Liam Mandeville

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Liam Mandeville

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Liam Mandeville{{cite news |title=The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |publisher=The Football League |page=47|date=16 May 2015 |accessdate=23 November 2015}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lincoln, England

| height =

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Chesterfield

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = {{0|000l0}}–2015

| youthclubs1 = Doncaster Rovers

| years1 = 2015–2019

| clubs1 = Doncaster Rovers

| caps1 = 49

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2015

| clubs2 = → Whitby Town (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = → Colchester United (loan)

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = → Morecambe (loan)

| caps4 = 42

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2019–

| clubs5 = Chesterfield

| caps5 = 220

| goals5 = 25

| nationalyears1 = 2022

| nationalteam1 = England C

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 18:00, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

}}

Liam Mandeville (born 17 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as winger for {{English football updater|Chesterf}} club Chesterfield.

Career

Mandeville made his first team debut for Doncaster Rovers on 3 April 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jonson Clarke-Harris in a home League One match against Bradford City at the Keepmoat Stadium.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32081312|title=Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Bradford City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 April 2015|accessdate=5 August 2015}} In November 2015, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web

| title = Blues loan Doncaster striker

| url = http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/sport/local-sport/blues-loan-doncaster-striker-1-7561302

| publisher = Whitby Gazette

| date = 9 November 2015

| accessdate =19 May 2016}} Mandeville scored his first professional goal for Doncaster Rovers in a 2–1 defeat to Walsall at the Keepmoat Stadium.{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35406649|title = Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Walsall| work=BBC Sport | date=2 February 2016 |accessdate = 2016-03-04}}

Mandeville scored his first goal of the season in an EFL Cup game against Nottingham Forest which Rovers went onto lose 2–1. On 8 October 2016 Andy Williams was injured in a game v Barnet which gave Mandeville a chance in the first team. He started his goal scoring form with a goal against Oldham in the FA Cup which Rovers lost 2–1 again. Mandeville inspired Rovers to come from 1–0 behind to defeat Exeter 3–1. He got a goal and assist which led him to start against Hartlepool and he scored the winner in this game. He scored 2 more against Leyton Orient and another against Stevenage. Mandeville missed a late penalty against Plymouth in a 2–0 defeat. Plymouth's goalkeeper Luke McCormick mocked him which led to captain James Coppinger being sent off in the aftermath. He then scored from a free kick to earn Doncaster a win against Grimsby Town. This capped off the week that Mandeville won the EFL young player of the month.

On 31 January 2018, he joined League Two club Colchester United on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2018/january/us-flash-mandeville-confirmed/ |title=U's Flash: Mandeville Confirmed |last=Hudson |first=Matt |date=31 January 2018 |publisher=Colchester United FC |accessdate=31 January 2018 }} He made his Colchester debut from the bench on 10 February in their 1–1 draw at Carlisle United.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42927593 |title=Carlisle United 1–1 Colchester United |date=10 February 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=10 February 2018 }}

He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48365098|title=Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals|date=22 May 2019|accessdate=22 May 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}

On 5 June 2019, Mandeville signed a two-year contract with Chesterfield.{{cite web|url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/june2/20190605-spireites-agree-deal-with-forward/|title=Spireites agree deal with forward|publisher=Chesterfield FC|date=5 June 2019|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605123808/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/june2/20190605-spireites-agree-deal-with-forward/|url-status=dead}} In October 2022, he signed a new contract with Chesterfield until the summer of 2024. In the 2022–23 season, Mandeville won the club's Player of the Year award having contributed 9 goals and 14 assists to the side. In the play-offs, Mandeville added to this tally by scoring the winner for Chesterfield in the semi-final tie against Bromley, scoring in extra time.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65446451 |title=Chesterfield 3–2 Bromley |website=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024}} In the play-off final, Mandeville started for Chesterfield against Notts County at Wembley Stadium.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65521672 |title=Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County (3–4 on penalties) |first=Andrew |last=Aloia |website=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024}} However, the Spireites lost on penalties. During the 2023–24 season, Chesterfield were promoted to the EFL as champions and he was named in the division's Team of the Year for his contributions. Mandeville showed his versatility by playing at right full back as well as his more usual attacking midfield and forward roles throughout the season.https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/chesterfield-attacker-has-new-appreciation-for-defensive-role-4364698 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

