Conor Washington

Conor Washington
Washington with QPR in 2016
Personal information
Full name Conor James Washington[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992[2]
Place of birth Chatham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 39
Youth career
2008–2009 St Ives Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 St Ives Town[lower-alpha 1] 80 (54)
2012–2014 Newport County 39 (5)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 82 (27)
2016–2018 Queens Park Rangers 92 (13)
2018– Sheffield United 4 (0)
National team‡
2016– Northern Ireland 18 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 3 October

2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Conor James Washington (born 18 May 1992) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Sheffield United in the Championship and the Northern Ireland national team.

He began his career in non-league football with St. Ives Town, joining Newport County for £5,000 in 2012. After helping them return to The Football League via the play-offs, he transferred to Peterborough United in January 2014. Two years later, he signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.

Born in England, Washington qualified for Northern Ireland through a grandparent. He made his senior debut for the team in March 2016 and was chosen for that year's European Championship.

Early and personal life

Born in Chatham, Kent, England, Washington was eligible to play for Scotland through his mother, and through a grandmother to play for Northern Ireland.[3][4] After his parents moved to St Ives, Cambridgeshire during his childhood, he began to show his scoring capability by winning trophies as part of the Westfield Junior School squad.[5] After graduating school, he was turned down for an apprenticeship by both Norwich City and Peterborough United.[4] He subsequently worked as a postman for the Royal Mail,[4] whilst developing his football as a striker for St. Ives Town, scoring 52 goals in 50 matches in the United Counties League, Premier Division.[4][5]

Club career

Newport County

Washington joined Newport County on 1 October 2012 for a fee of £5,000,[4] after being spotted by their manager Justin Edinburgh.[6] He made his debut 26 days later in a 3–2 home loss to Woking, replacing Ben Swallow for the final nine minutes.[7] The only goal of his 15 appearances in his first season was the game's only on 9 April 2013 against Braintree Town at Rodney Parade.[8] Newport finished 3rd in the Conference Premier and reached the play-offs, though he was not selected in the matchday squad for the playoff final which Newport won 2–0 against Wrexham at Wembley Stadium to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence.[9]

Washington made his Football League debut in League Two versus Accrington Stanley on 3 August 2013, and his League Cup debut in the first round at Brighton & Hove Albion three days later, scoring the third goal in Newport's 3–1 win. His first Football League goal came on 10 August in County's 3–1 reverse at Northampton Town.

Peterborough United

On 28 January 2014, Washington joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, with Shaun Jeffers moving the other way as part of the deal.[10] As part of the deal, Newport retained a 20% sell-on clause.[4]

He made his debut for the Posh on 8 February, replacing Jack Payne for the final 17 minutes of a 2–1 win away to Leyton Orient. His first goal in League One came on 8 March, concluding a 4–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra at London Road; he assisted two further goals.[11] Washington scored three more goals over the season, including two in a win of the same score at Shrewsbury Town on 26 April, and added another in the play-off semi-final defeat to Orient.[12]

On 7 November 2015, Washington scored the first two goals of a 3–0 win away to Burton Albion in the first round of the FA Cup,[13] and three weeks later he added his first professional hat-trick in a 4–0 victory at Scunthorpe United.[14]

Queens Park Rangers

On 19 January 2016, Washington joined Queens Park Rangers on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee[15] that was reported to be between £2.5m and £3m.[16] Four days later, he made his debut by replacing Junior Hoilett with seven minutes remaining in a 1–1 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17]

After failing to score a goal in his first season at Loftus Road, Washington scored his first goal for the club in extra time of a League Cup first round match at home to Swindon Town on 10 August 2016, putting his team 2–1 ahead. The game ended 2–2 and he scored in their 4–2 penalty shootout victory.[18] On 1 October, he scored his first league goal for QPR, opening a 2–1 win at Fulham in a West London derby.[19]

On 5 August 2017, in the first game of the new Championship season, Washington scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over Reading.[20]

On 31 August 2018, Washington left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. [21]

Sheffield United

On 31 August 2018, Washington joined Sheffield United, signing a one-year contract.[22] He made his debut for the club the following day with an 81st minute substitute appearance during a 4-1 home win against Aston Villa. [23]

