Michael Bird (footballer)

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Michael Bird
Personal information
Full name Michael Bird
Date of birth (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Chester, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Bolton Wanderers
2003–2004 Aberdeen 2 (0)
2004 Glenavon (2)
2004 Northwich Victoria
2004 Witton Albion
2004–2005 Caernarfon Town 14 (4)
2005 Warrington Town 2 (2)
2005–2006 Colwyn Bay
2010 Central United
2014 North Leigh 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael "Mike" Bird (born 7 November 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played at schoolboy level for Wales. He played for clubs in all four constituent countries of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

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He is currently a coach at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.

Career

Playing career

Bird started his career at Bolton Wanderers where he was a graduate of their Youth Academy. After impressing in a trial, [1] he signed for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on 15 May 2003 on a free transfer where he made two league appearances, both as a substitute, and one League Cup appearance, also as a sub. [2] After being made available for transfer in the transfer window, [3] he moved to Northern Ireland to play for Irish Premier League club Glenavon in February 2004. [4] In June 2004 he moved back to England into non-league football with Northwich Victoria, before signing for local rivals Witton Albion. He then moved to Wales in December 2004 to play for Welsh Premier League club Caernarfon Town where he spent the rest of the 2004-05 season. [5] [6]

He had a brief spell at the start of the 2005-06 season with Warrington Town before signing for Colwyn Bay on 2 September 2005. [6] [7]

Michael had a brief spell playing for North Leigh in 2014. [8]

Coaching career

Bird used to be a qualified coach, having obtained the UEFA B coaching licence. He was the coach of the Under-11 team at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence. [9]

Teaching career

Bird used to be a teacher, head of year, assistant headteacher, and deputy headteacher in Oxfordshire. [10] He is currently a deputy head teacher at Ellesmere Park High School. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dons get the Bird". BBC Sport. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "players - Michael Bird". Soccerbase . Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "dons boss confirms players". Aberdeen . Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Glenavon sign striker". BBC Sport. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Caernarfon Town History & Honours". The Citizens Choice. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  6. 1 2 "News Archive". Colwyn Bay F.C. 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Welsh Premier career details for Michael Bird". Welsh Premier League . Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "Michael Bird". NorthLeighFC.co.uk. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Blackpool Football Club Youth Department Staff". Blackpool F.C. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  10. 1 2 "Micheal Bird on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ellesmere Park High School - Meet our Staff". Ellesmere Park High School . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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