Joe Gormley (footballer)

Joe Gormley
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Gormley
Date of birth	(1989-11-26) 26 November 1989
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Peterborough United
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011	Crumlin Star	24	(61)
2011–2015	Cliftonville	133	(85)
2015–	Peterborough United	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Joe 'the goal' Gormley (born 26 November 1990)^[1] is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays as a striker for Peterborough United. Gormley previously 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.

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.^[2]

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]

Career statistics

^[7]

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		IFA Premiership	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		NIFL Premiership	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

Peterborough United F.C. – current squad

1 Alnwick 2 Smith 3 Ntlhe 5 Zakuani 6 Baldwin 7 Taylor 8 Bostwick 10 Oztumer 11 Maddison 12 Santos 15 J. Anderson 16 Beautyman 18 Fox 19 Gormley 20 H. Anderson 21 Nichols 22 Da Silva Lopes 24 Angol 26 Henry 28 Coulibaly 31 Collison 32 Elder 33 Forrester 36 Samuelsen 37 Nicholson 38 Wilson 39 Coulthirst 42 Nabi 50 Toffolo Manager: Westley

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