Niall Maher

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Niall Maher
Personal information
Full name Niall Callum James Peter Maher[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Halifax Town
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2014 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Bolton Wanderers 5 (0)
2015 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 Bury 22 (1)
2017 Galway United 5 (0)
2018 Telford United 1 (0)
2018– Halifax Town 121 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:11, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Niall Callum James Peter Maher (born 31 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Halifax Town.

Club career[]

Maher has been with Bolton Wanderers since the age of ten[2] He made his first team debut on 2 April 2016 at home against Reading.[3]

On 22 January 2015, Maher joined Blackpool in a one-month loan[4] and he made his Football League debut as a 57th-minute substitute for Peter Clarke on 24 January 2015 in a 7–2 loss against Watford at Vicarage Road.[5]

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Bolton confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June.[6] On 24 July 2016 it was confirmed that he had joined Bolton's close neighbours Bury on a twelve-month contract.[7] He scored his first goal for Bury against Burton Albion in an EFL Cup tie on 10 August 2016.[8]

On 29 August 2017, Maher joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Galway United.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 11 September 2021.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2014–15[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[10] Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackpool (loan) 2014–15[9] Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Bury 2016-17[11] League One 17 0 1 0 1 1 3[a] 0 22 1
Galway United 2017[12] Premier Division 5 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Telford United 2017-18[12] National League North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Halifax Town 2017-18[12] National League 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
2018-19[13] National League 39 1 3 0 — 3[b] 0 45 1
2019-20[14] National League 24 2 1 1 — 2[b] 1 27 4
2020-21[15] National League 37 1 1 0 — 2[b] 0 40 1
2021-22[16] National League 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Career total 152 5 6 1 1 1 10 1 169 8
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ Pye, David (4 April 2013). "Youth coach Lee hails Whites academy after trio get deals". The Bolton News. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Bolton v Reading". BBC Sport. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Niall Maher: Blackpool sign Bolton Wanderers full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Watford 7-2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Bolton Wanderers confirm player departures". bwfc.co.uk. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ "CONFIRMED: Maher arrives in Bury". buryfc.co.uk. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Burton 3-2 Bury". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Niall Maher in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Games played by Niall Maher in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Games played by Niall Maher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by Niall Maher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Niall Maher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Niall Maher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Niall Maher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Niall Maher in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

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