About Byron Harrison
Born 1987. Byron Harrison is a British association football player.
Carshalton Athletic In March 2010, Harrison signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic. Manager Mark Butler stated Harrison had been a primary transfer target and expressed confidence in his ability to score goals for the club. During the first half of the 2010β11 season, Harrison scored back-to-back hat-tricks in the FA Cup against East Thurrock United and Braintree Town, and went on to score 14 goals in 25 appearances. As part of the agreement, Stevenage played in a pre-season friendly at Carshalton in July 2011. Harrison made his debut later that day, starting in Stevenage's 1β0 away defeat to Gillingham. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 January 2011, three minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 3β0 home win against Rotherham United. Harrison finished the 2010β11 season as joint-top goalscorer with eight goals in 23 appearances, including three substitute appearances in the League Two play-offs. He featured as a 62nd-minute substitute in Stevenage's 1β0 victory over Torquay United in the final at Old Trafford on 28 May 2011, securing promotion to League One. During the first half of the 2011β12 season, he scored twice in 23 appearances. In total, Harrison made 46 appearances and scored ten goals for Stevenage across all competitions. After scoring his first goals for the club in a London Senior Cup match against Metropolitan Police, he registered his first league goal on his 13th appearance, as a substitute in a 4β0 victory against Burton Albion on 24 March 2012. He scored two goals in 19 appearances for the club during the second half of the season. During his one-year spell with the club, he made 45 appearances and scored 11 goals in all competitions.
Cheltenham Town Harrison signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on 31 January 2013 for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-and-a-half-year contract. Cheltenham manager Mark Yates stated he had previously attempted to sign Harrison on multiple occasions, including prior to the 2012β13 season. The opening months of his Cheltenham career were disrupted by a back injury, limiting him to mostly substitute appearances. He scored his first goal for Cheltenham in his ninth appearance, heading in a stoppage time consolation in a 3β1 away defeat to Burton Albion on 9 March 2013. Harrison scored once in 19 appearances that season, as Cheltenham were defeated by Northampton Town in the play-off semi-finals. He finished the 2013β14 season as the club's top goalscorer and was also named Cheltenham's Player of the Year at the end-of-season awards ceremony.
Chesterfield Having scored seven goals in 27 appearances for Cheltenham during the first half of the 2014β15 season, Harrison was made available for loan or permanent transfer on 9 January 2015. Manager Paul Buckle stated the decision was influenced by a change in the team's playing style, moving away from a target man to two smaller strikers. He subsequently signed for League One club Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee on 27 January 2015. Chesterfield manager Paul Cook stated that the club had monitored Harrison for some time and believed he would strengthen the squad. Harrison returned to former club Stevenage on a one-month loan agreement on 11 February 2016. He scored twice on his first appearance back at the club, in a 2β0 victory against Cambridge United at Broadhall Way. with Harrison making nine appearances and scoring three goals.
Barrow Following his release from Chesterfield, Harrison signed for National League club Barrow on 24 July 2016. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2β1 home victory against Braintree Town on 27 August 2016. Between October and December 2016, Harrison scored 14 goals in 11 matches, including a hat-trick and three braces. He returned for Barrow's final two matches and finished the season as the club's top goalscorer, with 22 goals in 38 appearances. After being informed that his playing time at Barrow would be limited, he joined fellow National League club Sutton United on loan for the remainder of the season in February 2018. He scored four goals in 14 appearances as Sutton were defeated by Boreham Wood in the play-off qualifying round. He left Barrow following the expiry of his contract in June 2018. Manager John Still described Harrison as his primary transfer target and a direct replacement for departing forward John Akinde, with Harrison citing Still's interest as a key factor in his decision to join the club. He was one of eight players released at the end of the season.
Return to Barrow Ahead of the 2019β20 season, Harrison trialled with former club Barrow after asking manager Ian Evatt, his former teammate at Chesterfield, for permission to train with the team during pre-season. He officially rejoined on 23 July 2019, signing a one-year contract with an option for a further year. Primarily used as a substitute, Harrison started five of his 29 league appearances as Barrow won the National League title and secured promotion to the Football League. He scored once during his year back at Barrow, in a 7β0 FA Trophy victory over FC United of Manchester, making 33 appearances in all competitions. Harrison was released following the conclusion of his contract in July 2020.
Further spells Without a club during the opening months of the 2020β21 season, Harrison signed a short-term contract with National League club Altrincham on 5 December 2020. Upon his arrival, the club noted he was recovering from a minor calf injury. Harrison subsequently signed for Cymru Premier club Connah's Quay Nomads on 11 August 2021, with manager Andy Morrison stating the club had beaten competition from a National League team, a National League North team and a club from abroad to sign him. leaving the club in May 2022 following the expiry of his one-year contract.
Harrison joined Boston United of the National League North on 3 September 2022, but departed two weeks later having made two appearances. Later that month, following a period training with the club, he returned to Altrincham on a short-term deal to provide cover amid international call-ups and injuries.
Nantwich Town After making one substitute appearance for Altrincham, He scored eight goals in 29 appearances during the remainder of the 2022β23 season. In the 2023β24 season, he scored 20 goals and provided four assists in 47 appearances, finishing as the club's top goalscorer and winning four end-of-season awards, including the Player of the Year. Amid interest from other clubs, he signed a one-year contract extension in June 2024, with manager Paul Carden praising his reliability, fitness and attitude.
Harrison scored after 8.8 seconds in Nantwich's 1β1 FA Cup draw with Avro on 30 August 2025, recording the fastest goal in the club's history. He scored 18 goals in 50 appearances during the 2025β26 season.
Style of play Deployed solely as a striker throughout his career, Harrison has primarily been utilised as a target man. NPL Division One West
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Honours Stevenage Football League Two play-offs: 2011
Barrow National League: 2019β20
Individual Cheltenham Town Player of the Year: 2013β14 Nantwich Town Player of the Year: 2023β24
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