pompey's academy who made his debut as a late substitute in a 4-1 home victory over Birmingham in March 2012.

His first Blues goal came in a 4-2 league defeat at Carlisle five months later,

Ashley Harris - Portsmouth FC

Ashley Harris - September 2012

Ashley Harris celebrates scoring his goal away to Crawley Town September 9, 2012

Ashley's header puts Pompey 1-0 up at Crawley Town, 5 minutes after coming on as a substitute.

Ashley Harris was the hero as Pompey secured a morale-boosting 3-0 win over nine-man Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium. Substitute Harris scored one and made one, with Luke Rodgers and Izale McLeod also on the mark.

It was a hard-fought Pompey success and for a long time never looked likely.

Michael Appleton’s men huffed and puffed in the first half, creating very little.

But once Crawley midfielders Josh Simpson and Hope Akpan had been sent off, it was one-way traffic.

Harris powered home a Webster cross on 74 minutes with a downward header.

Rodgers then fired home a fine free-kick for 2-0 on 83 minutes.

McLeod settled the contest two minutes later, after Harris played him through.

The striker rounded the Crawley keeper and slotted home to seal a cracking win.

Ashley Harris August 2012

August 25, 2012 PHOTO: Ashley scoring at Carlisle. Match report here

Ashley Harris - April 2012

PHOTO: Ashley Harris celebrates with Marko Futacs, scorer of the winning goal at Doncaster on April 14, 2012. A match which Pompey won 4-3 with 2 late goals.

Local lad, Ashley (18 years old) from Purbrook, caught the eye on the right wing at the weekend after being introduced for the second half at the Keepmoat Stadium.

He was an influential performer as the Blues recovered from 2-0 down to claim a remarkable 4-3 triumph, with two last-gasp goals.

April 12, 2012

Pompey’s academy striker, Ashley Harris, has been nominated for another Goal of the Month award following his 20-yard strike against Cardiff City..

Harris, 18, previously won the award for September 2011 for a stunning bicycle-kick from 20-yards out – a goal that could’ve won Goal of the Season in the Premier League. Now Harris has been nominated again for his thunderous strike against Cardiff.

The youngster has been on the bench a number times for the first team, and made his first team debut as a second-half substitute in Pompey’s 4-1 home win against Birmingham City last month.

Another academy player, George Colson, came third place for November’s Goal of the Month as well.

You can vote by clicking here and selecting Ashley Harris v Cardiff City – you can also watch the goal.

From the Football League

Eight fabulous strikes have made it on to the shortlist for LFE’s March Goal of the Month contest.

Portsmouth’s James Jennings won in February with close to forty per cent of the public vote.

His Pompey team-mate and September’s winner Ashley Harris is in the mix this month alongside seven other Apprentice players who have been banging in the goals for Football League Clubs in the Youth Alliance and Academy Leagues.