Alexander Michael McQuade (born 7 November 1992) is an English footballer playing for Widnes. He had a short spell playing in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Michael McQuade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Widnes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011−2013 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013−2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Hyde (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Guiseley | ||
| 2014−2015 | Hyde | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Farsley | ||
| 2015−2016 | Warrington Town | ||
| 2016 | Banyule City | 40 | (0) |
| 2017−2018 | Ossett Albion | ||
| 2018−2019 | Ossett United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Buxton | ||
| 2019 | → Ossett Town (loan) | ||
| 2020– | Widnes | 30 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018– | Yorkshire | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 9 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBolton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town
editMcQuade began his career with Bolton Wanderers. Having progressed through the academy system, he signed a one-year professional contract in July 2012.[2] He was released by the club when his contract was due to come to an end in the summer of 2013.[3]
McQuade joined Shrewsbury Town in a deal announced in April 2013.[4][5] He made his Football League debut as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw against Milton Keynes Dons on 3 August 2013.[6]
On 28 February 2014, McQuade joined Conference side Hyde on an initial one-month loan.[7] He made his debut for the club a day later, in a 2–1 defeat away at Braintree Town.[8] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[9]
McQuade was released at the end of his contract in May 2014 having made only a single league appearance for Shrewsbury.[10]
Non-league
editIn July 2014, McQuade joined Wrexham on trial and played in a 1–0 win over Swansea City under 21s in the Dragons' first pre season friendly,[11] however he was not offered a contract.[12] In the 2014-15 season he had short spells at Guiseley,[13] former loan club Hyde,[14] and Farsley.[15] Ahead of the 2015−16 season, he joined Warrington Town.[16]
McQuade emigrated to Australia in February 2016,[17] spending time with Banyule City, before returning to English non-league football, joining Ossett Albion in December 2017.[18] He then moved to Ossett's new team, Ossett United, in the summer of 2018.[19] In June 2019, he joined Buxton FC.[20] On 30 August 2019, he joined Ossett Town A.F.C. on a short-term loan.[21] At the end of January 2020, McQuade joined Widnes.[22]
Career statistics
editLast updated 27 April 2014.
| Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other 1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2013−14 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hyde (loan) | 2013−14 | Conference Premier | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
^Note 1 "Other" column denotes performances in Football League Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Five Sign Pro". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Seven to depart". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town: Alex McQuade to join from Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Shrewsbury sign Bolton youngster Alex McQuade". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 0-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Hyde take Alex McQuade on Loan". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Braintree Town 2 - 1 Hyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Alex McQuade Loan Extension". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "The Retained and Released List". Shrewsweb. 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Wrexham 1 Swansea U21s 0". Wrexham AFC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Wrexham FC boss makes loan enquiries". News North Wales. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Bower brings in defender McQuade". Guiseley A.F.C. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Hyde Sign Alex McQuade". Hyde Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Farsley complete McQuade signing". Farsley AFC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Farsley full-back commits to Warrington Town". Warrington Worldwide. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Non-league: Marine have broken a mental barrier - we're buzzing again, says Hessey". Liverpool Echo. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Welsh makes McQuade his first signing for the Unicorns". Pitchero Non-League. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.ossettunited.com/on-the-pitch/squad/alex-mcquade-5/
- ^ Five New Faces At Buxton, evostikleague.co.uk, 7 June 2019
- ^ Saturday's Transfer List - August 31st, betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk, 30 August 2019
- ^ Widnes bring in McQuade and Jennings[usurped], nonleaguedaily.com, 27 January 2020
External links
edit- Alex McQuade at Soccerbase
