# Harrison Jones (English footballer)
**Harrison Martin Jones** (born 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for [EFL League One](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-league-one) club Peterborough United.[1](https://www.safcstats.co.uk/players/1368/harrison-jones) He joined [Peterborough](https://www.edgepedia.org/peterborough) in July 2026 from [Sunderland](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunderland), for whom he made four league appearances in total.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/5161/harrison-jones)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Harrison Martin Jones, 2004[1](https://www.safcstats.co.uk/players/1368/harrison-jones) |
| Position | Midfielder, also capable of playing at left-back[3](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/scottish-premiership/premiership-transfer-news/scottish-premiership-pair-to-compete-for-epl-midfielder-as-sunderland-make-decision-on-21-yo-6571179) |
| Sunderland career | 7 first-team appearances between 2024 and 2026; senior debut 13 August 2024 as a substitute in an EFL Cup defeat against Preston North End[1](https://www.safcstats.co.uk/players/1368/harrison-jones) |
| League debut | February 2025, off the bench in a 2-1 away victory over Sheffield Wednesday[4](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-transfer-news-harrison-jones-8749237) |
| Move to Peterborough | Completed a League One transfer in June/July 2026 after Sunderland declined a one-year contract option[4](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-transfer-news-harrison-jones-8749237) • [5](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/efl-scottish-premiership-sunderland-harrison-jones-6569734) |
| 2026/27 League One | 8 appearances, 402 minutes, 5 starts, 3 substitute appearances, 0 goals[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/5161/harrison-jones) |
## Sunderland career
Jones has been with Sunderland since he was six years old, and in 2023, as a teenager, he signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2026.[6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c77j30n3nplo) He made his first-team debut on 13 August 2024, coming off the bench in the final 20 minutes of a Carabao Cup first round defeat against then-Championship rivals Preston North End.[5](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/efl-scottish-premiership-sunderland-harrison-jones-6569734)
His league debut followed in February 2025, when he came off the bench in a 2-1 away victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[4](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-transfer-news-harrison-jones-8749237) Across three recorded seasons he made seven first-team appearances for Sunderland, two of them as starts in Regis Le Bris' side during the final month of the club's successful push for promotion into the Premier League.[1](https://www.safcstats.co.uk/players/1368/harrison-jones) • [5](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/efl-scottish-premiership-sunderland-harrison-jones-6569734) In the 2025/26 Premier League season he was named on the bench 12 times without making a top-flight appearance, and was an unused squad player for Premier League games against Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa while remaining a regular for Sunderland's under-21s in Premier League 2.[3](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/scottish-premiership/premiership-transfer-news/scottish-premiership-pair-to-compete-for-epl-midfielder-as-sunderland-make-decision-on-21-yo-6571179) • [7](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/the-details-of-harrison-jones-transfer-to-peterborough-united-have-been-revealed-8752455)
A planned January loan to an EFL club was ended by an injury suffered in a [Premier League International Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/premier-league-international-cup) fixture against [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.edgepedia.org/borussia-dortmund).[5](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/efl-scottish-premiership-sunderland-harrison-jones-6569734)
## Move to Peterborough United
In April 2026 Sunderland opted against triggering a one-year option in Jones' contract, leaving him free to leave when his deal expired that summer; EFL clubs and two [Scottish Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottish-premiership) clubs were reported to be interested.[5](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/efl-scottish-premiership-sunderland-harrison-jones-6569734) • [3](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/scottish-premiership/premiership-transfer-news/scottish-premiership-pair-to-compete-for-epl-midfielder-as-sunderland-make-decision-on-21-yo-6571179) He completed his transfer to Peterborough United in June 2026.[4](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-transfer-news-harrison-jones-8749237) Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini, speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle, called the move great news for a player looking to get 20 to 30 senior games under his belt.[8](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/world-oyster-gabbiadini-jones-peterborough-105755851.html)
## At Peterborough United
In the 2026/27 season Jones took part in every one of Peterborough's first eight League One games, playing 402 minutes, starting five matches and coming on as a substitute three times, without scoring.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/5161/harrison-jones) His most recent league outing as of late September was a 21-minute appearance in a 1-0 defeat against Stockport County on 26 September.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/5161/harrison-jones) He also made three appearances in the [EFL Trophy](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-trophy), scoring once, and one in the [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup).[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/5161/harrison-jones)
## References
1. [Harrison Jones, Sunderland AFC Stats](https://www.safcstats.co.uk/players/1368/harrison-jones)
2. [Harrison Jones, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/5161/harrison-jones)
3. [Scottish Premiership pair to compete for EPL midfielder as Sunderland make decision on 21 y/o, The Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/scottish-premiership/premiership-transfer-news/scottish-premiership-pair-to-compete-for-epl-midfielder-as-sunderland-make-decision-on-21-yo-6571179)
4. [Sunderland confirm Harrison Jones exit as midfielder completes League One transfer, Sunderland Echo](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-transfer-news-harrison-jones-8749237)
5. [EFL clubs circle as Sunderland make Harrison Jones decision, Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/efl-scottish-premiership-sunderland-harrison-jones-6569734)
6. [Harrison Jones: Sunderland teenager signs new contract, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c77j30n3nplo)
7. [The details of Harrison Jones' transfer to Peterborough United have been revealed, Peterborough Today](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/the-details-of-harrison-jones-transfer-to-peterborough-united-have-been-revealed-8752455)
8. ['The world is his oyster' - Gabbiadini on Jones' Peterborough move, Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/world-oyster-gabbiadini-jones-peterborough-105755851.html)
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