Ellis Harrison completed his return to Bristol Rovers in July 2025!
The striker rejoined his boyhood side on a one-year contract, having departed Milton Keynes Dons at the end of the 2024/25 season, seven years after leaving the Gas.
Born in Newport, Wales, in January 1994, Harrison was picked up by the Bristol Rovers Academy and made his debut at 17 in April 2011 in League One, against Southampton.
The forward began to earn more appearances in the 2012/13 campaign, scoring three goals in 13 League Two showings, followed by another 25 matches for the Gas in the 2013/14 season.
Harrison found form in 2014/15, scoring 20 goals in 40 matches in all competitions, including crucial match-winning goals against Halifax Town and Lincoln City, before netting the all-important crucial equalising goal versus Grimsby Town in the Conference Premier Play-Off Final, with the Pirates securing promotion on penalties to return to the EFL.
The attacker was again an important cog in Darrell Clarke’s team in 2015/16, with seven goals in 30 League Two matches, with his efforts contributing to an incredible promotion to League One after a 2-1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.
Harrison departed Rovers in July 2018, signing for Championship side Ipswich Town, and featured 16 times in the second tier of English football before a transfer to Portsmouth followed a season later. The forward scored 20 goals in 84 games across three seasons for Pompey.
A move to Fleetwood Town followed for Harrison in January 2022, with his six finishes directly contributing to their survival from relegation in League One. Another move followed in August, as the striker linked back up with Clarke at Port Vale. He found incredible form again under his former manager, ending the season as the team’s top goalscorer for the 2023/24 campaign with eleven goals.
Harrison signed for Milton Keynes Dons in September 2023 and scored 13 goals in 59 showings for the side. He spent the second half of the 2024/25 season on loan with Walsall, playing 12 League Two matches and scoring three times.
Rovers’ newest signing rejoins the Pirates with 106 goals scored in 445 professional appearances across his career so far.
