John McAliskey

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John McAliskey
Full name	John James McAliskey
Date of birth	2 September 1984 (1984-09-02) (age 23)
Place of birth	Huddersfield, England
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	Huddersfield Town
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2007 2005 2006 2007–2008	Huddersfield Town → Torquay United (loan) → Wrexham (loan) Mansfield Town	43 (7) 03 (0) 03 (0) 16 (2)
National team²
2004	Ireland U-21	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 29, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 22, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

John James McAliskey (born 2 September 1984, Huddersfield) is a professional footballer who is currently without a club after being released by Coca-Cola League Two side Mansfield Town.

[edit] Career

He first played for Huddersfield Town during the 2003–04 season where he was instantly compared by fans to Jon Stead, whom had recently left for Premier League 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 28 December 2004, against Port Vale, with a 30-yard cracker, 12 seconds after half-time on 31 March 2007. That made the score 2–1 to Town, the game finished 2–2, thanks to ex-Town player Akpo Sodje's equaliser.

On 9 May 2007, he was released by the Terriers signing for Mansfield Town on 7 June on a one-year deal. After just 16 League games he was released by Mansfield on 27 March 2008.^[1]