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Name: Neil Harris
Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 12/07/1977
Height:5' 10" (178cm)
Weight:12st 4lbs (78.09kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Cardiff City (loan), Nottm Forest, Gillingham (loan)
Position: Striker

Neil Harris

Neil returned to his beloved Millwall for a second time on Monday 8th January 2007 - nearly two years after leaving the club for Nottingham Forest.
Chopper first joined The Lions in a £30,000 deal from non-League Cambridge City prior to the transfer deadline in 1998. Barely two years later, Harris established himself as one of the most feared marksmen outside the Premiership, scoring 25 League goals in 1999/2000 (the first Millwall player since Teddy Sheringham, in 1991, to do so), and attracting offers of over £1 million for his signature. Instead of moving on, Neil signed a new improved four year deal with Millwall in May 2000, and netted a further 28 goals in 2000/2001, sharing the 'Golden Boot' with Jamie Cureton as joint-top League goalscorer in Division Two (27).
Needless to say, this was a massive contribution towards Millwall's success. Less than a week after signing yet another new contract came the bombshell news that Neil had testicular cancer and following an operation he embarked on a course of radiotherapy treatment.
He returned to action before Christmas and scored a sensational goal during The Lions 4-0 win at Watford on New Year's Day 2002 - his first in Division One. A former Liverpool trialist, Harris had been trailed by a number of League clubs, but it was Millwall's Senior Scout Bob Pearson who was most convinced of the striker's potential, which was revealed with 18 goals in his first full season, landing him the Player of the Year accolade in 1999/2000.
Having returned to The Den, Neil broke Teddy Sheringham's club record of 94 League goals and became the first Millwall player to net a century in League football.
He signed a new contract during the summer of 2008 and went on to break Sheringham's all-time scoring record of 111 against Crewe in January 2009. Still firing on all cylinders he enjoyed his most productive season in nearly a decade during the 2009/10 campaign, scoring 18 goals including a magnificent hat-trick against AFC Bournemouth to now top 135 goals for The Lions.

Previous clubs: Cambridge City,
Lions debut: v Bristol Rovers 4th April 1998

Season 2010 - 11

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 1  (2) 0 0 0
League Cup 2  (0) 1 0 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Millwall 2009 - 10League 24  (11) 13
  FA Cup 1  (0) 1
  League Cup 2  (0) 4
Millwall 2008 - 09League 22  (16) 9
  FA Cup 4  (1) 2
Millwall 2007 - 08League 19  (8) 3
  FA Cup 1  (1) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Nottm Forest 2006 - 07League 11  (8) 1
  FA Cup 1  (1) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Millwall 2006 - 07League 21  (0) 5
Gillingham 2005 - 06League 28  (8) 6
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
Nottm Forest 2005 - 06League 0  (1) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Nottm Forest 2004 - 05League 5  (8) 0
  FA Cup 0  (2) 0
Cardiff City 2004 - 05League 1  (2) 1
Millwall 2004 - 05League 5  (7) 1
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
  Euro Cups 2  (0) 0
Millwall 2003 - 04League 26  (12) 9
  FA Cup 7  (0) 1
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Millwall 2002 - 03League 34  (6) 12
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
Millwall 2001 - 02League 10  (12) 4
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
Millwall 2000 - 01League 39  (3) 27
  FA Cup 3  (0) 1
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
Millwall 1999 - 00League 36  (4) 25
  FA Cup 0  (1) 0
  League Cup 1  (1) 0
Millwall 1998 - 99League 37  (2) 15
  FA Cup 0  (1) 0
Millwall 1997 - 98League 2  (1) 0
 
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