Harle: David

1985-1986 (Player Details)

Midfield

Born: Denaby Nr Doncaster: 15-08-1963

Debut: v Oldham Athletic (h): 01-01-1986

5’9” 10st 7lb (1986)

An England Youth International, he joined Doncaster Rovers in November 1980, after serving his apprenticeship, but after playing sixty-one times and scoring three goals, he was given a free-transfer to Exeter City in July 1982. Harle was twice signed and then released by Billy Bremner. It was Bremner who re-signed Harle for Doncaster in September 1983, after he had scored six times in forty-three matches for Exeter and, when Bremner became Leeds United’s manager, he signed Harle again, this time for £5,000, just before Christmas 1985. He had scored seventeen times in eighty-three appearances in his second spell with Rovers. However, he could not break into the Leeds team and within three months, the player began a loan spell with Bristol City before joining them permanently in June 1986, for £10,000. He scored twice in twenty-three appearances for Bristol but in November 1986, he joined Scunthorpe United, his fourth club within a year. He was able to establish himself with the Iron and scored ten times in his eighty-nine games for them. In March 1989, Harle joined Peterborough United for £15,000. He scored twice in his twenty-two games for Posh in his one year stay and then joined Doncaster Rovers for a third time, this time at a cost of £13,000 in March 1990, scoring three times in forty-five games. In 1991-92 he joined Stafford Rangers on loan, but was released by Doncaster in June 1992.he then had a spell with Goole Town before playing two games for Mossley in 1992/93