Alex Lynch

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Alex Lynch
Personal information
Full name Alexander Patrick Lynch [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Holyhead, Wales
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Holyhead Hotspur (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
Amlwch Town
2011–2013 Peterborough United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2013 → Histon (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Stamford (loan) 29 (0)
2014 → Brackley Town (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2016 Wycombe Wanderers 4 (0)
2014 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Burnham (loan) 30 (0)
2015 → Wealdstone (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Bala Town 7 (0)
2016–2018 Chester 27 (0)
2018 Llandudno 7 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Wales U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:45, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:05, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Alexander Patrick Lynch (born 4 April 1995) is a Welsh football coach and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently player/goalkeeping coach at Holyhead Hotspur.

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Club career

Peterborough United

Lynch joined Peterborough United on a two-year scholarship from Welsh Alliance League side Amlwch Town in 2011. [3] In 2013, Lynch was given a one-year professional contract and was subsequently loaned to Histon (Conference South), Stamford (Northern Premier League Premier Division) and Brackley Town (Conference North) to gain experience. [4]

Wycombe Wanderers

In 2014, Lynch signed a two-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers after being released by Peterborough United. Lynch was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United (Conference South) and Burnham (Southern League Premier Division) to gain further experience. [5]

On 2 May 2015, Lynch made his professional debut as a substitute for the injured Matt Ingram in a 3–2 win against Northampton Town. [6] Lynch continued to deputise for Ingram as Wycombe progressed from their League Two playoff semi–final against Plymouth Argyle to the 2015 League Two playoff final. [7]

On 7 August 2015, Lynch was loaned to Conference South side Wealdstone due to an injury to Jonathan North, however he was recalled without making an appearance in the same month. [8] [9] On 9 January 2016, Lynch featured in Wycombe's 1–1 draw against Aston Villa in the FA Cup 3rd round due to the suspension of Matt Ingram.

On 31 January 2018, Lynch joined Welsh Premier League side Llandudno, [10] although he was released at the end of the season.

He was hospitalised in July 2018 whilst playing for Holyhead Hotspur. [11]

International career

Lynch has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 July 2017
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wycombe Wanderers 2014–15 [12] League Two 1000003 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2015–16 [13] 3010000040
Wycombe total4010003080
Bala Town 2016 –17 [14] Welsh Premier League 70—0070
Chester 2016–17 [15] National League 27000—00270
Chester 2017–18 National League
Career total380100030420
  1. ↑ Appearances in the League Two play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Alex Lynch". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alex Lynch joins from Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Spotlight on: Alex Lynch". wycombewanderers.co.uk. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lynch returns from loan spell". wycombewanderers.co.uk. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Northampton 2 Wycombe 3". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Wycombe 2 Plymouth 1". BBC Sport. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Stones Sign Chairboys Keeper - Pitchero Non-League". 6 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Ltd, Vitalnetwork. "Preview: Morecambe v Wycombe Wanderers - VitalFootball.co.uk".
  10. ↑ "Two clubs beat the deadline to sign goalkeepers". welsh-premier.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Goalkeeper hospitalised after breaking foot during match". 25 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Alex Lynch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Alex Lynch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Squad stats 2016/17". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Alex Lynch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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