Sean Mountford

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Sean Mountford
Personal information
Full name Sean Mountford [1] [2]
Date of birth (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36) [1] [2]
Place of birth Billinge, Greater Manchester, England [3]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [1] [2]
Position(s) Left-back [2]
Left midfielder [1] [2]
Right midfielder [2]
Youth career
2000–2003 Manchester City [2]
2003–2008 Bolton Wanderers [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2009–2010 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 26 (11)
2010–2011 AEZ Zakakiou 12 (2)
2011–2012 Akritas Chlorakas 16 (0)
2012–2013 Hyde 4 (0)
2013–2014 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sean Mountford (born 11 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back and wide midfielder. [1] [2] He started his career with Bolton Wanderers before moving to Cyprus to play professionally with AEZ Zakakiou and Akritas Chlorakas. [1] [2] He moved back to England in 2012 to play non-league football with Hyde United and Atherton Laburnum Rovers. [1]

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Early life and education

Mountford was born in Billinge, Greater Manchester and was brought up in Leigh where he attended Bedford High School. [3] [4] He played for Wigan Schoolboys and Warrington County teams. [2] He grew up supporting Manchester United and his favourite player was Ryan Giggs. [3]

Club career

Bolton Wanderers

Mountford was playing for Bolton Wanderers U16s in October 2003 when he was invited to train with the Academy team. [4] He progressed to the Reserve team where he played numerous times. [2] On 9 July 2005, Mountford scored two goals for the first team as Bolton won 10–0 in a pre-season friendly against Rushen United in the Isle of Man. [5] After leaving Bolton he had offers from League One and League Two clubs but rejected them for personal and family reasons. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sean Mountford". Fieldoo.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Sean Mountford CV" (PDF). 4YourTalent Management. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Academy Player Profiles". BWFC.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers Football Club. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Sean joins Wanderers Academy". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. "Rushen United 0-10 Bolton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 July 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.