Jamie Harnwell

Jamie Harnwell
Personal information
Full name Jamie Richard Harnwell
Date of birth (1977-07-21) 21 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward, Centre-back
Youth career
1996 Sorrento FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Sorrento FC 10 (2)
1997 Olympic Kingsway 0 (0)
1998 Sorrento FC 21 (12)
1998–2011 Perth Glory 256 (44)
2008FC Vaduz (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2013 Sorrento FC (16)
Managerial career
2011–2014 Perth Glory Women
2014–2021 Sorrento FC
2015–2016 Adelaide United Women
2017–2021 Western Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2011

Jamie Richard Harnwell (born 21 July 1977 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player and current CEO of Football West. He holds the record for most appearances for Perth Glory, with 256 league appearances to his name.

Club career

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Perth Glory

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Jaime Harnwell joined Perth Glory in 1998 from Western Australia State League side Sorrento FC and quickly joined the starting eighteen.

In 2003 Harnwell had a one-month contract with Leyton Orient in Football League Two, which was not extended. He then played a game for Welling United at Southern Football League Premier Division.[1] At the end of the 2003 English football season, Harnwell returned to Perth and rejoined the Perth Glory. After playing with the Glory in the 2003/2004 season of the National Soccer League, the NSL was disbanded, and Harnwell had the option to continue his career overseas in England. Harnwell played for Western Australian State League club Sorrento FC with his younger brother Todd while he waited for the A-League to begin.

Harnwell was named as team captain for the inaugural A-League season.[2] Harnwell skippered the side until the 2007/08 season, when the captaincy was taken on by Simon Colosimo.[3]

During the 2006/07 A-League season, Glory coach Ron Smith used Harnwell in a striking capacity and Harnwell scored the opening goal in the 2–1 win over Newcastle Jets. On 26 November Harnwell netted the first hat-trick of the A-League season in the 4–1 win against the New Zealand Knights.

On 28 December 2006, following a 0–0 draw with Adelaide United, Harnwell and Glory teammate Adrian Webster had an altercation, with the latter punching Harnwell. Both players were reprimanded by Perth Glory, fined half a week's wages and given a suspended one match ban.[4] Against Adelaide in November 2007, Harnwell played his 200th game for the Glory, the third player to do so after Bobby Despotovski and Scott Miller.[5]

On 14 February 2008, Harnwell moved to Liechtenstein's only professional club, FC Vaduz, and signed a loan contract until the end of season. He played in the Swiss Challenge League.

Harnwell was a part of the 2009/2010 squad that made the Hyundai A-League Finals for the first time in the club's history. The club announced that Harnwell had signed on for the 2010/11 season in April 2010,[6] On 3 October 2010, Harnwell broke Bobby Despotovski's record of 241 appearances for Perth Glory to become the most capped player of all time.[7]

Retirement

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Harnwell retired from professional football after making a record 256 appearances for Perth Glory.[8][9]

In April 2022, Harnwell became the CEO of Football West.

A-League career statistics

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(Correct as of 8 August 2010)

Club Season League Finals Asia Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Perth Glory 2005–06 21 3 0 - - - - - - 21 3 0
2006–07 21 7 0 - - - - - - 21 7 0
2007–08 17 8 1 - - - - - - 17 8 1
2008–09 18 3 1 - - - - - - 18 3 1
2009–10 12 3 1 - - - - - - 12 3 1
2010–11 21 1 1 - - - - - - 21 1 1
Total 91 25 4 - - - - - - 91 25 4

Honours

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With Perth Glory:

Personal honours:

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, John (12 September 2003). "Socceroo will lead Rangers". The Daily Telegraph. p. 125.
  2. ^ "Harnwell named Glory captain". The Age. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  3. ^ Clarke, Tim (9 August 2007). "Colosimo new Glory captain". Perth Now. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Webster escapes ban". TV NZ. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Glory coach Dave Mitchell banned from touchline". Perth Now. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  6. ^ "News Display". Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  7. ^ Fergie Out At Fury, Joins Glory – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Sun sets on Harnwell's Glory days – inMyCommunity – Perth, Western Australia
  9. ^ Perth Glory stalwart Jamie Harnwell to hang up his boots | Perth Now Archived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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