Conor McGrandles

Conor McGrandles

Personal information
Full name	Conor McGrandles [1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City
Youth career
0000–2012	Falkirk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Falkirk	65	(7)
2014–2017	Norwich City	1	(0)
2016	→ Falkirk (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2020	Milton Keynes Dons	75	(2)
2020–2022	Lincoln City	78	(6)
2022–2024	Charlton Athletic	12	(1)
2023	→ Cambridge United (loan)	19	(0)
2024	→ Lincoln City (loan)	5	(0)
2024–	Lincoln City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Conor McGrandles (born 24 September 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Lincoln City.

Club career

Falkirk

Born in Falkirk, McGrandles is a product of the Falkirk youth academy, moving into the first team at the start of the 2012–13 season. ^[3] He made his first team début on 29 September 2012, against Cowdenbeath at Central Park, ^[4] five days after his 17th birthday. His first senior goal came seven weeks later, against Livingston at Almondvale in the 84th minute. ^[5]

Norwich City

McGrandles was transferred to Norwich City in August 2014. ^[6] In January 2016, McGrandles returned to Falkirk on loan until the end of the season. ^[7] On 20 February 2016, McGrandles was stretchered off during Falkirk's 1–0 win at Greenock Morton after suffering a double break in his right leg. ^[8]

Milton Keynes Dons

McGrandles signed a two-year contract with Milton Keynes Dons in May 2017. ^[9] On 4 August 2018, during the opening league game of the season away to Oldham Athletic, McGrandles sustained a serious facial fracture ^[10] resulting in a three-month absence. He made his return to the first team on 13 November 2018, starting in an EFL Trophy group fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion U21s. ^[11] McGrandles scored his first goal for the club on 16 February 2019, the opening goal in a 3–2 away win over Carlisle United. ^[12]

Lincoln City

Following the termination of his contract at Milton Keynes Dons, he signed a contract with League One rivals, Lincoln City on the 27 July 2020. ^[13] He made his debut for Lincoln starting the game in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020. ^[14] He would score his first goal for the club at home to Northampton Town on the 23 January 2021. ^[15] Lincoln offered him a new contract at the end of the 2021-22 season, but it was revealed that he had turned that offer down to explore other options. ^{[16] [17]}

Charlton Athletic

On 29 June 2022, McGrandles joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Lincoln City. ^[18]

Cambridge United (loan)

On 24 January 2023, McGrandles joined Cambridge United on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season. ^[19]

Lincoln City (loan)

On 1 February 2024, McGrandles re-joined Lincoln City on loan for the rest of the 2023–24 season. ^[20] He made his second debut the following weekend, coming off the bench in the 1–0 victory against Burton Albion. ^[21] He made five appearances on returning to Lincoln, before an ankle injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season. ^[22]

Return to Lincoln City

On 14 June 2024, McGrandles rejoined Lincoln City on a permanent deal signing a two-year deal. ^{[23] [24]}

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2024 ^[25]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other [lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Falkirk	2012–13	Scottish First Division	26	2	4	0	0	0	—		30	2
	2013–14	Scottish Championship	36	5	1	0	4	1	4	0	45	6
	2014–15	Scottish Championship	3	0	0	0	3	0	—		6	0
Falkirk (loan)	2015–16	Scottish Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Falkirk total		70	7	5	0	7	1	4	0	86	8
Norwich City	2014–15	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Norwich City total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Milton Keynes Dons	2017–18	League One	19	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	27	0
	2018–19	League Two	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	1
	2019–20	League One	31	1	1	0	2	1	4	1	38	3
	Milton Keynes Dons total		75	2	5	0	3	1	8	1	91	4
Lincoln City	2020–21	League One	39	4	2	0	3	0	7 [lower-alpha 2]	0	51	4
	2021–22	League One	39	2	2	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	45	2
	Lincoln City total		78	6	4	0	4	0	10	0	96	6
Charlton Athletic	2022–23	League One	9	0	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	12	0
	2023–24	League One	3	1	2	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	1	7	2
	Charlton Athletic total		12	1	3	0	1	0	3	1	19	2
Cambridge United (loan)	2022–23	League One	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2023–24	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Lincoln City	2024–25	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			260	16	17	0	15	2	25	2	317	20

1. Appearances in other competitions including the EFL Trophy, the Scottish Championship play-offs and the League One Play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
4. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy
5. One appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2018–19 ^[26]

Individual

• Milton Keynes Dons Young Player of the Year: 2018–19 ^[27]

References

1. "Conor McGrandles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
2. "Conor McGrandles". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. "Falkirk FC". Falkirk FC. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
4. "Cowdenbeath 1–1 Falkirk : Saturday, 29th September 2012". SPFL. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
5. "Livingston 2 – 1 Falkirk : Saturday, 17th November 2012". SPFL. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
6. "Norwich City sign Scotland Under-19 prospect Conor McGrandles from Falkirk". Eastern Daily Press. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Bairns confirm McGrandles return!". falkirkfc.co.uk. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
8. "Norwich City loanee Conor McGrandles suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 21 February 2016.
9. Collin, Iain (18 May 2017). "Ex-Hearts boss Robbie Neilson key to former Falkirk kid Conor McGrandles' switch from Norwich City to MK Dons". Deadline News. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
10. "Update on Conor McGrandles". Milton Keynes Dons. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
11. "Report: MK Dons 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21". Milton Keynes Dons. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
12. "Carlisle United 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
13. "Conor McGrandles Signs For The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
14. "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
15. "Match Report - Northampton Town (H)". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
16. "Retained list". Lincoln City F.C. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
17. "Conor McGrandles leaves the Imps". Lincoln City F.C. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
18. "DONE DEAL : MCGRANDLES IS AN ADDICK". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
19. "CONOR MCGRANDLES JOINS CAMBRIDGE ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
20. "Conor McGrandles makes Lincoln loan move". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
21. "Burton Albion 0 Imps 1". Lincoln City Official Site. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
22. "Lincoln City loanee to miss rest of season". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
23. "CONOR MCGRANDLES REJOINS LINCOLN CITY". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
24. "McGrandles returns to the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
25. "Conor McGrandles profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
26. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
27. "Gilbey named Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

External links

• Conor McGrandles at Soccerbase