James McQuilkin

James McQuilkin
Personal information
Full name James Robbie Leonard McQuilkin[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Tipton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hednesford Town
Youth career
2001–2007 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Tescoma Zlín B 35 (11)
2008–2009 Tescoma Zlín 6 (0)
2009–2013 Hereford United 76 (6)
2012 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2 (1)
2013–2014 Walsall 9 (0)
2014 Hednesford Town 3 (0)
2014–2015 Torquay United 17 (1)
2015 AFC Telford United 1 (0)
2015 Hednesford Town 1 (0)
2015–2018 Kidderminster Harriers 81 (17)
2018–2020 AFC Telford United 26 (1)
2020–2021 Hereford 11 (1)
2021–2022 Stourbridge
2022– Hednesford Town
International career‡
2008 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:55, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:22, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

James Robbie Leonard McQuilkin (born 9 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hednesford Town.

Career

Hereford United

McQuilkin was born in Tipton, West Midlands.[1] Having previously been attached to West Bromwich Albion[2] and FC Tescoma Zlín,[3] McQuilkin made his Football League debut for Hereford United in their opening home game of the 2009–10 season against Cheltenham Town. He signed a new one-year contract at the end of the 2009–10 season to keep him at the club. After becoming a regular member of the starting XI in his second season at Edgar Street he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2012–13 season. After finding first team chances limited, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan for an initial one-month period in January 2012. He made five appearances for the club, scoring once before returning to Hereford after the end of the month's loan period. He was released by Hereford on 22 March 2013.

Walsall

After leaving Hereford, McQuilkin signed a one-year contract at League One side Walsall on 29 July 2013 following a successful trial spell. Saddlers manager Dean Smith praised McQuilkin, saying: "He has put in some good performances and I have been extremely impressed with his attitude. He is a welcome addition to the squad."[4] He made ten total appearances for the League One club and was released at the end of the season.[5]

Non-league

McQuilkin played for Conference North club Hednesford Town before signing for Conference National side Torquay United in November 2014.[6] The following January, he was praised by manager Chris Hargreaves for continuing to play despite not being paid.[7]

In August 2015, he signed for AFC Telford United in the National League North,[8] for whom he played in one match before playing one game for Hednesford in the same league a month later.[9] On 10 November, he signed for Kidderminster again, now in the National League.[10] Four days later on his first start, he scored in a 2–0 home win against Aldershot Town.[11]

In June 2018, McQuilkin returned to Telford.[12]

In September 2022, McQuilkin returned to Hednesford Town.[13]

Club statistics

As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zlín 2007–08 Czech First League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
2008–09 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Zlín total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Hereford United 2009–10[14] League Two 22 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 2
2010–11[15] 38 3 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 44 3
2011–12[16] 7 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 0
2012–13[17] Conference Premier 9 1 2 0 — 2[b] 0 13 1
Hereford total 76 6 7 0 4 0 4 0 91 6
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2011–12[17] Conference Premier 2 1 0 0 — 2[b] 0 4 1
Walsall 2013–14[18] League One 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Hednesford Town 2014–15[17] Conference North 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Torquay United 2014–15[17] Conference Premier 17 1 0 0 — 5[b] 0 22 1
Telford United 2015–16[17] National League North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Hednesford Town 2015–16[17] National League North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Kidderminster Harriers 2015–16[17] National League 20 6 0 0 — 1[b] 0 21 6
2016–17[17] National League North 42 8 2 0 — 3[b] 0 47 8
2017–18[17] 19 3 2 0 — 1[b] 0 22 3
Kidderminster total 81 17 4 0 0 0 5 0 90 17
Career total 195 25 11 0 5 0 16 0 227 25
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ Do Tescomy jde Ir McQuilkin
  3. ^ James McQuilkin – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech) Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Walsall: James McQuilkin joins Saddlers on one-year deal". BBC. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. ^ Ley, John (8 September 2014). "League One Summer Transfers 2014". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. ^ Pilnick, Brent (24 November 2014). "James McQuilkin: Torquay United midfielder 'fighting for career'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. ^ "James McQuilkin: Torquay United still not paying midfielder". BBC Sport. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ^ "New duo drafted in for AFC Telford clash". Shropshire Star. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ "REPORT: Hednesford Town 2-2 Gloucester City". Gloucester City A.F.C. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Kidderminster Harriers: James McQuilkin & George Obosu sign". BBC Sport. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Kidderminster Harriers 2–0 Aldershot Town". BBC Sport. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. ^ Edwards, Joe (18 June 2018). "James McQuilkin a 'coup' for AFC Telford". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  13. ^ "MCQUILKIN BECOMES A PITMAN". www.hednesfordtownfc.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by James McQuilkin in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by James McQuilkin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by James McQuilkin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i James McQuilkin at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by James McQuilkin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.