Alex McQuade

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Alex McQuade
Personal information
Full name Alexander Michael McQuade[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Widnes
Youth career
2011−2013 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013−2014 Shrewsbury Town 1 (0)
2014 → Hyde (loan) 10 (0)
2014 Guiseley
2014 Hyde
2015 Farsley
2015−2016 Warrington Town
2016 Banyule City 40 (0)
2017−2018 Ossett Albion
2018−2019 Ossett United
2019–2020 Buxton
2019 → Ossett Town (loan)
2020– Widnes 30 (0)
National team
2018– Yorkshire 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Alexander Michael McQuade (born 7 November 1992) is an English footballer playing for Widnes. He had a short spell playing in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town.

Career[]

Bolton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town[]

McQuade began his career with Bolton Wanderers. Having progressed through the academy system, he signed a one-year professional contract in July 2012.[2] He was released by the club when his contract was due to come to an end in the summer of 2013.[3]

McQuade joined Shrewsbury Town in a deal announced in April 2013.[4][5] He made his Football League debut as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw against Milton Keynes Dons on 3 August 2013.[6]

On 28 February 2014, McQuade joined Conference side Hyde on an initial one-month loan.[7] He made his debut for the club a day later, in a 2–1 defeat away at Braintree Town.[8] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[9]

McQuade was released at the end of his contract in May 2014 having made only a single league appearance for Shrewsbury.[10]

Non-league[]

In July 2014, McQuade joined Wrexham on trial and played in a 1–0 win over Swansea City under 21s in the Dragons' first pre season friendly,[11] however he was not offered a contract.[12] In the 2014-15 season he had short spells at Guiseley,[13] former loan club Hyde,[14] and Farsley.[15] Ahead of the 2015−16 season, he joined Warrington Town.[16]

McQuade emigrated to Australia in February 2016,[17] spending time with Banyule City, before returning to English non-league football, joining Ossett Albion in December 2017.[18] He then moved to Ossett's new team, Ossett United, in the summer of 2018.[19] In June 2019, he joined Buxton FC.[20] On 30 August 2019, he joined Ossett Town A.F.C. on a short-term loan.[21] At the end of January 2020, McQuade joined Widnes.[22]

Career statistics[]

Last updated 27 April 2014.

Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other 1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 2013−14 League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Hyde (loan) 2013−14 Conference Premier 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0

^Note 1 "Other" column denotes performances in Football League Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Five Sign Pro". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Seven to depart". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Shrewsbury Town: Alex McQuade to join from Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Shrewsbury sign Bolton youngster Alex McQuade". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Shrewsbury 0-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Hyde take Alex McQuade on Loan". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Braintree Town 2 - 1 Hyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Alex McQuade Loan Extension". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. ^ "The Retained and Released List". Shrewsweb. 13 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Wrexham 1 Swansea U21s 0". Wrexham AFC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Wrexham FC boss makes loan enquiries". News North Wales. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Bower brings in defender McQuade". Guiseley A.F.C. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Hyde Sign Alex McQuade". Hyde Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Farsley complete McQuade signing". Farsley AFC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Farsley full-back commits to Warrington Town". Warrington Worldwide. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Non-league: Marine have broken a mental barrier - we're buzzing again, says Hessey". Liverpool Echo. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Welsh makes McQuade his first signing for the Unicorns". Pitchero Non-League. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  19. ^ https://www.ossettunited.com/on-the-pitch/squad/alex-mcquade-5/
  20. ^ Five New Faces At Buxton, evostikleague.co.uk, 7 June 2019
  21. ^ Saturday's Transfer List - August 31st, betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk, 30 August 2019
  22. ^ Widnes bring in McQuade and Jennings, nonleaguedaily.com, 27 January 2020

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