Conor McGrandles

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Conor McGrandles
Personal information
Full name Conor McGrandles[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2012 Falkirk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Falkirk 66 (7)
2014–2017 Norwich City 1 (0)
2016 → Falkirk (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2020 Milton Keynes Dons 75 (2)
2020– Lincoln City 62 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Conor McGrandles (born 24 September 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Lincoln City.

Club career[]

Falkirk[]

Born in Falkirk, McGrandles is a product of the Falkirk youth academy, moving into the first team at the start of the 2012–13 season.[2] He made his first team début on 29 September 2012, against Cowdenbeath at Central Park,[3] five days after his 17th birthday. His first senior goal came seven weeks later, against Livingston at Almondvale in the 84th minute.[4]

Norwich City[]

McGrandles was transferred to Norwich City in August 2014.[5] In January 2016, McGrandles returned to Falkirk on loan until the end of the season.[6] On 20 February 2016, McGrandles was stretchered off during Falkirk's 1–0 win at Greenock Morton after suffering a double break in his right leg.[7]

Milton Keynes Dons[]

McGrandles signed a two-year contract with Milton Keynes Dons in May 2017.[8] On 4 August 2018, during the opening league game of the season away to Oldham Athletic, McGrandles sustained a serious facial fracture[9] resulting in a three-month absence. He made his return to the first team on 13 November 2018, starting in an EFL Trophy group fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion U21s.[10] McGrandles scored his first goal for the club on 16 February 2019, the opening goal in a 3–2 away win over Carlisle United.[11]

Lincoln City[]

Following the termination of his contract at Milton Keynes Dons, he signed a contract with League One rivals, Lincoln City on the 27 July 2020.[12] He made his debut for Lincoln starting the game in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020.[13] He would score his first goal for the club at home to Northampton Town on the 23 January 2021.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 29 January 2022[15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkirk 2012–13 Scottish First Division 26 2 4 0 0 0 — 30 2
2013–14 Scottish Championship 36 5 1 0 4 1 4 0 45 6
2014–15 Scottish Championship 3 0 0 0 3 0 — 6 0
Falkirk (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 70 7 5 0 7 1 4 0 86 8
Norwich City 2014–15 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Milton Keynes Dons 2017–18 League One 19 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
2018–19 League Two 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 1
2019–20 League One 31 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 38 3
Total 75 2 5 0 3 1 8 1 91 4
Lincoln City 2020–21 League One 39 4 2 0 3 0 7[b] 0 51 4
2021–22 League One 23 2 2 0 1 0 3[c] 0 29 2
Total 62 6 4 0 4 0 10 0 80 6
Career total 208 15 14 0 14 2 22 1 258 18
  1. ^ Appearances in other competitions including the EFL Trophy and Scottish Championship play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours[]

Milton Keynes Dons

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Conor McGrandles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Falkirk FC". Falkirk FC. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Cowdenbeath 1–1 Falkirk : Saturday, 29th September 2012". SPFL. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Livingston 2 – 1 Falkirk : Saturday, 17th November 2012". SPFL. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Norwich City sign Scotland Under-19 prospect Conor McGrandles from Falkirk". Eastern Daily Press. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Bairns confirm McGrandles return!". falkirkfc.co.uk. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Norwich City loanee Conor McGrandles suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 21 February 2016.
  8. ^ Collin, Iain (18 May 2017). "Ex-Hearts boss Robbie Neilson key to former Falkirk kid Conor McGrandles' switch from Norwich City to MK Dons". Deadline News. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Update on Conor McGrandles". Milton Keynes Dons. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Report: MK Dons 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21". Milton Keynes Dons. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Carlisle United 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Conor McGrandles Signs For The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  13. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Match Report - Northampton Town (H)". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Conor McGrandles profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  16. ^ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Gilbey named Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

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