Liam Feeney

Liam Feeney

Feeney playing for AFC Bournemouth in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Liam Michael Feeney-Howard [1]
Date of birth	(1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 38) [2]
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Hayes	46	(8)
2007–2009	Salisbury City	65	(11)
2008	→ Southend United (loan)	1	(0)
2009–2011	AFC Bournemouth	109	(12)
2011–2014	Millwall	73	(5)
2013	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2016	Bolton Wanderers	78	(8)
2016	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	9	(1)
2016–2018	Blackburn Rovers	35	(0)
2017–2018	→ Cardiff City (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2021	Blackpool	69	(1)
2020–2021	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	41	(3)
2021–2022	Tranmere Rovers	19	(0)
2022–2023	Scunthorpe United	41	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Liam Michael Feeney-Howard (born 21 January 1987) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Feeney joined League One side Southend United on loan until 3 January 2009 in November 2008. ^[3] He made his debut after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Leicester City on 6 December. ^[4] He signed for AFC Bournemouth on 2 February for an undisclosed fee. ^[5]

Feeney scored his first goal for Bournemouth during a 4–0 win over Rochdale.

Millwall

Feeney made his Millwall debut on 11 September 2011 against Birmingham City. ^[6] After three years with the club, he was released on 10 May 2014.

Loans

On 27 September 2013 Feeney joined Millwall's divisional rivals Bolton Wanderers on a three-month loan deal. ^{[7] [8]}

He made his debut, as a substitute for Lee Chung-Yong, the following day in a 1–1 draw against Yeovil Town at the Reebok Stadium. ^[9]

Millwall exercised their right to activate a 28-day recall clause due to injuries in their squad, meaning an earlier-than-expected return to The Den. ^[10] He later joined Blackburn Rovers on loan in March. ^[11]

Bolton Wanderers

On 19 May 2014, Bolton Wanderers announced that Feeney would rejoin the club on a permanent deal once his Millwall contract had expired. ^[12] He made his second debut on the opening day of the new season in a 3–0 loss to Watford ^[13] and scored his first goals for Bolton on 4 November, scoring twice in a 3–0 home win against Cardiff City. ^[14] At the end of the 2015–16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June. ^[15]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 17 March 2016, Feeney signed for Ipswich Town on loan. ^[16] He made his Blues' debut ^[17] against Rotherham United, after coming on as a second-half substitute.

Blackburn Rovers

On 25 June 2016, Feeney re-signed for Blackburn Rovers; whom he was previously on loan to, on a two-year deal, with an option of a third year. ^[18]

On 31 August 2017, Feeney joined Championship side Cardiff City on loan until 1 January 2018. ^[19] He made his debut at Fulham on 9 September, coming on to set up Danny Ward for the equaliser in a 1–1 draw. ^[20]

He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[21]

Blackpool

On 23 August 2018, Feeney signed for Blackpool on an initial two-year contract. ^[22] He was given a starting debut in their 2–0 victory over Bristol Rovers at Bloomfield Road. ^[23]

Feeney scored his first goal for Blackpool in his 66th game for the club. It came in a 3–1 victory over Fleetwood Town at Bloomfield Road on 7 December 2019. It was also his first goal since 7 January 2017, for Blackburn. ^[24]

Tranmere Rovers

On 17 September 2020, Feeney joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan deal. ^[25] Feeney featured in both of Tranmere's play-off matches at the end of the season as they were defeated at the semi-final stage by Morecambe. ^[26] Following this unsuccessful end to the season, Feeney joined the club on a permanent deal in June 2021 on a one-year deal. ^[27]

Scunthorpe United

On 26 January 2022, Feeney had his Tranmere contract terminated by mutual consent ^[28] in order to join Scunthorpe United on a free transfer. ^[29]

Following Scunthorpe's second successive relegation, Feeney was released at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[30]

After football

On 2 October 2024, it was revealed that he had retired from the game to become a football agent. ^[31]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season ^[32]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salisbury City	2007–08 [33]	Conference	42	9	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	43	9
	2008–09 [34]	Conference	23	2	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	24	2
	Total		65	11	0	0	—		2	0	67	11
Southend United (loan)	2008–09 [34]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
AFC Bournemouth	2008–09 [34]	League Two	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2009–10 [35]	League Two	44	5	2	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	48	5
	2010–11 [36]	League One	46	4	2	1	1	0	3 [c]	0	52	5
	2011–12 [37]	League One	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	1
	Total		109	12	4	1	4	1	4	0	121	14
Millwall	2011–12 [37]	Championship	34	4	5	1	0	0	–	–	39	5
	2012–13 [38]	Championship	22	1	3	1	1	0	–	–	26	2
	2013–14 [39]	Championship	17	0	0	0	1	1	–	–	18	1
	Total		73	5	8	2	2	1	–	–	83	8
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2013–14 [39]	Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	4	0
Blackburn Rovers (loan)	2013–14 [39]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	6	0
Bolton Wanderers	2014–15 [40]	Championship	41	3	3	0	3	0	–	–	47	3
	2015–16 [41]	Championship	37	5	3	0	1	0	–	–	41	5
	Total		78	8	6	0	4	0	–	–	88	8
Ipswich Town (loan)	2015–16 [41]	Championship	9	1	0	0	0	0	–	–	9	1
Blackburn Rovers	2016–17 [42]	Championship	34	0	2	1	3	0	1 [d]	1	40	2
	2017–18 [43]	League One	1	0	0	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	4	0
	Total		35	0	2	1	5	0	2	1	44	2
Cardiff City (loan)	2017–18 [43]	Championship	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Blackpool	2018–19 [44]	League One	34	0	4	0	2	0	2 [b]	0	42	0
	2019–20 [45]	League One	35	1	4	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	42	1
	2020–21 [46]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		69	1	8	0	3	0	4	0	84	1
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2020–21 [46]	League Two	41	3	2	0	0	0	4 [e]	0	47	3
Tranmere Rovers	2021–22 [47]	League Two	19	0	1	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	23	0
	Total		60	3	3	0	1	0	6	0	70	3
Scunthorpe United	2021–22 [47]	League Two	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2022–23 [48]	National League	22	1	0	0	—		0	0	22	1
	Total		41	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	1
Career total			555	42	32	4	19	2	16	1	634	49

1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
2. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
3. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
4. Appearance in the Football League Trophy with Blackburn's U23 side
5. Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Cardiff City

• EFL Championship runner-up: 2017–18 ^[49]

Tranmere Rovers

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2020–21 ^[50]

References

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49. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 106–107. ISBN   978-1-4722-6106-9.
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External links

• Liam Feeney at Soccerbase