Robbie Threlfall
{{short description|English footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robbie Threlfall
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Robert Richard Threlfall
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, England
| height =
| position = Left back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Liverpool
| years1 = 2006–2010
| clubs1 = Liverpool
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = → Hereford United (loan)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008–2009
| clubs3 = → Hereford United (loan)
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009
| clubs4 = → Stockport County (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2009
| clubs5 = → Northampton Town (loan)
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010
| clubs6 = → Bradford City (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2010–2012
| clubs7 = Bradford City
| caps7 = 37
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2012–2014
| clubs8 = Morecambe
| caps8 = 54
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2016–2017
| clubs9 = Marine
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = England U19
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Robert Richard Threlfall (born 28 November 1988) is an English former footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career
=Liverpool=
Born in Liverpool, Threlfall began his career moving through the Liverpool youth ranks, training at the club's academy and eventually graduating to Melwood in the 2006–07 season.{{cite web |title=1st Team squad profiles – Robbie Threlfall |publisher=Liverpoolfc.tv |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/threlfall/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126021501/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/threlfall/ |archivedate=26 November 2009 |accessdate=19 July 2008}} Threlfall twice won the FA Youth Cup at Liverpool; first in 2006, then again in the following season's competition.{{cite news |first=Tony|last=Barrett|title=Robbie Threlfall relishing FA Cup challenge |newspaper=The Liverpool Echo |date=20 November 2007| url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2007/11/20/robbie-threlfall-relishing-fa-cup-challenge-100252-20133469/
|accessdate=19 July 2008}}
He made his first senior appearance for the club against Wrexham in a pre-season friendly.{{cite web |title=Wrexham 0 – Liverpool 2: match report |publisher=Liverpoolfc.tv |date=15 July 2006 |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/season/2006-2007/jul/539/teamsheet.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920173055/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/season/2006-2007/jul/539/teamsheet.htm |archivedate=20 September 2009 |accessdate=20 December 2008}} Subsequently, he became a regular in the Liverpool Reserves, also making his England Under-19 debut against Poland in Bournemouth on 6 February 2007.{{cite web |title= Vaughan leads Pole-axeing |publisher=TheFA.com |date=6 February 2007 |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/01/U19sPoland.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080314124706/http://www.thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/01/U19sPoland.htm |url-status=dead |archivedate=14 March 2008 |accessdate=20 December 2008}} Threlfall played a major role in the 2007 FA Youth Cup final, firstly scoring a first-leg own-goal which put rivals Manchester United ahead. He scored in the second-leg to level the score and finished a crucial penalty kick helping the Merseyside club retain the title.{{cite news |title=Robbie's revenge for Reds |newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=27 April 2007 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/robbies-revenge-for-reds-709432 |accessdate=19 July 2014}}
Whilst with Liverpool he was capped once by England at Under 19 level.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
=Lower division loans=
He spent much of the 2007–08 season on loan at Hereford United but was only able to play 12 games as a result of an injury sustained in the FA Cup against Hartlepool. Threlfall re-signed for the Bulls on loan for six months, at the start of the 2008–09 season.{{cite news |title= Hereford bring in two new faces |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 July 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/7508889.stm |accessdate=19 July 2008}} He started the first three league games of the season, as well as a League Cup match, before breaking his foot in early September.{{cite news|title=Threlfall could face long lay off|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 September 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/7610940.stm|accessdate=2 January 2009}}
He later joined Stockport County on loan for a month on 6 February 2009, consequently making two league appearances. A further loan followed at League Two side Northampton Town from 21 August 2009,{{cite news |title= Threlfall joins Cobblers on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 August 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/8215110.stm|accessdate=23 August 2009}} with his club debut coming the next day coming on as an injury time substitute for Ryan Gilligan in the Cobblers 2–0 win over AFC Bournemouth. His first start came in 2–2 draw against Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy, Northampton won 3–0 on penalties.
In October 2009, he was set to make another loan move this time to Darlington but had a change of heart the following day.{{cite news |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/4673080.Staunton_makes_his_first_signings/ |title=Staunton makes his first signings |date=8 October 2009 |accessdate=8 October 2009 |newspaper=Northern Echo}}{{cite news |url=http://www.football.co.uk/everton/quakers_move_for_barnett_after_threlfall_snub_rss232567.shtml |title=Quakers move for Barnett after Threlfall snub |date=9 October 2009 |accessdate=19 July 2014 |publisher=football.co.uk }}
In February 2010, he joined Bradford City on loan to become new manager Peter Taylor's first signing,{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/5021384.Taylor_makes_first_signing |title=Taylor makes first signing |first=Simon |last=Parker |date=22 February 2010 |accessdate=22 February 2010 |newspaper=Telegraph & Argus}} and scored on his debut on 23 February in a 3–1 win against Rochdale.{{cite news |title=Rochdale 1 – 3 Bradford |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8497096.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 February 2010 |accessdate=10 December 2013 }} His second career goal came against Port Vale three games later.{{cite news |title=Port Vale 2 – 1 Bradford |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8541795.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 March 2010 |accessdate=10 December 2013 }} On 22 March, it was announced that his loan deal had been extended until the end of the season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/8580980.stm |title=Liverpool defender Threlfall extends loan at Bradford |date=22 March 2010 |accessdate=23 March 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport}}
On 26 May, Liverpool announced they would be releasing Threlfall, along with goalkeeper Chris Oldfield.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/reds-release-young-duo |title=Reds release young duo |date=26 May 2010 |accessdate=26 May 2010 |publisher=liverpoolfc.tv |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528014923/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/reds-release-young-duo |archivedate=28 May 2010 }}
=Morecambe=
He signed for League 2 side, Morecambe on a two-year contract, on 17 May 2012.{{cite news|title=Morecambe sign Robbie Threlfall on two-year contract|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18100968|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=17 October 2012|date=17 May 2012}} He scored his first goal for Morecambe against Rotherham United on 6 April 2013.{{cite news |title=Morecambe 2–1 Rotherham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21979530 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2013 |accessdate=10 December 2013 }} Threlfall was released by the League 2 club on 6 May 2014.
=Marine=
In the 2016/17 season he returned to playing semi-professionally, making sixteen appearances and scoring twice for Marine F.C. before leaving the club in January 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/teams/120810/player/robert-threlfall-1706966/39849| title = Robert Threlfall – Marine Football Club Marine}}
Honours
- FA Youth Cup: 2006, 2007
Career statistics
{{updated|24 March 2014.}}{{soccerbase|id=47653|name=Robbie Threlfall}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Hereford United (loan)
|9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008–09
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| |Stockport County (loan)
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| |Northampton Town (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| |Bradford City (loan)
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| rowspan="2"|Bradford City
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011–12
|17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| rowspan="2"|Morecambe
|25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2013–14
|29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!126 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 4 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Threlfall, Robbie}}
Category:Footballers from Liverpool
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Hereford United F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:Morecambe F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:England men's youth international footballers