Craig MacGillivray (footballer)

Craig MacGillivray
Personal information
Full name Craig MacGillivray[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993[2]
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2011 Harrogate Railway Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Stalybridge Celtic 4 (0)
2012–2014 Harrogate Town 90 (0)
2012–2013 → Harrogate Railway Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2017 Walsall 19 (0)
2017–2018 Shrewsbury Town 8 (0)
2018– Portsmouth 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:36, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Craig MacGillivray (born 12 January 1993) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for League One club Portsmouth.[3]

Playing career

MacGillivray began his career as a reserve team goalkeeper for Harrogate Railway Athletic,[4] eventually earning a move to Stalybridge Celtic in 2011.[5] After making four appearances for Stalybridge in an injury–hit season,[6] MacGillivray joined Harrogate Town in August 2012.[5] He rejoined Harrogate Railway Athletic on loan for a brief spell in 2012. Following his return from loan, MacGillivray emerged as Harrogate Towns first–choice goalkeeper and made ninety appearances for the club over two seasons in the Conference North.[6] He was linked with moves to a number of Football League clubs during this time.[7]

Walsall

Despite agreeing a two–year deal with Harrogate in November 2012,[7] MacGillivray joined League One side Walsall on 13 June 2014 after the two clubs agreed a compensation package.[8] He acted as a deputy to Richard O'Donnell for much of the 2014–15 season but MacGillivray eventually made his debut for the Saddlers on 25 April 2015, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Oldham Athletic.[9]

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Walsall and MacGillivray mutually agreed to end his contract after being unable to guarantee the stopper a regular starting place.[10]

Shrewsbury Town

On 5 July 2017, MacGillivray joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer on a one-year deal.[11]

He was offered a new contract by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2017–18 season.[12]

Portsmouth

On Monday 4 June 2018, Portsmouth Football Club announced that Craig MacGillivray had signed for Pompey on a two-year deal.[3] MacGillivray made his Portsmouth debut at Fratton Park in their 2018/19 League One opening game on the 4th of August 2018, earning a clean sheet in a 1-0 Portsmouth win against Luton Town[13].

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2014–15[14] League One 2000000020
2015–16[15] League One 5020001[lower-alpha 1]080
2016–17[16] League One 5000004[lower-alpha 2]090
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18 League One 8020004[lower-alpha 3]0140
Portsmouth 2018–19 League One 130000000130
Career total 330400090460
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 62. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Craig MacGillivray". 11v11. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "MacGillivray Signs For Pompey". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Craig MacGillivray". Harrogate Town AFC. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Craig MacGillivray". Harrogate Town AFC. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Craig MacGillivray Playing History". Harrogate Town AFC. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 White, Ed (1 January 2014). "Weaver quashes Craig MacGillivray exit talk". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Walsall: Craig MacGillivray signs from Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Walsall 2 Oldham 0 - as it happened". Express & Star. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Walsall: Jon Whitney releases seven players from League One club". BBC Sport. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Craig MacGillivray: Shrewsbury Town complete move for ex-Walsall goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town: Joe Riley, Shaun Rowley and AJ Leitch-Smith to be released". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lowe gives Pompey lift-off". Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  17. ↑ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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