International career

Washington received his first call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad on 16 March 2016 for friendlies against Wales and Slovenia;[4][24] he had only been to the area once, for a Peterborough friendly.[3] He made his debut against Wales on the 24th, and four days later he scored his first goal, the only one against Slovenia at Windsor Park.[3] In June 2016 Washington was named in the Northern Ireland squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament.[25] He scored his first competitive goal in Northern Ireland's 2–0 home World Cup Qualifying victory over Norway on 27 March 2017, making it three goals in three starts for him at Windsor Park.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Ives Town 2008–09[27] UCL Premier Division 1000—0010
2009–10[28] UCL Premier Division 23800—1[lower-alpha 2]0248
2010–11[29] UCL Premier Division 211100—3[lower-alpha 3]32414
2011–12[30] UCL Premier Division 353512—9[lower-alpha 4]154552
Total 805412—13189474
Newport County 2012–13[31] Conference Premier 151——1[lower-alpha 5]0161
2013–14[32] League Two 24430213[lower-alpha 6]2327
Total 395302142488
Peterborough United 2013–14[32] League One 174——2[lower-alpha 7]1195
2014–15[33] League One 401320101[lower-alpha 6]04413
2015–16[34] League One 251034211[lower-alpha 6]03115
Total 82275431419433
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16[34] Championship 150———150
2016–17[35] Championship 4070031—438
2017–18[36] Championship 33 6 0 0 1 0 — 34 6
2018–19[37] Championship 40—20—60
Total 92130061—9814
Sheffield United 2018–19[37] Championship 3000——30
Career total 29699961132121337129
  1. ↑ The St Ives Town appearances and goals do not include the 2012–13 season.
  2. ↑ Appearance in United Counties League Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in United Counties League Cup, one appearance and one goal in FA Vase
  4. ↑ Five appearances and eight goals in United Counties League Cup, two appearances and five goals in FA Vase, two appearances and two goals in Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in Conference Premier play-offs
  6. 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  7. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs

International

As of match played 11 September 2018[38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 201692
201771
201820
Total183

International goals

As of match played 26 March 2017. Northern Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Washington goal.[38]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2016Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland2 Slovenia1–01–0Friendly
2 27 May 2016Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland3 Belarus2–03–0Friendly
3 26 March 2017Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland10 Norway2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 54. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Conor Washington". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Ducker, James (28 March 2016). "Northern Ireland 1 Slovenia 0: Conor Washington strikes to extend unbeaten streak to ten matches". Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pearlman, Michael (21 March 2016). "Conor Washington: The Northern Ireland striker made in Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 Taylor, Mark (24 March 2016). "Conor Washington: From St Ives Town to a Northern Ireland international". Cambridge News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Newport County sign striker Conor Washington". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Newport 2–3 Woking". BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Newport 1–0 Braintree". BBC Sport. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Dewi (5 May 2013). "Wrexham 0–2 Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Peterborough United sign Newport County's Conor Washington". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Peterbrough 4–2 Crewe". BBC Sport. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Stevens, Rob (13 May 2014). "Leyton Orient 2–1 Peterborough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Conor Washington stars as Peterborough beat Burton in FA Cup". Sky Sports. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Scunthorpe 0–4 Peterborough: Conor Washington hat-trick sinks Scunthorpe". Sky Sports. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  15. ↑ @QPRFC. "QPR sign Peterborough United forward Conor Washington for an undisclosed fee".
  16. ↑ Paul Vinnell. "QPR sign striker Conor Washington from Peterborough". Sky Sports.
  17. ↑ "QPR 1–1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "QPR 2–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Gallagher, Sean (6 October 2016). "Conor Washington: I questioned whether I was good enough for the Championship". Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  20. ↑ Glanville, Brian (6 August 2017). "Washington double spells trouble for 10-man Reading". The Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  21. ↑ https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/striker-conor-washington-departs-loftus-road/
  22. ↑ "Sheffield United sign Conor Washington after QPR departure". BBC News. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Sheffield United 4-1 Aston Villa: Steve Bruce's side embarrassed by Blades". BBC News. 1 September. Retrieved 4 September 2018. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ↑ "Michael Smith and Conor Washington called into NI squad". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  25. ↑ Whashington in Euro 2016 squad
  26. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39302175
  27. ↑ "2008–09". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  28. ↑ "2009–10". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "2010–11". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  30. ↑ "2011–12". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Conor Washington in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Conor Washington in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Conor Washington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Conor Washington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Conor Washington in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  36. ↑ "QPR FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  37. 1 2 "Games played by Conor Washington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  38. 1 2 "Conor Washington". EU Football. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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