Joe Rafferty
{{short description|Irish footballer}}
{{for|the politicians|Joe Rafferty (Australian politician)|Joe Rafferty (Maine politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Rafferty
| image = Joe Rafferty.jpg
| caption = Rafferty in 2015
| fullname = Joseph Gerard Rafferty{{Cite news
|title=Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13
|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf
|publisher=The Football League
|date=18 May 2013
|page=69
|access-date=18 June 2013
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf
|archive-date= 2 August 2014
}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|6|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Joe Rafferty |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/joe-rafferty-239637/|publisher=11v11 |access-date=3 March 2017}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, England
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}{{cite web |title=Joe Rafferty |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/joseph-rafferty/ |website=Portsmouth F.C. |access-date=6 October 2022}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Rotherham United
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2003–2012
| youthclubs1 = Liverpool
| years1 = 2012–2019
| clubs1 = Rochdale
| caps1 = 214
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2019–2022
| clubs2 = Preston North End
| caps2 = 61
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2024
| clubs3 = Portsmouth
| caps3 = 64
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Rotherham United
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U18
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011
| nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland U19
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 6 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 18:09, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
}}
Joseph Gerard Rafferty (born 6 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for {{English football updater|RotherhU}} club Rotherham United.
Rafferty can operate as a fullback, wingback and as a midfielder. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level. He was born and raised in the city of Liverpool where he started his footballing career. Rafferty has played internationally for the Republic of Ireland three times at under-18 and once at under-19 level.
Club career
=Liverpool=
Rafferty spent his youth career with Liverpool, and in 2011 was made captain of the Under-18 side.{{cite web|last=Pearce|first=James|title=Joe Rafferty speaks of pride at captaining Liverpool FC under-18s|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2011/09/01/joe-rafferty-speaks-of-pride-at-captaining-liverpool-fc-under-18s-100252-29341587/|publisher=Liverpool Echo|access-date=13 October 2012|date=1 September 2011}} Whilst at Liverpool he was capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 level making his debut in 2010 in the Jerez tournament against Czech Republic in Prague.{{cite web|title=Late brace condemns U18s to defeat|url=http://www.fai.ie/international/youth-teams/under-18/101190-late-brace-condemns-u18s-to-defeat.html|publisher=Football Association of Ireland|access-date=13 October 2012|date=25 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007101659/http://www.fai.ie/international/youth-teams/under-18/101190-late-brace-condemns-u18s-to-defeat.html|archive-date=7 October 2013|url-status=dead}} The following season Rafferty represented Republic of Ireland at Under 19 levels.{{cite web|title=Under-19s lose season opener|url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101967:under-19s-lose-season-opener&catid=4:under-19&Itemid=12|publisher=Football Association of Ireland|access-date=13 October 2012|date=9 August 2011}}
=Rochdale=
He joined Football League Two side Rochdale on 2 July 2012.{{cite news|title=McIntyre, Rafferty and Edwards join Rochdale|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18674184|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=5 September 2012}} On 4 September 2012 Rafferty made his first-team debut for Rochdale in the Football League Trophy against Fleetwood Town coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Brian Barry-Murphy.{{cite news|title=Rochdale 2–2 Fleetwood Town|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394573|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=5 September 2012}} On 16 May 2013 Rafferty signed a new 1-year contract at Rochdale. on 8 October 2013 Rafferty scored his first professional goal with a header against Port Vale in the Football League Trophy.
On 26 April 2014 Rafferty was part of the Rochdale team which won promotion to League One. On 1 July 2014, Rafferty agreed a new two-year contract extending his stay at Spotland until May 2016.{{cite web|title=Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/contractsbunneyraffrose-1709505.aspx|publisher=Rochdale A.F.C.|access-date=14 August 2014|archive-date=20 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920220354/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk//news/article/contractsbunneyraffrose-1709505.aspx|url-status=dead}}
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Rochdale AFC confirmed Rafferty had signed a new two-year deal with the club. At the end of season awards Rafferty won both the Rochdale supporters player of the year and the SMAC Dale supporters club player of the year.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2017/may/rafferty-contract_2017/|title=Joe Rafferty Commits His Future To Rochdale Football Club|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en}}
=Preston North End=
On 23 January 2019 Rafferty joined Preston North End on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Rafferty scored his first goal for the club away at Swansea on 17 August 2019.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49302341
|title=Swansea 3–2 Preston
|publisher=BBC
|date=17 August 2019 |access-date=4 January 2022}}
Rafferty was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.pnefc.net/news/2022/may/preston-north-end-retained-list-confirmed/|title=Preston North End Retained List Confirmed|website=www.pnefc.net|date=9 May 2022}}
=Portsmouth=
On 11 July 2022, Rafferty joined League One club Portsmouth on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/pompey-complete-rafferty-signing/|title=Pompey Complete Rafferty Signing|website=www.portsmouthfc.co.uk|date=11 July 2022|accessdate=12 July 2022}} In the 2023–24 season, Rafferty made 42 appearances as the club were crowned as champions of the division.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/portsmouth-vs-barnsley/report/484077 |title=Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win |website=Sky Sports |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=27 April 2024}} On 1 May 2024 the club said the player would be released in the summer when his contract expired.{{Cite web |title=Pompey Retained List: Summer 2024 |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/pompey-retained-list-summer-2024/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=www.portsmouthfc.co.uk}}
=Rotherham United=
On 20 May 2024, it was announced that Rafferty would sign for newly-relegated League One side Rotherham United on a two-year deal.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj775x141r7o |title=Rotherham bring in Rafferty and McWilliams |website=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2024 |access-date=21 May 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 27 April 2024}}
| 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|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Rochdale
|2012–13{{soccerbase season|66012|2012|access-date=3 March 2017}} |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2013–14{{soccerbase season|66012|2013|access-date=3 March 2017}}
|League Two |31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|66012|2014|access-date=3 March 2017}}
|31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|66012|2015|access-date=3 March 2017}}
|League One |31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|66012|2016|access-date=5 September 2017}}
|League One |40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|66012|2017|access-date=5 September 2017}}
|League One |33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|66012|2018}}
|League One |27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!214 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 257 | 5 | |
| rowspan=5|Preston North End
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|66012|2019}}
|Championship |29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|66012|2020}}
|Championship |21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|66012|2021|accessdate=9 May 2022}}
|Championship |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Portsmouth
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|66012|2022}} |League One |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|66012|2023|access-date=29 November 2023}}
|League One |39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!339 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 397 | 7 |
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Honours
Portsmouth
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase|name=Joseph Rafferty}}
{{Rotherham United F.C. squad}}
{{Rochdale A.F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rafferty, Joseph}}
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Rotherham United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Footballers from Liverpool