Joe Gormley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Anthony Gormley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Crumlin Star | 24 | (61) |
| 2011–2015 | Cliftonville | 133 | (85) |
| 2015–2016 | Peterborough United | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:41, 1 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Joseph Anthony Gormley (born 26 November 1990)[2] is a footballer from Northern Ireland. 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.
Club career
Crumlin Star
Gormley began his career at Crumlin Star, where he scored 61 goals in the 2010–11 season before joining Cliftonville in 2011.[3]
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.[3][4][5] 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.[6]
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.[7] After two months with St Johnstone, Gormley became "disillusioned with football" and decided to return to his native Northern Ireland.[8] Gormley, Peterborough and St Johnstone applied to FIFA for permission to cancel his contracts outside the normal transfer windows.[8]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Northern Ireland | League | Irish Cup | League Cup | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Crumlin Star | NAFL Division 1C | 24 | 61 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 24 | 61 | ||
| 2011–12 | Cliftonville | IFA Premiership | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 26 | ||
| 2013–14 | NIFL Premiership | 36 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 33 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 40 | ||
Honours
- Cliftonville
- NIFL Premiership (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Northern Ireland Football League Cup (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014-15
- County Antrim Shield (1): 2011–12, 2014-15
- Individual awards
- Ulster Footballer of the Year (1): 2013–14
- Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year (1): 2013–14
References
- ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ Cliftonville player profiles
- 1 2 Joe Gormley up there with cream of the crop
- ↑ Cliftonville FC Latest News: Reds are the write choice
- ↑ Cliftonville striker Gormley wins writers player of year award
- ↑ http://www.theposh.com/news/article/gormley-2492555.aspx
- ↑ "Joe Gormley: St Johnstone sign Peterborough striker on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Joe Gormley: Peterborough United striker, on loan at St Johnstone, quits pro football". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "John Hartson". World-soccer.org. Retrieved 2009-07-13.