Rugby Town have signed 27-year-old defender Brad Harris from AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

Harris has penned a one-year contract to keep him at Butlin Road until May 2018 after a five-year spell with Rushden which saw him make over 200 appearances as they made their way back to Southern League level.

Brad Harris last played for his hometown side as an 18-year-old back in 2008

A versatile and experienced campaigner, Harris can either operate at centre back, right back or in midfield.

Rugby-born Brad came through the youth ranks at Rugby to break into the first team during the 2007/8 season in the Southern League Premier making his debut as a 17-year-old away to Clevedon Town.

After eight appearances during that season, Brad left to join then-United Counties League side Daventry Town before spells at Long Buckby, Northampton Spencer and Desborough Town.

Harris became a stalwart with the phoenix Diamonds club, leading their appearance charts making 213 appearances and scoring ten goals after joining them in December 2012 during two promotion campaigns from the UCL.

Brad becomes the 10th player to sign a contract with the club for the upcoming season and is the fifth Rugby-born player to feature in this season's squad alongside David Kolodynski, Craig Kelly, Aiden Print and Harry Holloway.