Liam Mandeville

Liam Mandeville

Personal information
Full name	Liam Mandeville [1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Chesterfield
Number	7
Youth career
000l0–2015	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Doncaster Rovers	49	(9)
2015	→ Whitby Town (loan)	1	(0)
2018	→ Colchester United (loan)	7	(0)
2018–2019	→ Morecambe (loan)	42	(3)
2019–	Chesterfield	210	(25)
International career
2022–	England C	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:11, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Liam Mandeville (born 17 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as winger for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.

Career

Mandeville made his first team debut for Doncaster Rovers on 3 April 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jonson Clarke-Harris in a home League One match against Bradford City at the Keepmoat Stadium. ^[2] In November 2015, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town on a one-month loan deal. ^[3] Mandeville scored his first professional goal for Doncaster Rovers in a 2–1 defeat to Walsall at the Keepmoat Stadium. ^[4]

Mandeville scored his first goal of the season in an EFL Cup game against Nottingham Forest which Rovers went onto lose 2–1. On 8 October 2016 Andy Williams was injured in a game v Barnet which gave Mandeville a chance in the first team. He started his goal scoring form with a goal against Oldham in the FA Cup which Rovers lost 2–1 again. Mandeville inspired Rovers to come from 1–0 behind to defeat Exeter 3–1. He got a goal and assist which led him to start against Hartlepool and he scored the winner in this game. He scored 2 more against Leyton Orient and another against Stevenage. Mandeville missed a late penalty against Plymouth in a 2–0 defeat. Plymouth's goalkeeper Luke McCormick mocked him which led to captain James Coppinger being sent off in the aftermath. He then scored from a free kick to earn Doncaster a win against Grimsby Town. This capped off the week that Mandeville won the EFL young player of the month. ^[5]

On 31 January 2018, he joined League Two club Colchester United on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[6] He made his Colchester debut from the bench on 10 February in their 1–1 draw at Carlisle United. ^[7]

He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season. ^[8]

On 5 June 2019, Mandeville signed a two-year contract with Chesterfield. ^[9] In October 2022, he signed a new contract with Chesterfield until the summer of 2024. ^[10] In the 2022–23 season, Mandeville won the club's Player of the Year award having contributed 9 goals and 14 assists to the side. ^[10] In the play-offs, Mandeville added to this tally by scoring the winner for Chesterfield in the semi-final tie against Bromley, scoring in extra time. ^[11] In the play-off final, Mandeville started for Chesterfield against Notts County at Wembley Stadium. ^[12] However, the Spireites lost on penalties. ^[12] During the 2023–24 season, Chesterfield were promoted to the EFL as champions and he was named in the division's Team of the Year for his contributions. ^[13] Mandeville showed his versatility by playing at right full back as well as his more usual attacking midfield and forward roles throughout the season. ^[14]

Style of play

"He's got a lot of attributes that I want from an attacker; he's got good vision, he can finish with both feet and he's very good technically." Darren Ferguson on Mandeville in 2016. ^[5]

"It is definitely helping my game. They say that when you are a kid you should play different positions to get a good understanding of the game – I am just a little bit older!" Liam Mandeville October 2023. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 October 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Doncaster Rovers	2014–15 [15]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2015–16 [16]	League One	8	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	1
	2016–17 [17]	League Two	21	7	1	1	1	1	4	1	27	10
	2017–18 [18]	League One	17	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	24	4
	Total		49	9	3	2	2	1	10	3	64	15
Colchester United (loan)	2017–18 [18]	League Two	7	0	—		—		0	0	7	0
Morecambe (loan)	2018–19 [19]	League Two	42	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	46	4
Chesterfield	2019–20 [20]	National League	31	4	2	0	—		1 [a]	0	34	4
	2020–21 [21]	National League	34	2	0	0	—		3 [b]	1	37	3
	2021–22 [22]	National League	43	2	3	1	—		2 [c]	0	48	3
	2022–23 [23]	National League	46	9	5	0	—		2 [c]	1	53	10
	2023–24 [24]	National League	45	8	3	0	—		0	0	48	8
	2024–25 [25]	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	1 [d]	0	7	0
Total			205	25	13	1	0	0	9	2	227	28
Career total			303	37	18	3	3	2	20	5	344	47

a.  ^ Appearances in FA Trophy.

b.  ^ 2 appearances in FA Trophy and 1 appearance, 1 goal in National League play-offs.

c.  ^ Appearances in National League play-offs.

d.  ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Chesterfield

• National League: 2023–24 ^[26]

Individual

• Chesterfield Player of the Year: 2022–23 ^[10]
• National League Team of the Season: 2023–24 ^[13]

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 47. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
2. "Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
3. "Blues loan Doncaster striker". Whitby Gazette. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
4. "Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
5. "Liam Mandeville: Doncaster Rovers striker named EFL Young Player of the Month". BBC Sport. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
6. Hudson, Matt (31 January 2018). "U's Flash: Mandeville Confirmed". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
7. "Carlisle United 1–1 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
8. "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
9. "Spireites agree deal with forward". Chesterfield FC. 5 June 2019.
10. Norcliffe, Liam (25 April 2023). "Chesterfield midfielder wins three awards after impressive season". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
11. "Chesterfield 3–2 Bromley". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
12. Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County (3–4 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
13. "Spireites quartet in Vanarama National League Team of the Season". Chesterfield FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
14. https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/chesterfield-attacker-has-new-appreciation-for-defensive-role-4364698 ^{[ bare URL ]}
15. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
16. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
17. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
18. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
19. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
20. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
21. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
22. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
23. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
24. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
25. "Games played by Liam Mandeville in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
26. "National League: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
    "Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Liam Mandeville at Soccerbase