Sean McConville

Sean McConville
Personal information
Full name Sean Joseph McConville[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Clitheroe (manager)
Youth career
Burscough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2009 Skelmersdale United
2009–2011 Accrington Stanley 76 (14)
2011–2012 Stockport County 23 (4)
2012 → Rochdale (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 Barrow 25 (0)
2013–2014 Stalybridge Celtic 38 (11)
2014–2015 Chester 41 (9)
2015–2024 Accrington Stanley 312 (54)
2024 Clitheroe 0 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Clitheroe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Sean Joseph McConville (born 6 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Northern Premier League Division One West club Clitheroe.

Career

Accrington Stanley

McConville signed for Accrington Stanley in February 2009, from Skelmersdale United having previously been on trial with Stockport County.[3] He made his debut for Accrington Stanley on 14 February 2009, away to Bournemouth in the 1–0 defeat coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute replacing John Mullin.[4][5]

Stockport County

In July 2011, he signed for Stockport County.[6] In March 2012, McConville joined League One Rochdale, on a loan deal for the remainder of the season. His contract with the club was cancelled by mutual consent in August 2012.[7]

Barrow

On 14 September 2012, McConville joined Conference club Barrow on a one-month contract. Manager Dave Bayliss had previously tried to sign him on loan from Stockport during the summer of 2012 before his contract was cancelled.[8]

Return to Accrington

McConville re-joined Accrington from Chester in 2015,[9] and signed a new contract in January 2016.[10] He signed new contracts in July 2017,[11] July 2018,[12] and July 2019.[13]

On 28 April 2024, it was announced McConville will be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[14]

Clitheroe

On 18 June 2024, it was announced McConville will join Clitheroe when his contract at Accrington Stanley expires.[15]

Coaching career

In December 2024, following the departure of Jimmy Bell, McConville was appointed manager of Clitheroe, promoted from his role of assistant manager.[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2008–09[17] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2009–10[18] League Two 28 1 5 0 2 0 1[a] 0 36 1
2010–11[19] League Two 43 13 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 48 13
Total 76 14 6 0 4 0 3 0 89 14
Stockport County 2011–12[20] Conference Premier 23 4 0 0 — 2[c] 2 25 6
Rochdale (loan) 2011–12[21] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Barrow 2012–13[20] Conference Premier 25 0 3 0 — 5[c] 1 33 1
Stalybridge Celtic 2013–14[22] Conference North 38 11 1 1 — 4[d] 2 43 14
Chester 2014–15[20] Conference Premier 41 9 4 2 — 2[c] 0 47 11
Accrington Stanley 2015–16[23] League Two 42 5 2 1 1 0 2[e] 0 47 6
2016–17[24] League Two 41 5 4 1 2 0 3[f] 0 50 6
2017–18[25] League Two 43 12 2 1 2 0 1[f] 0 48 13
2018–19[26] League One 45 15 4 0 1 0 3[f] 0 53 15
2019–20[27] League One 18 5 1 0 1 0 1[f] 1 21 6
2020–21[28] League One 31 1 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 32 1
2021–22[29] League One 46 4 0 0 1 0 1[f] 0 48 4
2022–23[30] League One 41 5 4 0 1 0 5[f] 1 51 6
2023–24[31] League Two 5 2 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 6 2
Total 312 54 17 3 9 0 18 2 356 59
Career total 519 92 31 6 13 0 34 7 597 105
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Accrington Stanley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 1. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (3 February 2009). "Skelmersdale United's Sean McConville signs for Accrington Stanley". Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Bournemouth 1–0 Accrington". BBC Sport. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Results/Fixtures: Bournemouth 1–0 Accrington". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Midfielder Joins Hatters". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  7. ^ "McConville leaves Edgeley Park". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Barrow Land McConville". Barrow AFC. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington re-sign Chester midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Sean McConville extends Accrington Stanley deal until 2018". BBC Sport. 25 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington Stanley midfielder signs contract until 2019". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington Stanley midfielder signs new deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington midfielder signs new deal through to 2022". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Stanley legend McConville leaves Wham Stadium". Accrington Stanley. 28 April 2024.
  15. ^ "STANLEY LEGEND McCONVILLE JOINS BLUES". Accrington Stanley. 18 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Sean McConville is Appointed". www.clitheroefc.co.uk. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  20. ^ a b c "Games played by Sean McConville – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2013/2014". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  32. ^ "PFA League Two Team of the Year: Five Luton Town players named in 2017–18 side". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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