Sean McConville

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Sean McConville
Personal information
Full name Sean Joseph McConville[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Accrington Stanley
Number 11
Youth career
Burscough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 Skelmersdale United
2009–2011 Accrington Stanley 76 (14)
2011–2012 Stockport County 23 (4)
2012Rochdale (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 Barrow 25 (0)
2013–2014 Stalybridge Celtic 38 (11)
2014–2015 Chester 41 (9)
2015– Accrington Stanley 312 (54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Sean Joseph McConville (born 6 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.

Career[edit]

Accrington Stanley[edit]

McConville signed for Accrington Stanley in February 2009, from Skelmersdale United having previously been on trial with Stockport County.[3] He made his debut for Accrington Stanley on 14 February 2009, away to Bournemouth in the 1–0 defeat coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute replacing John Mullin.[4][5]

Stockport County[edit]

In July 2011, he signed for Stockport County.[6] In March 2012, McConville joined League One Rochdale, on a loan deal for the remainder of the season. His contract with the club was cancelled by mutual consent in August 2012.[7]

Barrow[edit]

On 14 September 2012, McConville joined Conference club Barrow on a one-month contract. Manager Dave Bayliss had previously tried to sign him on loan from Stockport during the summer of 2012 before his contract was cancelled.[8]

Return to Accrington[edit]

McConville re-joined Accrington from Chester in 2015,[9] and signed a new contract in January 2016.[10] He signed new contracts in July 2017,[11] July 2018,[12] and July 2019.[13]

On 28 April 2024, it was announced McConville will be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

As of end of 2023–24 season
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2008–09[15] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2009–10[16] League Two 28 1 5 0 2 0 1[a] 0 36 1
2010–11[17] League Two 43 13 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 48 13
Total 76 14 6 0 4 0 3 0 89 14
Stockport County 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 23 4 0 0 2[c] 2 25 6
Rochdale (loan) 2011–12[19] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Barrow 2012–13[18] Conference Premier 25 0 3 0 5[c] 1 33 1
Stalybridge Celtic 2013–14[20] Conference North 38 11 1 1 4[d] 2 43 14
Chester 2014–15[18] Conference Premier 41 9 4 2 2[c] 0 47 11
Accrington Stanley 2015–16[21] League Two 42 5 2 1 1 0 2[e] 0 47 6
2016–17[22] League Two 41 5 4 1 2 0 3[f] 0 50 6
2017–18[23] League Two 43 12 2 1 2 0 1[f] 0 48 13
2018–19[24] League One 45 15 4 0 1 0 3[f] 0 53 15
2019–20[25] League One 18 5 1 0 1 0 1[f] 1 21 6
2020–21[26] League One 31 1 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 32 1
2021–22[27] League One 46 4 0 0 1 0 1[f] 0 48 4
2022–23[28] League One 41 5 4 0 1 0 5[f] 1 51 6
2023–24[29] League Two 5 2 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 6 2
Total 312 54 17 3 9 0 18 2 356 59
Career total 519 92 31 6 13 0 34 7 597 105
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Accrington Stanley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 1. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (3 February 2009). "Skelmersdale United's Sean McConville signs for Accrington Stanley". Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Bournemouth 1–0 Accrington". BBC Sport. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Results/Fixtures: Bournemouth 1–0 Accrington". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Midfielder Joins Hatters". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  7. ^ "McConville leaves Edgeley Park". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Barrow Land McConville". Barrow AFC. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington re-sign Chester midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Sean McConville extends Accrington Stanley deal until 2018". BBC Sport. 25 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington Stanley midfielder signs contract until 2019". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington Stanley midfielder signs new deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Sean McConville: Accrington midfielder signs new deal through to 2022". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Stanley legend McConville leaves Wham Stadium". Accrington Stanley. 28 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  18. ^ a b c "Games played by Sean McConville – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2013/2014". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Games played by Sean McConville in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  30. ^ "PFA League Two Team of the Year: Five Luton Town players named in 2017–18 side". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

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