Liam Wakefield

Liam Wakefield
Personal information
Full name Liam Wakefield[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Boston United
Youth career
–2012 Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Doncaster Rovers 10 (1)
2012 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Accrington Stanley 12 (0)
2016–2017 Morecambe 25 (0)
2017 Boston United 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:20, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Liam Wakefield (born 9 April 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Boston United.

Playing career

Doncaster Rovers

Born in Doncaster, England, Wakefield was part of the Youth Alliance Cup winning Rovers team in 2012 who won 4–0 over Exeter City at Exeter[2] and signed his first professional contract prior to the tournament.[3]

Wakefield made his first appearance coming on as a sub in extra time in a first round League Cup game against York City on 11 August 2012 at the Keepmoat Stadium.[4] A week later, he went on loan to Bradford Park Avenue.[5] After making four league appearances, and one in the FA Cup qualifier against Curzon Ashton,[6] he returned to his parent club in October.[7] Whilst he only made 2 cup appearances for Doncaster in 2012–13, Wakefield was seen as a good prospect and given another years contract till the end of the 2013–14 season.[8] Wakefiled also reflect his first season at the club as a professional footballer.[9]

In the 2013–14 season, Wakefield made his first League appearance coming on as sub for Paul Quinn in the 67th minute at Pride Park in a 3–1 defeat to Derby County.[10][11] With Bongani Khumalo being injured and Paul Quinn moving to central defence, Wakefield had his first start, as right-back, in a 0–3 home defeat to Ipswich Town.[10][12] In an FA Cup game against Stevenage on 5 January 2014, he scored his first goal, chipping the keeper in the last minute of extra time as Rovers were defeated 2–3.[13] Although the club were relegated back to League One, Wakefield was offered a new contract with the club.[14]

In the 2014–15 season, Wakefield signed a contract extension for another year, with an option for another year.[15] Weeks later on 26 August 2015, Wakefield scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-1 shock win over Watford in the second round of the League Cup.[16] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Wakefield went on to make ten appearances and scoring once in all competitions and was offered a new contract.[17] However, Wakefield left the club after rejecting a six-month contract offered by the club, as well as, regaining his fitness after he suffered ruptured ankle ligaments which ended his season early.[18]

Accrington Stanley

Despite being rumoured of going on trial at Walsall,[19] Wakefield signed for Accrington Stanley on a six-month contract until January on 7 August 2015.[20]

Wakefield made his Accrington Stanley on 15 August 2015, where he made his first start as a right-back position, in a 1–0 loss against Morecambe in the opening game of the season.[21] Having made seven appearances, he signed a contract with the club in January, which lasted until the end of the season.[22] However, Wakefield suffered injuries[23] and spent most of the season on the substitute bench, restricting his appearances to fourteen this season.

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Wakefield was released by the club.[24]

Morecambe

After spending a year with Accringston Stanley, Wakefield signed for Morecambe on a one-year contract on 28 June 2016.[25] Upon joining the club, Wakefield was given number two shirt ahead of the new season.[26]

Wakefield made his Morecambe debut, where he made his first start and played the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Grimsby Town in the opening game of the season.[27] Since making his debut, Wakefield since to established himself in the back four in the first team under the management of Jim Bentley.[28] Wakefield was released by Morecambe on 18 May having not been in Jim Bentley's plans for much of the season.

Boston United

In September 2017, he joined Boston United.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2017
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
Doncaster Rovers 2012–13[30] League One 0 0 — 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2013–14[31] Championship 4 0 1 1 0 0 — 5 1
2014–15[32] League One 6 0 0 0 3 1 1[a] 0 10 1
Total 10 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 17 2
Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 2012–13[33] Conference North 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 5 0
Accrington Stanley 2015–16[34] League Two 12 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 14 0
Morecambe 2016–17[35] League Two 25 0 0 0 2 0 2[b] 0 29 0
Boston United 2017–18[33] National League North 4 0 2 0 — 0 0 6 0
Career total 55 0 4 1 7 1 5 0 71 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  2. ^ "Ball's brace leads Rovers to cup glory". South Yorkshire Times. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "FIVE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH TEAM EARN PRO CONTRACTS!!". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 1 - 1 York City (4 - 2 on penalty shootout)". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Young Trio Head Out On Loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Danny's double delight for Bradford Park Avenue". The Telegraph and Argus. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "We should have had a TV bonanza - Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey". The Telegraph and Argus. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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  11. ^ "Derby County 3 - 1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 0 - 3 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  13. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Doncaster Rovers 2 Stevenage 3". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Official Site. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Trio earn new deals". South Yorkshire Times. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Defender Extends Stay". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Watford 1 - 2 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  17. ^ "RETAINED LIST". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Dickov thought Liam Wakefield had deal lined up at Walsall". The Star. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Liam Wakefield in Doncaster Rovers exit". The Star. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Accrington Stanley sign Luke Wakefield". Accrington Stanley F.C. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Morecambe 1-0 Accrington Stanley: Historic success for Shrimps". Sky Sports. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Liam signs up". Accrington Stanley F.C. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Delighted Coleman hails Accrington Stanley side after impressive away win". The Lancashire Telegraph. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  24. ^ "Jason Mooney and Liam Wakefield are released by Accrington Stanley". Sky Sports. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Liam Wakefield: Morecambe sign former Accrington Stanley right-back". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Squad Numbers Confirmed". Morecambe F.C. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Grimsby Town 2-0 Morecambe: Grimsby Town see off Morecambe". Sky Sports. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  28. ^ "Morecambe boss Jim Bentley hails week to remember after Portsmouth win". The Visitor. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  29. ^ "Murray Adds Two To Pilgrims Squad". Non League Pitchero. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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  31. ^ "Games played by Liam Wakefield in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  32. ^ "Games played by Liam Wakefield in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  33. ^ a b Liam Wakefield at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  34. ^ "Games played by Liam Wakefield in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  35. ^ "Games played by Liam Wakefield in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2017.