John McAliskey
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| John McAliskey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John McAliskey | |
| Date of birth | September 2, 1984 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | |
| Nickname | Macca | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Huddersfield Town | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004- 2006 2006 |
Huddersfield Town Torquay United (Loan) Wrexham (Loan) |
37(6) 3(0) 3(0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004-2005 | Ireland U-21 | ? |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John McAliskey is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One.
When he first played for Huddersfield, during the 2003-04 season, he was instantly compared by fans to Jon Stead, whom had recently left for Premiership side Blackburn Rovers. The comparisons were justified by his looks, hair, height and early goalscoring prowess, which helped Town win promotion that season.
Since then it has been tough going for him and he was sent on loan to Torquay United during the 2005-06 season, due to lack of match action. He has again failed to make an impression this season, and was sent out on loan to Wrexham.
Incidentally, he has played for the Irish Under-21 side, because his grandparents were originally from Ireland.
He scored his first goal for Town since December 28, 2004, against Port Vale, with a 30-yard cracker, 12 seconds after half-time on March 31, 2007. That made the score 2-1 to Town, the game finished 2-2, thanks to ex-Town player Akpo Sodje's equaliser.
| Huddersfield Town F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Holdsworth | 3 Taylor | 4 Hudson | 5 Mirfin | 6 N. Clarke | 8 Worthington | 10 Taylor-Fletcher | 11 Schofield | 12 Ahmed | 13 Sinclair | 14 T. Clarke | 15 McAliskey | 16 McIntosh | 17 McCombe | 18 Beckett | 19 Collins | 20 Racchi | 21 Hardy | 22 Young | 23 Booth | 25 Berrett | 26 Eastwood | 27 Glennon | 30 Hand | 31 Skarz | 35 Smithies | Caretaker Manager: Murphy |
