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Ben McKenna (footballer)

Benjamin James McKenna (born 16 January 1993) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer. He plays as a midfielder.

Ben McKenna
Personal information
Full name Benjamin James McKenna[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2009 Burnley
2009–2010 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Carlisle United 2 (0)
2012 → Annan Athletic (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2014 Workington 44 (4)
2014–2016 Stalybridge Celtic 73 (6)
2016 → Ashton United (loan) 3 (0)
2016 Bradford Park Avenue 19 (3)
2016–2017 Southport 19 (2)
2017–2018 Stockport County 22 (1)
2018 Curzon Ashton 14 (3)
2018–2019 Bradford Park Avenue 21 (5)
2019 Chester 9 (1)
2019–2021 Spennymoor Town 41 (4)
2021 Farsley Celtic 7 (0)
2021–2022 Clitheroe 21 (2)
2023 Bury 1 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Northern Ireland U17 4 (0)
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U18 2 (0)
2011–2012 Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:13, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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McKenna was born in Burnley, Lancashire. He attended Blessed Trinity RC College in the town.[3] He started off at Burnley's academy, but after being released by his hometown club, McKenna joined Carlisle United on a two-year YTS contract.

Career

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Club

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Carlisle United and loans

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After impressive performances in the youth and reserve teams, McKenna got called up to the first team squad and made his senior debut for Carlisle United in a 6–0 FA Cup first round victory against Tipton Town in November 2010, as a 46th-minute substitute[4] McKenna made his League debut in February 2011, during a 1–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday as a 79th-minute substitute.[5] On 12 January 2012, he joined Scottish Third Division side Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[6] On 3 May 2012, Carlisle United announced that McKenna's contract would not be renewed at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Workington

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After having an unsuccessful trial with League Two side Accrington Stanley in January 2013 McKenna joined Workington Reds on 4 March 2013 for the remainder of the 2012–2013 season.

Stalybridge Celtic

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Between June 2014 and May 2016 he played for Stalybridge Celtic.[7]

Bradford Park Avenue

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In the summer of 2016 he joined Bradford Park Avenue.[8]

Southport

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In November 2016 he joined Southport.[9]

Stockport County

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He then joined Stockport County.[10]

Curzon Ashton

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McKenna left Stockport County in February 2018 to join fellow National League North side, Curzon Ashton.[11]

Bradford Park Avenue (second spell)

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In June 2018 he returned to Bradford Park Avenue for a second spell with the club.[12]

Chester

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In January 2019 he joined Chester from league rivals Bradford Park Avenue.[13]

International

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McKenna has been capped for Northern Ireland at under-17 under-18 and under-19 level.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carlisle United 2010–11[15] League One 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Annan Athletic (loan) 2011–12[16] Scottish Third Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Workington 2012–13[17] Conference North 5 0 — — — 5 0
2013–14[17] Conference North 39 4 1 0 — 0 0 40 4
Total 44 4 1 0 — 0 0 45 4
Stalybridge Celtic 2014–15[17] Conference North 41 5 1 0 — 2[a] 0 44 5
2015–16[17][18] National League North 23 1 5 0 — 1[a] 0 29 1
Total 64 6 6 0 — 3 0 75 6
Bradford Park Avenue 2016–17[17][19] National League North 19 3 1 0 — — 20 3
Southport 2016–17[17] National League 19 2 — — 2[a] 0 21 2
Stockport County 2017–18[17][20][21][22] National League North 17 0 2 0 — 3[a] 1 22 1
Curzon Ashton 2017–18[17] National League North 14 3 — — — 14 3
Bradford Park Avenue 2018–19[17][23][24][25] National League North 21 5 2 0 — 1[a] 0 24 5
Chester 2018–19[17] National League North 9 1 — — — 9 1
Spennymoor Town 2019–20[17][26][27][28] National League North 29 3 3 0 — 1[a] 0 33 3
2020–21[17][29][30] National League North 12 1 2 0 — 1[a] 0 15 1
Total 41 4 5 0 — 1 0 48 4
Farsley Celtic 2021–22[31][17] National League North 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Clitheroe 2021–22[32] NPL Division One West 21 2 — — 1[a] 0 22 2
Career total 291 30 19 0 0 0 12 1 322 31
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Ben McKenna". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ben McKenna". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ Burnley Express Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011
  4. ^ "Carlisle 6–0 Tipton Town". BBC Sport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Carlisle 0–1 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Player Update". annanathleticfc.co.uk. Annan Athletic F.C. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Ben McKenna".
  8. ^ "McKenna Makes Avenue Return". 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Bradford Park Avenue winger McKenna joins Southport".
  10. ^ "County sign winger McKenna ahead of the new campaign". 29 July 2017.
  11. ^ "StackPath".
  12. ^ "Bradford PA sign midfielder Ben McKenna". 27 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Chester sign Ben McKenna from National League North promotion rivals Bradford Park Avenue".
  14. ^ "Abbott delight at Mckenna call-up". 11 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Games played by Ben McKenna in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ben McKenna in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ben McKenna at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Player Profile - Ben McKenna (1st Jun 2014 - 31st May 2016)". Stalybridge Celtic FC. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Bradford Park Avenue 0-1 Salford City - The Emirates FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round". YouTube. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  20. ^ Evans, Gareth (17 September 2017). "Stockport County 1- 0 Curzon Ashton: Thomas goal sees Hatters through in FA Cup". South Manchester News. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  21. ^ "FC United of Manchester 1 - 0 Stockport County". FC United of Manchester. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  22. ^ "FA Trophy Report & Pics: Southport 0-3 County". Stockport County FC. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Darlington 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue". Darlington FC. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Altrincham 4–2 Bradford Park Avenue". Altrincham FC. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Altrincham 4–0 Bradford Park Avenue". Altrincham FC. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Leamington 2 Spennymoor Town 1". Leamington FC. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  27. ^ Robinson, David (7 October 2019). "Ashton out of FA Cup after heavy defeat". Quest Media Network. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  28. ^ Simpson, Ray (22 September 2019). "Ainsley happy with progress and clean sheet". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  29. ^ Newman, Rowan (3 October 2020). "Late collapse knocks Bradford (Park Avenue) out of FA Cup". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Chester 3–1 Spennymoor Town". Twitter. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Farsley Celtic – Appearances – Ben McKenna". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  32. ^ "Clitheroe – Appearances – Ben McKenna". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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