Michael Ingham (footballer)

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Michael Ingham
Personal information
Full name Michael Gerard Ingham
Date of birth 9 July 1980 (1980-07-09) (age 27)
Place of birth    Preston, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club York City
Number TBA
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–1999
1999–2005
1999
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008–		 Cliftonville
Sunderland
→ Carlisle United (loan)
→ Cliftonville (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)
→ Darlington (loan)
→ York City (loan)
→ Wrexham (loan)
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
Wrexham
Hereford United
York City		 18 (0)
02 (0)
07 (0)
20 (0)
00 (0)
03 (0)
17 (0)
11 (0)
01 (0)
71 (0)
00 (0)
00 (0)   
National team2

2005–2006		 Northern Ireland U21
Northern Ireland		 04 (0)
02 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Michael Gerard Ingham (born 9 July 1980 in Preston, England) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for York City. He has been capped twice for Northern Ireland.

[edit] Career

Ingham started his career at Cliftonville before joining Sunderland but could not break into the first team.

Ingham holds an unusual record regarding Hull City. He was the last away goalkeeper to play at Boothferry Park and also the first away goalkeeper to play at the KC Stadium.[1]

He was named in the Northern Ireland squad for their tour of the Caribbean in May 2004.[2] However, he dislocated a finger in training in June, which meant he missed out on making his debut for the team.[3] He eventually won his first cap in a 4–1 defeat against Germany on 4 June 2005, coming on as a substitute for Maik Taylor.[4]

He was loaned to a number of lower league clubs to gain experience but after 5 years and only 4 appearances he joined Wrexham on a free transfer in 2006. He was released by Wrexham in May 2007 at the end of the 2006–07 season.[5]

On 17 August 2007 he joined Hereford United on a month's contract as goalkeeping cover to Wayne Brown.[6] He later signed a contract until the end of the season.

He made just three competitive appearances for Hereford in the 2007-08 season, two of which came in the Herefordshire Senior Cup. His other match was in the Football League Trophy against Yeovil Town which Hereford lost on penalties after a goalless draw, although Ingham did manage to save one of Yeovil's spot kicks.[7] He missed the tail end of the season through injury. He joined former club York City in May 2008 after being released by Hereford.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ingham is back again!", Hull City AFC, 2004-11-17. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 
  2. ^ "Ingham receives NI call up", BBC Sport, 2004-05-19. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 
  3. ^ "Ingham's NI debut in doubt", BBC Sport, 2004-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 
  4. ^ Northern Ireland v. Germany. irishfa.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  5. ^ "Carey is handed reins at Wrexham", BBC Sport, 2007-05-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 
  6. ^ "Hereford pounce for keeper Ingham", BBC Sport, 2007-08-17. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 
  7. ^ Bulls Bow Out On Penalties. Hereford United FC. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  8. ^ Flett, Dave. "Delighted City boss Walker seals first summer signings", The Press, 2008-05-14. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 

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