Joe Gormley (footballer)

Joe Gormley
Personal information
Full name Joseph Anthony Gormley[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-26) 26 November 1989
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Cliftonville 4 (0)
2009–2011 Crumlin Star
2011–2015 Cliftonville 133 (85)
2015–2016 Peterborough United 5 (0)
2016 → St Johnstone (loan) 1 (0)
2017– Cliftonville 37 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:41, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Joseph Anthony Gormley (born 26 November 1990 is a footballer from Northern Ireland who currently plays for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership.Gormley played for amateur side Crumlin Star, before making the move to Cliftonville. On 14 June 2015, Gormley made the transition to professional football, signing for Football League One side Peterborough United. After suffering a serious knee injury, Gormley moved on loan to Scottish club St Johnstone in August 2016. After becoming "disillusioned" with professional football, Gormley cancelled his contracts with Peterborough and St Johnstone. After much speculation, it was announced in January 2017 that Gormley would rejoin Cliftonville for the 2017/18 season.

Club career

Early career

Gormley began his career at Cliftonville, making four appearances before being released in 2009. He joined Crumlin Star, where he scored 61 goals in the 2010–11 season before re-joining Cliftonville in 2011.[2]

Cliftonville

He was top goalscorer in Northern Ireland in 2013–14, when he became the first player in the club's history to score over 30 goals in two separate seasons, and was named as Ulster Footballer of the Year and Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year for 2013–14.[2][3][4] He holds the club record for most goals scored in a domestic season in a Cliftonville shirt, amounting 41 in the season of 2014–15; breaking his own previous record of 37 goals the season before.

Peterborough United

On 14 June 2015, it was confirmed that Peterborough United had signed Gormley on a three-year deal, and he would officially join the club on 1 July 2015.[5]

On 25 September 2015 he was sidelined for the rest of the season by a serious knee injury. Gormley was loaned to Scottish club St Johnstone in August 2016.[6] After two months with St Johnstone, Gormley became "disillusioned with football" and decided to return to his native Northern Ireland.[7] Gormley, Peterborough and St Johnstone applied to FIFA for permission to cancel his contracts outside the normal transfer windows.[7]

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Other Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Northern Ireland League Irish Cup League Cup Other Europe Total
2010–11Crumlin StarNAFL Division 1C2461??????2461
2011–12CliftonvilleIFA Premiership3010103032203912
2012–133017434610204126
2013–14NIFL Premiership3627224620204635
2014–153731223641104840

Honours

Cliftonville
Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Joe Gormley up there with cream of the crop
  3. ↑ Cliftonville FC Latest News: Reds are the write choice
  4. ↑ Cliftonville striker Gormley wins writers player of year award
  5. ↑ http://www.theposh.com/news/article/gormley-2492555.aspx
  6. ↑ "Joe Gormley: St Johnstone sign Peterborough striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Joe Gormley: Peterborough United striker, on loan at St Johnstone, quits pro football". BBC Sport. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "John Hartson". World-soccer.org. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
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