Sanquhar
Sanquhar (, ) is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh.
It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working p ...
) is a Scottish former professional
association football
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player, who played for several clubs, most notably
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
The club has won f ...
,
Hibernian
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* Of Hibernia, Latin name for Ireland; hence
** Irish (disambiguation)
Hibernian, Hibernians or The Hibernian may refer to:
Sports clubs
* Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1875
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and
Hamilton Academical
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John Blackley
John Henderson Blackley (born 12 May 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Academical. He won se ...
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Alex Miller
Alex Miller (born 4 July 1949) is a Scottish football manager and former player. As a player, he had a 15-year career with Rangers, winning several trophies. As a manager, he won the 1991–92 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian. He subsequen ...
allowed Harris to return to Raith in 1986. He scored 50 goals in 93 league games in his second spell at Raith, before he enjoyed a successful spell with Hamilton. Harris won two
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,one of those finals. Harris was normally played as a striker, but he was also capable of playing in goal, and he did so for Hamilton.
The Sanqhuar born striker spent a season at
Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park is a association football, football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South, who have played there ...
for Queen of the South making twenty-eight appearances and nine as a substitute scoring a total of ten goals in the process.
On 9 November 2015, Harris was inducted into the Raith Rovers FC Hall of Fame.