Laurence Maguire

English footballer

Laurence Maguire
Personal information
Full name Laurence Henry Maguire[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
(on loan from Chesterfield)
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Chesterfield 150 (7)
2017 → AFC Fylde (loan) 5 (0)
2023– → Crawley Town (loan) 26 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:52, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Laurence Henry Maguire (born 8 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crawley Town on loan from Chesterfield.

Club career

Maguire started his career in the academy at Chesterfield, where he was the captain before being handed his first professional contract by the Spireites on 1 June 2015. He made his professional debut in the club's 2–1 EFL Trophy victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 on 30 August 2016.[3] He then made his League One debut in the 3–3 home draw with Gillingham on 27 September.[4] He scored his first senior goal on 6 December in a 2–0 EFL Trophy win at Rochdale.[5]

On 17 February 2017, Maguire was sent out on loan to AFC Fylde of National League North until 21 March.[6] The next day, he made his debut in a 3–1 win over Brackley Town.[7][8]

On 30 August 2023, Maguire joined League Two side Crawley Town on loan until the end of January 2024.[9] The deal was later extended until the end of the season.[10]

International career

In October 2018, Maguire was called up to the England C squad.[11]

Personal life

Maguire's older brothers, Joe and Harry, are also footballers. Joe plays for Glossop North End,[12] and Harry plays for Manchester United and the England national team.[13]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 2015–16[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[15] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 5[a] 1 16 1
2017–18[16] League Two 18 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 22 0
2018–19[17] National League 26 1 3 1 — 0 0 29 2
2019–20[18] National League 15 0 0 0 — 0 0 15 0
2020–21[14] National League 40 1 1 0 — 3[b] 0 44 1
2021–22[14] National League 24 4 2 0 — 2[c] 0 28 4
2022–23[19] National League 16 1 0 0 — 3[d] 0 19 1
Total 150 7 6 1 1 0 16 1 173 9
AFC Fylde (loan) 2016–17[14] Conference North 5 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Career total 155 7 6 1 1 0 16 1 178 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in National League play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Laurence Maguire - Defender - First Team - Chesterfield". www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Chesterfield F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Chesterfield 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Chesterfield 3–3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Rochdale 0–2 Chesterfield". The Star. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Maguire joins the Coasters". AFC Fylde. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Perfect start for Maguire". AFC Fylde. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Fylde boss has glowing praise for Maguire's baptism of fire". The Gazette. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Laurence Maguire: Crawley Town sign Chesterfield defender on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  10. ^ "MAGUIRE EXTENDS LOAN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Laurence Maguire: England defender Harry's brother set for international debut". BBC Sport. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. ^ "First Team squad". Pitchero. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Player Profile". Chesterfield F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d "L. Maguire". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Games played by Laurence Maguire in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Laurence Maguire in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Laurence Maguire in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Laurence Maguire in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Laurence Maguire in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

External links

  • Laurence Maguire at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
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