Connor Kirby

Connor Kirby

Personal information
Full name	Connor Alexander Kirby [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) [3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Buxton
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	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	45	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

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]

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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	39	1
Harrogate Town	2019–20 [16] [lower-alpha 2]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
	2020–21 [17]	League Two	16	0	2	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. 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.
3. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. "Connor Kirby". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. "Connor Kirby". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
4. "Kirby joins Macclesfield on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
5. "Academy duo sign professional contracts". www.swfc.co.uk. 21 April 2018.
6. "Report: Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Reading". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 April 2018.
7. "Kirby joins Macclesfield on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
8. "Connor Kirby is our first summer addition". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
9. "Connor's key! New boy Kirby can fire Alty to flying finish!". Altrincham F.C. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
10. "Welcome back, Connor! Combative Kirby returns for second stint in Alty colours". Altrincham F.C. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
11. "Update on Connor Kirby". Altrincham F.C. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
12. Buxton F.C. [@Buxton_FC] (15 July 2022). "Kirby joins The Bucks 🖊⚽️ We're delighted to announce that Midfielder Connor Kirby has signed ahead of the 2022/23 Season! @ConnorKirby98 All Buxton Aren't We 💥💪🏻 #UptheBucks #TeamBuxton" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 July 2022– via Twitter.
13. "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
14. "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
15. "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
16. Soccerway: C. KIRBY
17. "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
18. "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
19. "Games played by Connor Kirby in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.