Liam Palmer

Liam Palmer
Palmer playing for Tranmere Rovers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Liam Jordan Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991[2]
Place of birth Worksop, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing position Midfielder / Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2010 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Sheffield Wednesday 164 (1)
2012–2013 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 43 (0)
National team
2010 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2010–2012 Scotland U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Liam Jordan Palmer (19 September 1991) is a professional footballer playing as a Right-back and central midfielder for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.[4] He has also played nationally for Scotland under-19 and Scotland under-21.

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Palmer made his debut for Wednesday on 10 August 2010 in the Football League Cup first round clash with Bury, which ended in a 1–0 win at Hillsborough, being replaced in the second half by James O'Connor. After making some appearances from the bench, Palmer made his first start for the Owls in February 2011, against Bournemouth in a 0–0 draw. Liam Palmer scored his first senior goal in the Owls' 3–1 home league win over MK Dons on 10 September 2011. He would make 14 league appearances in the Owls' promotion back to the Championship during the 2011–12 season.

On 26 March 2014, Palmer signed a new four-year contract with the Owls.[5] Later in the 2013–14 season, Palmer was named as Sheffield Wednesday's Player Of The Season.

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

It was confirmed on 16 July that Palmer had joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on loan for start of 2012–13 football league season for a total of six-months until the January transfer window.[6] He made his debut for the Wirral club in their 2–1 victory over Chesterfield in the League Cup on 18 August.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2010–11[7] League One90101000110
2011–12[8] League One14130201[lower-alpha 1]0201
2012–13[9] Championship00———00
2013–14[10] Championship3904010—440
2014–15[11] Championship3501030—390
2015–16[12] Championship150202000190
2016–17[13] Championship210101000230
2017–18[14] Championship2503010—290
2018–19[15] Championship600010—70
Total 1641150120101921
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2012–13[9] League One430102000460
Career total 2071160140102381
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday
Individual
  • Sheffield Wednesday Player of The Year (1): 2013–14

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 34. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Liam Palmer". 11v11. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday: Here’s what happened on a sweltering day at Owls in the Park" The Star. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Delighted to sign". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 26 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tranmere land Palmer". www.thefootballnetwork.net. 16 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Liam Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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