Connor Kirby
English footballer
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Connor Alexander Kirby (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Buxton. He has previously had spells at Macclesfield Town, Altrincham and started his career at Sheffield Wednesday.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Alexander Kirby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Buxton | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Harrogate Town | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Altrincham (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022– | Buxton | 103 | (18) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:38, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Sheffield Wednesday
Kirby signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in October 2015.[5]
In April 2018 he made his first team debut for the club, playing as a substitute as Wednesday beat Reading in the Football League Championship. [6]
Macclesfield Town (loan)
Kirby signed on a season-long loan at Macclesfield Town on 9 August 2019.[7]
Harrogate Town
Kirby was the first signing for Harrogate Town in their first season in the Football League.[8] On 21 April 2021, he joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] After a successful loan spell the previous season, Kirby returned to Altrincham on loan in July, signing until 3 January 2022.[10] On 11 September 2021, Kirby suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg, in a game against Wealdstone.[11]
Buxton
On 15 July 2022, Kirby joined Buxton for their first season in the National League North following promotion.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 11 September 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2017–18[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Harrogate Town | 2019–20[16][b] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[17] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2020–21[18] | National League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021–22[19] | National League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- The 2019–20 FA Trophy was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing Harrogate to play it in during the 2020–21 season, the match counting as appearance in the 2019–20 season.