![]() Lacey in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Sean Lacey [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Flint Town United | ||
Youth career | |||
Tranmere Rovers | |||
Manchester United | |||
Liverpool | |||
Sheffield Wednesday | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Southport (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Vauxhall Motors (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2012 | Droylsden | 12 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Altrincham | 26 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Barrow | 89 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Southport | 14 | (0) |
2020 | Stalybridge Celtic | 7 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Chester | 22 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 10 | (0) |
2023– | Flint Town United | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 |
Paddy Lacey | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 10 |
Wins | 10 |
Wins by KO | 2 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Patrick Sean Lacey (born 16 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru North side Flint Town United. He made eleven appearances in the Football League for Accrington Stanley. [2] Lacey has since also competed in boxing, with his debut fight occurring in October 2021. [3]
Lacey started his career in the academy of Tranmere Rovers, before joining Manchester United, where he played alongside players such as Ravel Morrison and Jesse Lingard. After a month with Manchester United, he was given the chance to join Liverpool, the club he had supported as a child, and took up this offer. [4]
On 8 July 2011, Lacey signed for EFL League Two club Bradford City on a one-year deal following his release from Sheffield Wednesday. [5] During his time at Bradford he had loan spells at Southport and Vauxhall Motors, before agreeing to depart the club by mutual consent on 31 January 2012. [6]
On 21 July 2016, he joined Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal. [7] He made his debut for Stanley in the club's 1–0 EFL Cup victory against Burnley on 24 August, coming off the bench in the 83rd minute for Billy Kee. [8] He made his Football League debut, and first league appearance for Accrington, against Morecambe on 27 August, coming off the bench in the 82nd minute for Shay McCartan. [9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Portsmouth on 17 September. [10]
On 5 May 2017, Accrington announced they had terminated Lacey's contract after he admitted to a breach of anti-doping regulations. He had been given a 14-month ban by the Football Association having tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, following a game against Hartlepool United the previous November. [11] [12]
One month after his contract was terminated, Lacey was arrested at Glastonbury Festival in possession of 20.3 grams of cocaine, 16.8 grams of MDMA, and £520 in counterfeit £20 notes. He pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a controlled substance, and passing an item as genuine which he knew to be a counterfeit. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison in July 2017. [13]
Following his release from prison, on 14 January 2019 it was confirmed that Lacey had joined Southport on an 18-month contract. [14]
In January 2020, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic before later joining Chester in September 2020. [15] After suffering a knee injury in February 2021, Lacey raised funds to pay for the surgery he needed. [16]
On 15 February 2022, it was announced that Lacey had decided to leave Chester in order to take up an offer with an unnamed Northern Premier League club. [17]
On 16 February 2022, Lacey signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Warrington Rylands 1906 on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 season. [18]
On 29 July 2023, Cymru North side Flint Town United announced the signing of Lacey from Warrington Rylands. [19] Just days later, on 1 August, Lacey's younger brother Luis joined him at Flint Town on loan from Transmere Rovers. [20] He made his league debut for the Silksmen on 18 August against Ruthin Town, receiving a red card in the 53rd minute of the 1–1 draw. [21] [22] [23]
Lacey has also fought as a professional boxer, alongside his semi-professional football career and his day job as a carpet fitter. [24]
Lacey's brothers, Luis and Shea are also footballers, playing for Tranmere Rovers and Manchester United, respectively. He also had an older sister Lauren and nephew Zack. [26] [27] Born in England, Lacey is of Irish descent. [28]