Karl Munroe

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Karl Munroe 5 ft 10

| image =

| fullname = Karl Augustus Munroe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| height =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1994–1997

| youthclubs1 = Swansea City

| years1 = 1997–1999

| clubs1 = Swansea City

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1999–2004

| clubs2 = Macclesfield Town

| caps2 = 119

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2004–2005

| clubs3 = Northwich Victoria

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005

| clubs4 = Halifax Town

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005

| clubs5 = Northwich Victoria

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005–2007

| clubs6 = Altrincham

| caps6 = 86

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2007–2008

| clubs7 = Droylsden

| caps7 = 24

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2008–2009

| clubs8 = Hyde United

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2010–2011

| clubs9 = FC United of Manchester{{cite web|url=http://fcunited.ru/en/player_stats.php|title=1st Team Statistics|work=FCUM in Russia|accessdate=12 September 2011|archive-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122145030/http://fcunited.ru/en/player_stats/|url-status=dead}}

| caps9 = 17

| goals9 = 0

| club-update = 20:14, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

}}

Karl Augustus Munroe (born 23 September 1979) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

He had spells with Macclesfield Town making 119 league appearances, Altrincham, where he played 86 games scoring two goals and Hyde United.

Career

=Early career=

Munroe started off playing for Oldham Athletic as a schoolboy. He also played for Manchester schoolboys alongside Manchester United player Wes Brown.{{cite news|url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/squad067.htm|title=Karl Munroe- Alty|date=18 September 2010|work=Altrincham FC|accessdate=18 September 2010}}

=Swansea City=

In 1994, he joined Swansea City as a schoolboy, in 1997 he broke through into the first team. He left them in 1999 having made only one senior appearance for the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19128|title=Karl Munroe- Soccerbase|date=18 September 2010|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=18 September 2010}}

=Macclesfield Town=

In summer 1999, Munroe joined Macclesfield Town where he stayed until 2004. In his five years with them he made a total of 119 league appearances, scoring one goal for the club, playing mostly in the centre of midfield. In summer of 2004, he left the club.

=Altrincham=

In summer 2005, Munroe joined Conference National newcomers Altrincham. He broke straight into the first team there, where he also played most of his games in central midfield. He stayed at the club until summer 2007, when he left the club having made a total of 86 appearances scoring two goals.

=Droylsden=

In summer 2007, He joined Conference North club Droylsden where he spent a season, mostly in the starting 11, but missed a few games through injury.

=Hyde=

In summer 2008, Munroe joined Conference North side Hyde United. He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 defeat to Alfreton Town on 8 August 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1204|title=Match Details: Alfreton Town 3–2 Hyde|date=8 August 2008|work=hydefc.co.uk|accessdate=18 September 2010}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He spent a season at Hyde, making his last appearance for the club on 25 April 2009, in the 3–1 win over Solihull Moors in the last game of the 2008–09 Conference North season.{{cite news|url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1404|title=Match Details: Hyde 3–1 Solihull Moors|date=24 April 2009|work=hydefc.co.uk|accessdate=18 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519175158/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1404|archive-date=19 May 2011|url-status=dead}} He made a total of 33 appearances scoring once for the club in all competitions.{{cite news|url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/playerstats.php?p=471|title=Player Statistics: Karl Munroe|date=24 April 2009|work=hydefc.co.uk|accessdate=18 September 2010}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=FC United of Manchester=

In late August 2010, Munroe signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit FC United of Manchester. He signed after appearing as a trialist for the club in pre season.{{cite web

| url = http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=3048

| title = United kick-off home campaign tonight

| publisher = F.C. United of Manchester

| date = 25 August 2010

| accessdate = 28 August 2010}}