Carl Finnigan

Carl Finnigan (born 1 October 1986) is an English footballer and plays for Morpeth Town on loan from Whickham.

Carl Finnigan
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-10-01) 1 October 1986
Place of birth Jarrow, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Morpeth Town
(on loan from Whickham)
Youth career
0000–2001 Jarrow
2001–2003 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2007–2011 Falkirk 113 (25)
2011–2012 St Johnstone 11 (0)
2012 → Dundee (loan) 5 (3)
2012–2013 Dundee 8 (1)
2013–2014 Chippa United 9 (4)
2014–2015 Gateshead 22 (7)
2015–2016 Township Rollers 21 (9)
2016–2019 South Shields 115 (72)
2019– Whickham 19 (11)
2019– → Morpeth Town (loan) 12 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:02, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

He has played for teams in Botswana, England, Scotland and South Africa during his career.

Career

Finnigan was born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear.[1] As a youngster, he played for Jarrow F.C.'s under-age teams before joining Newcastle United.[2] He scored 56 goals for Newcastle's reserve and academy teams from 102 starts and 20 substitute appearances, but never appeared in a competitive first-team game.[3]

Finnigan joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk on 23 January 2007, replacing Anthony Stokes who had left the "Bairns" to sign for Sunderland.[2] He made his Falkirk debut, and his first appearance in a senior league, as a second-half substitute against Kilmarnock on 27 January 2007.[4] The forward scored his first Bairns' goal three weeks later against Rangers, when he "played a neat one-two with Gow and drilled a shot beyond McGregor from the edge of the penalty area".[5] In the 2008–09 season, he played a major role, scoring twice and winning a penalty, in Falkirk's 4–0 victory over rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle in what proved a successful fight against relegation.[6] He also scored the winner against the same opposition to take Falkirk through to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup,[7] and had a goal disallowed in the Cup Final.[8] Before the 2009–10 season, Finnigan signed a new one-year contract with Falkirk, with an option for a second year.[9]

On 24 June 2011, Finnigan signed for Scottish Premier League (SPL) club St Johnstone.[10] In February 2012, Finnigan signed on loan for Dundee.[11] He scored on his debut for Dundee, a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk after coming on as a second-half substitute. Finnigan then scored in a 3–2 win over Livingston. Finnigan returned to St Johnstone in April 2012 following a season-ending cartilage injury, but then signed for Dundee on 1 June.[11]

In August 2013, Finnigan joined South African National First Division side Chippa United on a one-year contract.[12] He scored on his debut on 6 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw with Thanda Royal Zulu[13] and went on to score a total of 4 goals in 9 league appearances.[14][15]

On 11 September 2014, it was announced that Finnigan had signed for Gateshead until the end of the season subject to international clearance.[16] He made his debut on 20 September as a half time substitute against Welling United, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw within 5 minutes of coming off the bench.[17]

On 2 July 2015, Finnigan signed for Township Rollers of the Botswana Premier League scoring 9 goals within 21 appearances.[18]

On 26 August 2016 he signed for South Shields.[19] The club went on a 42-game win streak, getting promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One North and winning 4 trophies in one season.

On 23 May 2019 it was confirmed, that Finnigan had joined Whickham FC.[20] On 14 December 2019, he was loaned out to Morpeth Town A.F.C. for the rest of the season.[21]

References
  1. "Carl Finnigan". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  2. "Jarrow Lad Joins Bairns" (reprint). Shields Gazette. FindArticles. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. "Striker To Quit For SPL". Newcastle United F.C. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. "Falkirk 0–2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  5. "Rangers 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  6. "Falkirk 4–0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  7. Moffat, Colin (7 March 2009). "Inverness CT 0–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  8. Moffat, Colin (30 May 2009). "Rangers 1–0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  9. "Finnigan handed new Bairns deal". BBC Sport. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  10. "Former Falkirk striker Carl Finnigan joins St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  11. "Dundee sign Carl Finnigan and Declan Gallagher". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  12. "Chippa Sign Finnigan". Soccer Laduma. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  13. "Chippa's British import delighted with debut goal". PSL.co.za. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  14. "C. Finnigan". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  15. "Chippa release Siwahla, Finnigan". Kickoff.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  16. "Gateshead Sign Striker Carl Finnigan". Gateshead FC. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  17. "Welling United 1-1 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  18. "Our New Striker – Carl Finnigan". Township Rollers FC. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  19. Carl Finnigan signs for Shields
  20. South Shields striker Finnigan signs for Whickham, nonleaguedaily.com, 23 May 2019
  21. Finnigan signs for the Highwaymen, morpethtownfc.com, 14 December 2019
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