Michael Wylde

Michael Wylde

Personal information
Full name	Michael Joseph Wylde
Date of birth	6 January 1987
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Alfreton Town
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2008	Cheltenham Town	8	(0)
2008	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2	(0)
2008–2011	Tamworth	73	(8)
2011–2013	Cambridge United	28	(1)
2012–2013	AFC Telford United (loan)	2	(0)
2013	Tamworth	10	(1)
2013–	Alfreton Town	20	(4)
National team^‡
2011–	England C	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:40, 14 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Michael Joseph Wylde (born 6 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Conference Premier side Alfreton Town as a defender.

Club career

Cheltenham Town

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, Wylde signed his first professional contract with The Robins aged 19-year-old.^[1] Wylde suffered a broken jaw in a clash with Cheltenham Town teammate Shane Duff in a pre-season friendly against Hereford United on 4 August 2007.^[2]

Kidderminster Harriers

To gain first team experience, Wylde along with Plymouth Argyle player Jake Moult joined Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers in March 2008 on loan for the remainder of the season.^[3]

Tamworth

Wylde was part of the successful Tamworth squad that earned promotion to the Conference National by winning the Conference North in the 2008–09 season. He signed a new contract in May 2009 to committ to the new season in the Conference National. Following the end of a rather successful 2009/10 season, Wylde was expected to join former side Kidderminster Harriers.^[4] However this never happened and he committed his future to the Lambs for another season, penned a 12-month deal.^[5]

Cambridge United

On 31 May 2011, it was announced that Michael Wylde had joined Cambridge United on a free, signing a two-year contract with the club.^[6] He joined AFC Telford United on a one-month loan in November 2012, playing three times.^[7] Following his loan spell, Wylde's contract at Cambridge was cancelled by mutual consent in January 2013 after manager Richard Money confirmed that he would take no further part in their season.^[8]

Return to Tamworth

After his release Wylde returned to Tamworth until the end of the 2012–13 season. He left the club in June 2013 after the club decided against offering him a new contract.^[9]

Alfreton Town

Wylde joined Alfreton Town in June 2013, signing a one-year contract and made his first appearance as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Forest Green Rovers.^[10][11]

International career

Along with team mate Alex Rodman, Wylde received a call up for the England C team to play against Estonia U23 on 13 October 2010.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2014.^[13][7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cheltenham Town	2005–06	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2006–07	League One	7	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
	2007–08	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	13	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2007–08	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Tamworth	2008–09	Conference North	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	2009–10	Conference Premier	33	4	0	0	—		0	0	33	4
	2010–11	Conference Premier	40	4	4	0	—		0	0	44	4
	Total		73	8	4	0	—		0	0	77	8
Cambridge	2011–12	Conference Premier	22	1	1	1	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	24	2
	2012–13	Conference Premier	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	Total		28	1	1	1	—		1	0	30	2
AFC Telford United (loan)	2012–13	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
Tamworth	2012–13	Conference Premier	10	1	0	0	—		0	0	10	1
Alfreton Town	2013–14	Conference Premier	20	4	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	21	4
Career total			143	14	6	1	1	0	6	0	156	15

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References

1. "Wylde set to pen Cheltenham deal". BBC Sport. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2006.
2. "Cheltenham centre-back breaks jaw". BBC Sport. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
3. "Harriers sign two players on loan". BBC Sport. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
4. "Thomas set to sign for Lambs". Tamworth Herald. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
5. "Wylde set to stay at Lamb as Kidderminster bid fails". Tamworth Herald. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
6. "Cambridge United snap up defender Michael Wylde". BBC Sport. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
7. "M. Wylde". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
8. "Cambridge United release Adriano Moke and Michael Wylde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
9. "Wylde leaves Lambs for Alfreton". Tamworth Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
10. "Law lands experienced defedner Michael Wylde". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
11. "Away day blues continue with third straight defeat". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
12. "Rodman and Wylde get England call ups". Tamworth F.C. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
13. "Michael Wylde career statistics". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

• Michael Wylde profile at Alfreton Town F.C.
• Michael Wylde career statistics at Soccerbase