Style of play

"He's got a lot of attributes that I want from an attacker; he's got good vision, he can finish with both feet and he's very good technically." Darren Ferguson on Mandeville in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38307096|title=Liam Mandeville: Doncaster Rovers striker named EFL Young Player of the Month|date=15 December 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|language=en-GB|accessdate=27 December 2017}}

"It is definitely helping my game. They say that when you are a kid you should play different positions to get a good understanding of the game – I am just a little bit older!" Liam Mandeville October 2023.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Doncaster Rovers \|2014–15{{soccerbase season\|81968\|2014\|accessdate=2 January 2017}} \|League One \|3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2015–16{{soccerbase season\|81968\|2015\|accessdate=2 January 2017}} \|League One \|8	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	1
2016–17{{soccerbase season\|81968\|2016\|accessdate=2 January 2017}} \|League Two \|21	7	1	1	1	1	4	1	27	10
2017–18{{soccerbase season\|81968\|2017\|accessdate=8 January 2018}} \|League One \|17	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	24	4
colspan="2" \|Total !49	9	3	2	2	1	10	3	64	15
Whitby Town (loan) \|2015–16 \|NPL Premier Division \|1	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	1{{ref label\|FA Trophy\|a

}||0||3||0

|Colchester United (loan)

|2017–18

|League Two

|7||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||7||0

|Morecambe (loan)

|2018–19{{soccerbase season|81968|2018|accessdate=21 August 2018}}

|League Two

|42||3||2||0||1||1||1||0||46||4

!colspan="3"|Total

!50!!3!!3!!0!!1!!1!!2!!0!!56!!4

|rowspan="7"|Chesterfield

|2019–20{{soccerbase season|81968|2019|accessdate=5 June 2019}}

|National League

|31||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{ref label|FA Trophy|a|}}||0||34||4

|2020–21{{soccerbase season|81968|2020|accessdate=8 February 2020}}

|National League

|34||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{ref label|3|b|}}||1||37||3

|2021–22{{soccerbase season|81968|2021|accessdate=5 April 2023}}

|National League

|43||2||3||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{ref label|play-off|c|}}||0||48||3

|2022–23{{soccerbase season|81968|2022|accessdate=5 April 2023}}

|National League

|46||9||5||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{ref label|play-off|c|}}||1||53||10

|2023–24{{soccerbase season|81968|2023|accessdate=6 January 2024}}

|National League

|45||8||3||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||48||8

|2024–25{{soccerbase season|81968|2024|accessdate=4 October 2024}}

|League Two

|31||2||2||0||0||0||4{{ref label|EFL Trophy|d|}}||0||37||0

!colspan="2"|Total

!230!!27!!15!!1!!0!!0!!12!!2!!257!!30

! colspan="3" |Career total

!334!!39!!21!!3!!3!!2!!24!!5!!366!!47

:a. {{note|3}} Appearances in FA Trophy.

:b. {{note|3}} 2 appearances in FA Trophy and 1 appearance, 1 goal in National League play-offs.

:c. {{note|play-off}} Appearances in National League play-offs.

:d. {{note|3}} Appearances in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Chesterfield

National League: 2023–24{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=2020 |title=National League: 2023/24: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 April 2024}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=656&teamTabs=stats&season_id=156 |title=Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 April 2024}}

Individual

Chesterfield Player of the Year: 2022–23{{cite news |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/chesterfield-midfielder-wins-three-awards-after-impressive-season-4117542 |title=Chesterfield midfielder wins three awards after impressive season |first=Liam |last=Norcliffe |website=Derbyshire Times |date=25 April 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
National League Team of the Season: 2023–24{{cite news |url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/spireites-quartet-in-vanarama-national-league-team-of-the-season |title=Spireites quartet in Vanarama National League Team of the Season |website=Chesterfield FC |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=6 May 2024}}