Liam Agnew

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Liam Agnew
Personal information
Full name Liam John Agnew[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2014 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
2014 → Boston United (loan) 18 (2)
2016–2017 Boston United 8 (3)
2017–2020 Harrogate Town 46 (1)
2018 → Boston United (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Gateshead 26 (0)
2020–2021 Blyth Spartans 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Liam John Agnew (born 11 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Agnew started his career with Sunderland, progressing through the club's academy and having a period on loan with Boston United in the Conference North in early 2014. He made one first-team appearance for Sunderland in February 2015, against Fulham in the FA Cup. Agnew was released by Sunderland in 2016, and had a short period back at Boston United before signing for National League North club Harrogate Town in 2017. He was part of the team promoted to the National League in 2018. He played on loan at York City in the National League North from December 2018 to January 2019.

Career[edit]

Sunderland[edit]

Agnew was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.[4] He started his career in Sunderland's Youth Academy.[5] Agnew joined Conference North club Boston United on 10 January 2014 on loan with the team missing players through injury and suspension.[6] He made his debut the next day, starting in a 4–2 away defeat to Hednesford Town.[7] After extending his loan at Boston, Agnew scored in his second meeting against Hednesford on 1 March 2014, in a 4–0 win.[8][9] After making 18 appearances and scoring 2 goals for Boston, Agnew returned to his parent club in May 2014.[10]

Agnew signed his first professional contract at Sunderland in March 2014, of two years, contracting him to the club until June 2016.[11] Whilst on loan at Boston, Agnew graduated to the first team-squad at Sunderland, and although he appeared as an unused substitute, this did not affect his loan at Boston.[12] He made his debut for Sunderland on 4 February 2015, appearing as an 87th-minute substitute in a 3–1 FA Cup victory away to Fulham.[13] Whilst in the reserve team, Agnew captained the under-21s.[14] At the end of the 2015–16 season, Agnew was released by the club.[15]

Boston United[edit]

Agnew signed for Boston United of the National League North in September 2016.[16] He was expecting to join League One club Bradford City, having impressed manager Phil Parkinson on trial.[17] However, the transfer did not happen, as Parkinson stated he remained unsure of offering Agnew a contract.[18]

Agnew made his second Boston debut on 3 September 2016, where he scored again, in a 3–2 loss against F.C. United of Manchester.[19] Since then, he became the club's captain.[20] Agnew suggested that his non-contract agreement with Boston was close to being replaced by a permanent contract,[21] which came after Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley denied rumours that he was interested in signing Agnew.[22] The club's manager Dennis Greene was confident of Agnew signing a contract.[23] He suffered a foot injury in October and missed the rest of the year.[24][25]

Harrogate Town[edit]

Agnew signed for Boston's National League North rivals Harrogate Town on 26 January 2017.[26] Having been an unused substitute on 4 February against his former club Boston, he made his debut on 11 February, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a 3–0 home win over Worcester City.[27][28] He came on as a 90th-minute substitute on 13 May 2018 when Harrogate beat Brackley Town 3–0 at Wetherby Road in the National League North play-off final, which resulted in the club being promoted to the National League for the first time.[29]

Agnew played regularly for Harrogate in the first few months of the 2018–19 season and signed a new contract with the club in October 2018, with manager Simon Weaver stating that his "performances have gone to another level recently".[30][31] He re-joined National League North club Boston United on 23 November 2018 on a one-month loan,[32] making his debut the following day when starting their 5–0 away win over Ashton United in the FA Trophy.[33][34] He played regularly for Boston,[33] although the club's attempts to extend his loan were unsuccessful.[35] He joined another National League North club, York City, on 26 December on a one-month loan,[36] making his debut the same day as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 defeat away to Darlington.[37] He returned to Harrogate on 23 January 2019 having made five appearances for York.[38]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 19 January 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2013–14[39] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[13] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[40] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Boston United (loan) 2013–14[41] Conference North 18 2 — — — 18 2
Boston United 2016–17[42] National League North 8 3 2 0 — 0 0 10 3
Total 26 5 2 0 — 0 0 28 5
Harrogate Town 2016–17[27] National League North 10 0 — — — 10 0
2017–18[27][43] National League North 26 1 4 0 — 5[a] 0 35 1
2018–19[27] National League 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Total 46 1 6 0 — 5 0 57 1
Boston United (loan) 2018–19[33] National League North 2 0 — — 2[b] 0 4 0
York City (loan) 2018–19[27] National League North 5 0 — — — 5 0
Career total 79 6 9 0 0 0 7 0 95 6
  1. ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League North play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours[edit]

