Johnny Gorman

Johnny Gorman

Personal information
Full name	Rory John McCaughan Gorman
Date of birth	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2002–2003	Manchester City
2003–2009	Manchester United
2009–2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	(0)
2012	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ Cambridge United (loan)	2	(0)
2013–2014	Leyton Orient	2	(0)
2014	Southport	5	(1)
2014–2015	Barrow	21	(1)
2015–2016	AFC Telford United	6	(0)
2016	→ Colwyn Bay (loan)	3	(0)
2016–2017	Curzon Ashton	11	(0)
2017	→ Ashton United (loan)	3	(0)
2017	Atherton Collieries	12	(1)
2017–2018	Northwich Victoria	31	(6)
2018–2021	Frome Town	23	(2)
International career‡
	Republic of Ireland U16
	Northern Ireland U16	2	(1)
	Northern Ireland U17	5	(0)
	Northern Ireland U18	1	(0)
	Northern Ireland U19	3	(1)
	Northern Ireland U20	1	(0)
2011–2013	Northern Ireland U21	8	(0)
2010–2011	Northern Ireland	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 10 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:35, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Rory John McCaughan Gorman (born 26 October 1992) is a former footballer who played as a winger.

He started his career with Manchester City, but was soon signed by Manchester United. After six years there, he was released and allowed to join Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2009. Gorman made just one appearance for Wolves before spending time on loan with Plymouth Argyle, Macclesfield Town and Cambridge United, followed by a permanent move to Leyton Orient where he remained for a season.

Born in Sheffield, he first played international football for the Republic of Ireland at under-16 level, but soon switched allegiance to Northern Ireland, playing through all the age grades before receiving his first cap for the senior team in 2010.

Club career

Gorman was born in Sheffield, and began his football career as a nine-year-old with Manchester City in 2002. A year later, he was signed by Manchester United, where he stayed until 2009, when he joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy. ^[2] During this time, he earned numerous caps at various Northern Ireland junior levels. ^[3]

Gorman attended Repton School in Derbyshire, for whom he played in the 2010 Independent Schools Football Association Boodles Cup Final against Shrewsbury School. ^[4] During his studies, he won the "Michael Bristow Academy Scholar of the Year" and "Wolves' Academy Player of the Year" awards for the 2010–11 season, ^[5] as well as finishing runner-up in the Daily Telegraph/Aviva-sponsored "School Sport Matters Awards 2010 – Male Student of the Year" award. ^[6]

Gorman signed his first professional contract in March 2011, a two-year deal which was to keep him with the club until the summer of 2013. ^[7] He made his club debut when he appeared as a substitute in a 2–1 Premier League defeat at Norwich City on 24 March 2012, ^[8] which was to be his only first team appearance for Wolves.

The midfielder joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on loan for five months on 6 August 2012, ^[9] for whom he scored his first competitive goal in a 3–0 League Cup win on his debut against Portsmouth on 14 August. However, as a result of a lack of regular first team opportunities at Plymouth, he returned to Wolves on 22 September 2012. ^[10]

On 31 January 2013, he joined non-league Macclesfield Town on loan until 1 March, ^[11] but only made one substitute appearance. His loan with Macclesfield over, he joined another Conference club for the remainder of the season when he was loaned to Cambridge United, ^[12] where he made two appearances.

Gorman's contract at Wolves expired at the end of the 2012–13 season and it was announced that it would not be renewed, leaving him a free agent. ^[13] He left having made only one first-team appearance for the club. After impressing on trial earlier in the summer, Gorman signed a one-year contract with Leyton Orient on 1 August 2013. ^[14] He found his opportunities limited at Orient, and at the end of the season he was released by the club along with four other players. ^[15]

On 22 August 2014, Gorman signed for non-league side Southport. ^[16]

On 4 October 2014, Gorman signed non-contract terms with Conference North side Barrow following his release from Southport. ^[17]

In summer 2016, he joined Curzon Ashton. ^[18]

In February 2017 he joined Atherton Collieries on dual registration terms. ^[19]

In November 2018 he joined Frome Town ^[20]

International career

Despite having never played a senior game at club level, Gorman made his international debut on 26 May 2010 – aged 17 years and 222 days – for Northern Ireland in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Turkey played in Connecticut, USA. ^{[21] [22]} He made his competitive international debut in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying in a 1–0 victory in Slovenia on 3 September 2010. ^[23]

Personal life

He studied psychology ^[24] at the University of Bath. ^[25]

Gorman now works for the NHS. ^[26]

References

1. Johnny Gorman at Soccerway
2. "Academy 2009/10". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010.
3. "Johnny Gorman National Statistics". Northern Irish Football Association. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
4. "Boodles ISFA Cup latest news". isfa.org.uk. 14 June 2010.^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. "Johnny Gorman wins more individual honours". repton.org.uk. 25 May 2011.
6. "Daily Telegraph". Daily Telegraph. 3 November 2010.
7. "Scholars offered professional deals". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
8. "Norwich 2–1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012.
9. "Griffiths and Gorman sign". Plymouth Argyle FC. 6 August 2012.
10. "Johnny Back in the Pack". Plymouth Argyle FC. 22 September 2012.
11. "Murphy, Gorman, Evans & Taylor join Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013.
12. "Wolves winger Johnny Gorman joins Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013.
13. "The next generation". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
14. "Johnny Gorman: Leyton Orient sign Northern Ireland winger". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
15. "Jamie Jones: Leyton Orient offer goalkeeper new contract". BBC Sport. 30 May 2014.
16. "Johnny Gorman: Southport sign Northern Ireland international". BBC Sport. 22 August 2014.
17. "Johnny Gorman". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
18. "Curzon Ashton to call on three players with Football League experience against FA Cup hosts York City". 14 October 2016.
19. "Pitchero & Non-League Football: Our 15-Year Partnership".
20. "Town sign Northern Ireland international winger | Frome Times". Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
21. "N Ireland 0–2 Turkey". BBC Sport. 26 May 2010.
22. "Hotshot Gorman Surpasses Best". Belfasttelegraph. Belfast Telegraph. 26 May 2010.
23. "Slovenia v Northern Ireland". Daily Telegraph. 3 September 2010.
24. "From football to psychology".
25. @TeamBath (13 November 2018). "Former #NorthernIreland international and @premierleague footballer Johnny Gorman has started studying at the @UniofBath with @BathPsychology - @SkySports caught up with him on campus to see how he is adapting to his new off-pitch challenge" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
26. "From playing Pirlo to psychology – and a one-minute Wolves career for Johnny Gorman". 6 May 2021.

External links

• Johnny Gorman at Soccerbase