{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bill Harte | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|20}} | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | position = Defender | collegeyears1 = 1991–1993 | college1 = Loyola Greyhounds | years1 = 1994 | years2 = 1994–1995 | years3 = 1996 | years4 = 1997 | years5 = 1997 | years6 = 1997 | clubs1 = Washington Warthogs ''(indoor)'' | clubs2 = Baltimore Bays | clubs3 = Baltimore Spirit ''(indoor)'' | clubs4 = New England Revolution | clubs5 = → Worcester Wildfire | clubs6 = Tampa Bay Mutiny | caps1 = 27 | caps2 = | caps3 = 9 | caps4 = 5 | caps5 = 2 | caps6 = 4 | goals1 = 8 | goals2 = | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }} '''Bill Harte''' is an American retired soccer defender who played one season in Major League Soccer.
Harte attended Loyola University Maryland where he played on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1993. In the summer of 1994, Harte played for the Washington Warthogs in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In October 1994, Harte signed with the Baltimore Bays of the USISL.<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/10/29/ex-warthogs-harte-tenney-join-bays/ Ex-Warthogs Harte, Tenney join Bays]</ref> In the fall of 1996, he signed with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League. He played nine games for the Spirit before being waived on December 26, 1996.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182648/http://howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl97.txt NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1996-1997]</ref><ref>''Transactions'' The Kansas City Star - Friday, December 27, 1996</ref> On February 1, 1997, the New England Revolution selected Harte in the first round (third pick overall) of the Supplemental Draft.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/history/archive.jsp?year=1997&content=superdraft 1997 Supplemental Draft] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102150143/http://web.mlsnet.com/history/archive.jsp?year=1997&content=superdraft |date=January 2, 2009 }}</ref> On July 10, 1997, the Revolution sent Harte to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for Evans Wise.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/11/sports/transactions-076376.html?pagewanted=1 July 11, 1997 Transactions]</ref> The Mutiny waived Harte in November 1997.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19971114&id=d54sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RP0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6655,5074960 Mutiny sign Swedish goalie]</ref>
Harte later worked for Adidas America.<ref>[http://www.newportnewsfc.com/adidaspressrelease.pdf Adidas America Announces Community Soccer Partnership] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714173015/http://www.newportnewsfc.com/adidaspressrelease.pdf |date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080620143118/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/history/index.cfm?ac=alltimehistory All Time New England Revolution Roster]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harte, Bill}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Baltimore Bays (1993–1998) players Category:Baltimore Spirit players Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League players Category:Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Category:New England Revolution players Category:Tampa Bay Mutiny players Category:USISL players Category:Washington Warthogs players Category:Worcester Wildfire players Category:USL Second Division players Category:A-League (1995–2004) players Category:New England Revolution draft picks Category:Men's association football defenders Category:20th-century American sportsmen