Liam Gormley

Liam Gormley (born 19 March 1993), is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Rutherglen Glencairn in the West of Scotland Football League. He has previously appeared in the Scottish Football League First Division for Greenock Morton.

Liam Gormley
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Rutherglen Glencairn
Youth career
0000–2009 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Celtic 0 (0)
2012 Greenock Morton 1 (0)
2012–2013 East Fife 15 (2)
2013–2014 Queen's Park 26 (3)
2014–2016 East Kilbride
2016 Kilbirnie Ladeside
2016–2017 Cambuslang Rangers
2017– Rutherglen Glencairn
National team‡
2008 Scotland U16[1] 2 (0)
2009 Scotland U17[2] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:11, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:40, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Career

As a youngster at Motherwell, Gormley was called up to the Scotland U16 squad for the 2008 Victory Shield, making two appearances.[1] The following year, he also played twice for the U17's and moved to Celtic to sign his first professional contract.[3] Despite winning numerous honours at youth level, including the 2010–11 Scottish Youth Cup where he scored the decisive goal in the final against Rangers in front of 9,427 fans at Hampden Park, Gormley did not make a first-team appearance at Celtic and was released in the summer of 2012.[4][5]

Gormley had trials at Birmingham City and Greenock Morton at the start of the 2012–13 season, and made one league appearance for the Cappielow club against Raith Rovers in September 2012.[6] He later joined East Fife on a permanent basis, scoring on his debut against Albion Rovers in November 2012.[7] A new contract offer was withdrawn at the beginning of the following season and Gormley eventually signed for Queen's Park in September 2013, again scoring on his debut.[8]

A two-year stint in the Lowland Football League with East Kilbride, included a run to the fifth round of the 2015–16 Scottish Cup where Gormley faced former club Celtic.[9] After leaving East Kilbride, Gormley signed briefly with Junior side, Kilbirnie Ladeside before joining Cambuslang Rangers in September 2016.[10] Gormley joined 'Langs local rivals Rutherglen Glencairn in September 2017.[11]

References
  1. "Liam Gormley Under 16 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "Liam Gormley Under 17 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. "Celtic sign Motherwell youth player - Na Dead Raibead - North American Celtic FC Supporters Forum". www.deadraibead.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "Gormley looking for new club". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. "Celtic U19 2-1 Rangers U19 (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. Sinnet, Bobby; Jamieson, Thomas. "Morton Player Liam Gormley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  7. Corstorphine, Jim. "OUR NEW SIGNING LIAM GORMLEY". eastfifefc.info. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  8. "Frustration ends for Gormley". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  9. Brannan, Laura (5 February 2016). "Meet the East Kilbride heroes ready for game of their lives v Celtic". STV Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. O'Donnell, Jim (12 October 2016). "Juniors: Gaffer Paul McColl backs old Bhoy Liam Gormley to be a shooting star for Wee Gers". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  11. Spooner, Murray (13 September 2017). "New Glencairn striker Liam Gormley delighted to sign from rivals Cambuslang". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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