Connor Kirby

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Connor Kirby
Personal information
Full name Connor Alexander Kirby[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2017 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 34 (1)
2020– Harrogate Town 16 (0)
2021 → Altrincham (loan) 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Connor Alexander Kirby (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Harrogate Town. He has previously had spells at Macclesfield Town, Altrincham and started his career at Sheffield Wednesday.[4]

Career[]

Sheffield Wednesday[]

Kirby signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in October 2015.[5]

In April 2018 he made his first team debut for the club, playing as a substitute as Wednesday beat Reading in the Football League Championship. [6]

Macclesfield Town (loan)[]

Kirby signed on a season-long loan at Macclesfield Town on 9 August 2019.[7]

Harrogate Town[]

Kirby was the first signing for Harrogate Town in their first season in the Football League.[8] On 21 April 2021, he joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] After a successful loan spell the previous season, Kirby returned to Altrincham on loan in July, signing until 3 January 2022.[10] On 11 September 2021, Kirby suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg, in a game against Wealdstone.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of 11 September 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Sheffield Wednesday 2017–18[12] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[13] 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2019–20[14] League Two 34 1 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 39 1
Harrogate Town 2019–20[15][b] – – – – – – – 1[c] 0 1 0
2020–21[16] League Two 16 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 22 0
Total 16 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 23 0
Altrincham (loan) 2020–21[17] National League 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2021–22[18] National League 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Career total 61 3 3 0 5 0 6 0 77 3
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ The 2019–20 FA Trophy was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing Harrogate to play it in during the 2020–21 season, the match counting as appearance in the 2019–20 season.
  3. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Connor Kirby". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Connor Kirby". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Kirby joins Macclesfield on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Academy duo sign professional contracts". www.swfc.co.uk. 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Report: Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Reading". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Kirby joins Macclesfield on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Connor Kirby is our first summer addition". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Connor's key! New boy Kirby can fire Alty to flying finish!". Altrincham F.C. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Welcome back, Connor! Combative Kirby returns for second stint in Alty colours". Altrincham F.C. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Update on Connor Kirby". Altrincham F.C. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  15. ^ Soccerway: C. KIRBY
  16. ^ "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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