Harrogate Town

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Liam Agnew". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Players: Liam Agnew". Premier League. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Liam Agnew". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ Hunter, James (7 February 2015). "Sunderland boss considering handing teenager Liam Agnew a Premier League debut". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ Whiley, Mark (10 January 2014). "Gascoigne, Agnew and Gambian striker join Boston United". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  7. ^ Whiley, Mark (11 January 2014). "Hednesford Town 4 Boston United 2 – match report". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  8. ^ Whiley, Mark (3 February 2014). "Boston United boss wants to extend loan of Notts County ace Kyle Dixon". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  9. ^ Whiley, Mark (1 March 2014). "Boston United 4 Hednesford Town 0: Match report". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Agnew thanks Boston United, as he prepares to turn his attention to Sunderland". Boston Standard. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  11. ^ Whiley, Mark (31 March 2014). "Boston United midfielder lands two-year deal with Premier League Sunderland". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  12. ^ Whiley, Mark (20 April 2014). "Boston United missed Liam Agnew, admits Dennis Greene after draw at Leamington". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Agnew in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  14. ^ Young, Chris (27 January 2015). "Sunderland boss delighted with defeat of Manchester City". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  15. ^ Mennear, Richard (18 April 2016). "Sunderland quartet not offered new contracts by club". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  16. ^ "The time was right to return, says Agnew". Boston Standard. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  17. ^ Young, Chris (29 March 2016). "Sunderland midfielder expected to join Bradford City on two-year deal". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  18. ^ Mennear, Richard (31 March 2016). "Bradford City boss on move for Sunderland midfielder". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  19. ^ Browne, Duncan (3 September 2016). "Boston United 2 FC United of Manchester 3: Defeat number six for Pilgrims". Boston Standard. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Boston United captain Liam Agnew fears that new FIFA rule could cost young Sunderland hopefuls a valuable footballing education". Boston Standard. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  21. ^ Marshall, David (8 October 2016). "Liam Agnew reveals possible changes to his non-contract deal at Boston United". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  22. ^ Marshall, David (7 October 2016). "Lincoln City boss denies chasing Boston United midfielder Liam Agnew". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  23. ^ Marshall, David (18 October 2016). "Boston United boss Dennis Greene ready to tie sought-after midfielder Liam Agnew to permanent deal". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  24. ^ Browne, Duncan (22 October 2016). ""I'm seriously thinking about calling it a day!" Boston United manager Dennis Greene says he is ready to quit the club". Boston Standard. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Boston United trio to miss Nuneaton trip... but will Brown make first appearance of the season?". Boston Standard. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  26. ^ Marshall, David (26 January 2017). "Boston United departures see ex-Sunderland midfielder Liam Agnew join Harrogate Town". Lincolnshire Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  27. ^ a b c d e "L. Agnew: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  28. ^ "Harrogate Town vs. Worcester City 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  29. ^ a b Harrison, John (14 May 2018). "Harrogate Town gain promotion to the National League for the first time in their history, after a 3–0 victory over Brackley". Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Triple contract boost for Town". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  31. ^ Harrogate Town A.F.C. [@HarrogateTown] (12 October 2018). "✍️ | Trio Sign New Deals We are delighted to reveal Liam Agnew, Kelvin Langmead and Lloyd Kerry have all signed new contracts with the club 👉https://bit.ly/2NDNtzc" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2018 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Browne, Duncan (23 November 2018). "Liam Agnew returns to Boston United". Boston Standard. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  33. ^ a b c "Liam Agnew: Season: 2018/2019". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2018 – via Pitchero.
  34. ^ Singleton, Craig. "Ashton United 0–5 Boston United". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2018 – via Pitchero.
  35. ^ Browne, Duncan (27 December 2018). "Agnew 'gutted' after failing to extend Boston United loan spell – Elliott". Boston Standard. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  36. ^ Flett, Dave (26 December 2018). "York City sign Harrogate Town midfielder Liam Agnew". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  37. ^ Appleyard, Ian (26 December 2018). "Ten man City sunk at Darlington". York City F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  38. ^ Appleyard, Ian (22 January 2019). "Agnew returns to Harrogate Town". York City F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  39. ^ "Games played by Liam Agnew in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  40. ^ "Games played by Liam Agnew in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  41. ^ "Liam Agnew: Season: 2013/2014". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2018 – via Pitchero.
  42. ^ "Liam Agnew: Season: 2016/2017". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2018 – via Pitchero.
  43. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Harrison, John (17 September 2017). "Harrogate Town 3–0 Penistone Church". Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Harrogate Town 0–0 Bradford Park Avenue". Harrogate Informer. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: Harrison, John (3 October 2017). "Bradford Park Avenue 0–2 Harrogate Town". Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Harrison, John (25 November 2017). "Darlington 2–3 Harrogate Town". Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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