Liam McAlinden

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Liam McAlinden
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McAlinden playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014
Personal information
Full name Liam James McAlinden[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Cannock, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 11
Youth career
2001–2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 (1)
2013 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 9 (3)
2014 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 5 (2)
2015 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 14 (2)
2015 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Crawley Town (loan) 6 (1)
2016–2018 Exeter City 61 (7)
2018–2019 Cheltenham Town 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Brackley Town (loan) 5 (1)
2019 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 FC Halifax Town 27 (10)
2020 Stockport County 9 (2)
2020–2021 Morecambe 28 (2)
2021– Wrexham 16 (0)
National team
2012 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
2014 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:05, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Liam James McAlinden (born 26 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Wrexham.

Playing career[]

Wolves[]

McAlinden signed his first professional contract in 2010 with Wolves,[3] before making his senior debut on 27 April 2013 as a substitute in a 1–2 defeat to Burnley.[4]

The striker has represented Northern Ireland at youth levels as, although born in England, he qualified through his grandfather.[5] However, in June 2013, he switched his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, from which his parents hail.[6]

He scored his first senior goal on 3 September 2013 in a Football League Trophy tie against Walsall.[7] Later in the season, he scored his first Wolves league goal to earn a 1–0 victory at MK Dons in March 2014 as the team went on to win promotion back to the Championship.[8]

In October 2013 McAlinden was loaned to fellow League One club Shrewsbury Town for three months.[9] He scored on his club debut after coming on as a substitute against Gillingham,[10] the first of three goals in nine appearances before being recalled by Wolves in early December.[11]

In October 2014 McAlinden moved on a three-month-loan deal to League One Fleetwood Town.[12] However, after scoring twice in his first 5 appearances for Fleetwood, he was recalled to cover injuries at his parent club. On 15 January 2015 McAlinden returned on loan to Fleetwood for the remainder of the season,[13] where he scored two further goals during 14 appearances.

McAlinden returned to Shrewsbury Town for a second time on a half-season loan in July 2015.[14] In March 2016 he signed a loan deal with Crawley Town until the end of the 2015–16 season.[15]

McAlinden was released by Wolverhampton at the end of the 2015–16 season after his contract was not renewed.[16]

Exeter City[]

On 31 May 2016, McAlinden signed for League Two club Exeter City.[17] He scored his first goal for Exeter in a 2–1 defeat to Hartlepool United on 13 August 2016.[18]

He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2017–18 season.[19]

Cheltenham Town[]

Follow his release from Exeter, McAlinden signed a two-year deal with League Two side Cheltenham Town on 28 July 2018.[20] On 15 December 2018, McAllinden joined Brackley Town on an initial month's loan.[21] He then returned to Cheltenham after one month, and two days later, he then joined Kidderminster Harriers also on loan deal for one month.[22] The club announced on 21 February 2019, that the loan deal had been extended until the end of the season.[23]

FC Halifax Town[]

At the start of the 2019–20 season he signed for FC Halifax Town.[24]

Stockport County[]

On 14 January 2020, he signed for Stockport County.[25]

Morecambe[]

On 4 August 2020, McAlinden signed for League Two club Morecambe.[26] He was released at the end of the 2020–21 season after a disappointing spell at the club.[27]

Wrexham[]

On 9 July 2021, McAlinden signed for National League side Wrexham on a two-year deal.[28]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 15 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2012–13[29] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14[30] League One 7 1 0 0 1 0 2[a] 1 10 2
2014–15[31] Championship 6 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
2015–16[32] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 14 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 19 2
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2013–14[30] League One 9 3 — — — 9 3
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2014–15[31] League One 19 4 — — — 19 4
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2015–16[32] League One 8 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 1 11 1
Crawley Town (loan) 2015–16[32] League Two 6 1 — — — 6 1
Exeter City 2016–17[33] League Two 32 5 0 0 2 0 3[a] 2 37 7
2017–18[34] League Two 29 2 4 1 1 0 2[a] 1 36 4
Total 61 7 4 1 3 0 5 3 73 11
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[35] League Two 6 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Brackley Town (loan) 2018–19[36] National League North 5 1 — — 1[b] 0 6 1
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2018–19[36] National League North 15 0 — — — 15 0
FC Halifax Town 2019–20[36] National League 27 10 1 0 — 0 0 28 10
Stockport County 2019–20[36] National League 9 2 — — 0 0 9 2
Morecambe 2020–21[37] League Two 28 2 1 0 3 0 5[c] 1 37 3
Wrexham 2021–22[36] National League 12 0 3 0 — 1[b] 0 16 0
Career total 219 31 11 1 9 0 17 6 256 38
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy/EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours[]

Morecambe

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 44. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Liam McAlinden at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Wolves sign up Zeli Ismail and Liam McAlinden". Express & Star. 15 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Wolverhampton 1–2 Burnley". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Wolves on the fringe". wolves.theoffside.com. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Liam McAlinden quits Northern Ireland for Republic". BBC Sport. 2 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Wolverhampton 2–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  8. ^ "MK Dons 0–1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Shrewsbury Town sign Wolves striker on loan". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Shrewsbury 2–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Wolves recall striker from Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 6 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Fleetwood Town bring in Wolves striker". BBC Sport. 2 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Wolves striker returns to Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Wolves striker rejoins Shrewsbury Town on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Crawley Town sign Wolves striker on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Contract decisions revealed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016.
  17. ^ Roderick, Oliver. "Grecians Complete Third Signing Of The Summer". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Exeter 1–2 Hartlepool". BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Troy Archibald-Henville: Exeter City defender among seven released by club". BBC Sport. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Liam McAlinden: Cheltenham Town sign former Exeter City striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  21. ^ Cheltenham Town's former Wolves and Exeter City striker makes loan switch to Brackley Town, gloucestershirelive.co.uk, 15 December 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  22. ^ McAlinden joins Harriers, harriers.co.uk, 18 January 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  23. ^ McAlinden extends stay, harriers.co.uk, 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  24. ^ "FC Halifax Town: Striker McAlinden joins Shaymen". Halifax Courier. 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Striker McAlinden joins Hatters!". www.stockportcounty.com. 14 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Liam McAlinden Signs". www.morecambefc.com. 4 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Retained List". Morecambe F.C. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Forward Liam McAlinden signs for Wrexham AFC". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  32. ^ a b c "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  33. ^ "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  34. ^ "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  35. ^ "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  36. ^ a b c d e "L. McAlinden: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  37. ^ "Games played by Liam McAlinden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  38. ^ "League Two play-off final: Morecambe 1–0 Newport County - Shrimps Win Promotion". BBC Sport. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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