James McQuilkin
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = James McQuilkin
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = James Robbie Leonard McQuilkin{{Cite book
| editor-first = Barry J.
| editor-last = Hugman
| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11
| year = 2010
| publisher = Mainstream Publishing
| isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0
| page = 272 }}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tipton, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Hednesford Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2001–2007
| youthclubs1 = West Bromwich Albion
| years1 = 2007–2008
| years2 = 2008–2009
| years3 = 2009–2013
| years4 = 2012
| years5 = 2013–2014
| years6 = 2014
| years7 = 2014–2015
| years8 = 2015
| years9 = 2015
| years10 = 2015–2018
| years11 = 2018–2020
| years12 = 2020–2021
| years13 = 2021–2022
| years14 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Tescoma Zlín B
| clubs2 = Tescoma Zlín
| clubs3 = Hereford United
| clubs4 = → Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
| clubs5 = Walsall
| clubs6 = Hednesford Town
| clubs7 = Torquay United
| clubs8 = AFC Telford United
| clubs9 = Hednesford Town
| clubs10 = Kidderminster Harriers
| clubs11 = AFC Telford United
| clubs12 = Hereford
| clubs13 = Stourbridge
| clubs14 = Hednesford Town
| caps1 = 35
| goals1 = 11
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 6
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 1
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 1
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 81
| goals10 = 17
| caps11 = 26
| goals11 = 1
| caps12 = 11
| goals12 = 1
| caps13 =
| goals13 =
| caps14 =
| goals14 =
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 11:55, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 00:22, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
}}
James Robbie Leonard McQuilkin (born 9 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hednesford Town.
Career
=Hereford United=
McQuilkin was born in Tipton, West Midlands. Having previously been attached to West Bromwich Albion[http://zlinsky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/tescoma-zlin-mcquilink-2007081.html Do Tescomy jde Ir McQuilkin] and FC Tescoma Zlín,{{Fotbal DNES|id=3007878}} McQuilkin made his Football League debut for Hereford United in their opening home game of the 2009–10 season against Cheltenham Town. He signed a new one-year contract at the end of the 2009–10 season to keep him at the club. After becoming a regular member of the starting XI in his second season at Edgar Street he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2012–13 season. After finding first team chances limited, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan for an initial one-month period in January 2012. He made five appearances for the club, scoring once before returning to Hereford after the end of the month's loan period. He was released by Hereford on 22 March 2013.
=Walsall=
After leaving Hereford, McQuilkin signed a one-year contract at League One side Walsall on 29 July 2013 following a successful trial spell. Saddlers manager Dean Smith praised McQuilkin, saying: "He has put in some good performances and I have been extremely impressed with his attitude. He is a welcome addition to the squad."{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23489192|title=Walsall: James McQuilkin joins Saddlers on one-year deal|date=29 July 2013|work=BBC|accessdate=29 July 2013}} He made ten total appearances for the League One club and was released at the end of the season.{{cite news |last1=Ley |first1=John |title=League One Summer Transfers 2014 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfers/10850029/League-One-Summer-Transfers-2014.html |accessdate=25 February 2019 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=8 September 2014}}
=Non-league=
McQuilkin played for Conference North club Hednesford Town before signing for Conference National side Torquay United in November 2014.{{cite news |last1=Pilnick |first1=Brent |title=James McQuilkin: Torquay United midfielder 'fighting for career' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30179481 |accessdate=25 February 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2014}} The following January, he was praised by manager Chris Hargreaves for continuing to play despite not being paid.{{cite news |title=James McQuilkin: Torquay United still not paying midfielder |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30986110 |accessdate=25 February 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2015}}
In August 2015, he signed for AFC Telford United in the National League North,{{cite news |title=New duo drafted in for AFC Telford clash |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/afc-telford-united/2015/08/15/new-duo-drafted-in-for-afc-telford-clash/ |accessdate=25 February 2019 |work=Shropshire Star |date=15 August 2015}} for whom he played in one match before playing one game for Hednesford in the same league a month later.{{cite news |title=REPORT: Hednesford Town 2-2 Gloucester City |url=http://www.gloucestercityafc.com/report-hednesford-town-2-2-gloucester-city/ |accessdate=25 February 2019 |publisher=Gloucester City A.F.C. |date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=26 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045921/http://www.gloucestercityafc.com/report-hednesford-town-2-2-gloucester-city/ |url-status=dead }} On 10 November, he signed for Kidderminster again, now in the National League.{{cite news |title=Kidderminster Harriers: James McQuilkin & George Obosu sign |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34776896 |accessdate=25 February 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 November 2015}} Four days later on his first start, he scored in a 2–0 home win against Aldershot Town.{{cite news |title=Kidderminster Harriers 2–0 Aldershot Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34753971 |accessdate=25 February 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2015}}
In June 2018, McQuilkin returned to Telford.{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Joe |title=James McQuilkin a 'coup' for AFC Telford |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/afc-telford-united/2018/06/18/afc-telford-sign-james-mcquilkin/ |accessdate=25 February 2019 |work=Shropshire Star |date=18 June 2018}}
In September 2022, McQuilkin returned to Hednesford Town.{{cite web|url=https://www.hednesfordtownfc.com/2022/09/mcquilkin-becomes-a-pitman|title=MCQUILKIN BECOMES A PITMAN|website=www.hednesfordtownfc.com|date=27 September 2022|accessdate=28 September 2022}}
Club statistics
{{updated|match played 9 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Zlín
|rowspan="2"|Czech First League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Zlín total
!6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Hereford United
|2009–10{{soccerbase season|52466|2009|accessdate=19 December 2017}} |rowspan="3"|League Two |22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2010–11{{soccerbase season|52466|2010|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
|38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearances in the Football League Trophy | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 2011–12{{soccerbase season|52466|2011|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2012–13{{soccerway|james-mcquilkin/63168|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
|9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in the FA Trophy | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Hereford total
!76 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 6 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
|2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Walsall
|2013–14{{soccerbase season|52466|2013|accessdate=19 December 2017}} |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Hednesford Town
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Torquay United
|17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Telford United
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hednesford Town
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Kidderminster Harriers
|20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17
|rowspan="2"|National League North |42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 47 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18
|19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Kidderminster total
!81 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 17 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!195 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 227 | 25 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{2016–17 National League North Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McQuilkin, James}}
Category:Footballers from Tipton
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Category:Czech First League players
Category:Hereford United F.C. players
Category:Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Category:Torquay United F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Hednesford Town F.C. players
Category:Hereford F.C. players
Category:Stourbridge F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
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Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic