Liam Palmer
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Palmer playing for Tranmere Rovers in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Liam Jordan Palmer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder, Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Sheffield Wednesday | 110 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 43 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12th March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Liam Jordan Palmer (19 September 1991) is a professional footballer playing as a Right-back and central midfielder for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. He has also played nationally for Scotland U19 and Scotland U21.
Career
Sheffield Wednesday
Palmer made his debut for Wednesday on 10 August 2010 in the Football League Cup first round clash with Bury, which ended in a 1–0 win at Hillsborough, being replaced in the second half by James O'Connor. After making some appearances from the bench, Palmer made his first start for the Owls in February 2011, against Bournemouth in a 0–0 draw. Liam Palmer scored his first senior goal in the Owls' 3–1 home league win over MK Dons on 10 September 2011. He would make fourteen league appearances in the Owls' promotion back to the Championship during the 2011/2012 season.
On 26 March 2014, Palmer signed a new four-year contract with the Owls.[3] Later in the 2013/2014 season, Palmer was named as Sheffield Wednesday's Player Of The Season.
Tranmere Rovers (loan)
It was confirmed on 16 July that Palmer had joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on loan for start of 2012–13 football league season for a total of six-months until the January transfer window.[4] He made his debut for the Wirral club in their 2–1 victory over Chesterfield in the League Cup on 18 August.
Career statistics
- As of 12th March 2016[5]
| Season | Club | Loan | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Play-Offs | Total | Discipline | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Yellow | Red | ||||
| 2015–16 | Sheffield Wednesday | Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Championship | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Tranmere Rovers | Loan | League One | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Sheffield Wednesday | League One | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 154 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
Honours
- Sheffield Wednesday
- League One
- Runners Up (1): 2011–2012
- Individual
- Sheffield Wednesday Player of The Year (1): 2013-14
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 34. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Delighted to sign". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "Tranmere land Palmer". www.thefootballnetwork.net. 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
External links
- Liam Palmer career statistics at Soccerbase
- Sheffield Wednesday profile
- Interview about Scottish heritage
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