Brendan Moloney
Encyclopedia
Brendan Moloney is an Irish
football player
currently playing for Nottingham Forest
.
.
In an interview at the tail-end of the 2006–07 season, Forest boss Colin Calderwood
picked out Moloney out of his Youth Team as having "fantastic potential". He made his début in March 2007, coming on as substitute against Gillingham
wearing the number 35 shirt. He made his first start for Forest in their opening game of the 2007–08 campaign
, against Bournemouth
.
On January 10, 2008, Moloney completed a loan move to Chesterfield
on a month-long loan. He made his début for them on January 12, 2008, against Brentford
. The youngster impressed for Chesterfield on loan, and netted his first professional goal for the Spireites in his third game for the club, with a 25 yard shot in their 4–0 victory over Hereford United
. He played a total of nine games for Chesterfield, before returning to Forest's team in the summer of 2008.
With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood
commented that he would given Moloney a chance to impress in the Football League Championship
during the 2008–09 campaign
. He was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds
at the beginning of the season, where he appeared six times.
Moloney went out on a six-month loan to city rivals Notts County
on July 1, 2009 after turning down offers from Bradford City
and non-league Ilkeston Town
. Moloney scored his first goal for Notts County in the 5–0 win over Bradford City.
On January 27, 2010, Moloney joined English League Championship
side Scunthorpe United
on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. However, he returned after only 3 games after a challenge by Chris Brunt
of West Bromwich Albion
ended his season.
On 1 March 2011, Brendan Moloney came on as a substitute for the injured Joel Lynch
against Middlesbrough
. He made his first start of the season on the 12th of April 2011 in the match against Burnley
helping forest win 2-0. Moloney also started Nottingham Forest's play-off semi final home leg against Swansea City
at The City Ground on May 12th 2011 and the away leg at the Liberty Stadium.
Moloney made his first league start of the 2011–12 season in Nottingham Forest's first league win of the campaign against Doncaster Rovers
, where the Reds won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Chris Gunter
, that came from a Moloney cross..
|2006–07
||rowspan=2|Nottingham Forest
||rowspan="2"|League One
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|rowspan="2"|2007–08
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|Chesterfield
(loan)||League Two
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|rowspan="2"|2008–09
||Rushden & Diamonds
(loan)||Conference National
||4||0||1||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|Nottingham Forest
||Championship
||12||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009–10||Notts County
(loan)||League Two
||18||1||0||0||1||0||19||1
|-
|Scunthorpe United
(loan)||rowspan="3"|Championship
||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|2010–11||Nottingham Forest
||8||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|-
|2011–12||Nottingham Forest
||5||0||0||0||2||0||7||0
50||2||1||0||1||0||52||2
50||2||1||0||1||0||52||2
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
football player
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
currently playing for Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
.
Career
A graduate of the Nottingham Forest Youth Academy, he captained the Nottingham Forest reserve team that just missed out on the title in 2006–072006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
.
In an interview at the tail-end of the 2006–07 season, Forest boss Colin Calderwood
Colin Calderwood
Colin Calderwood is a Scottish football player and coach. In November 2011 he was appointed as Chris Hughton's assistant manager at Birmingham City....
picked out Moloney out of his Youth Team as having "fantastic potential". He made his début in March 2007, coming on as substitute against Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
wearing the number 35 shirt. He made his first start for Forest in their opening game of the 2007–08 campaign
The Football League 2007-08
The Football League is contested through three divisions in England and Wales. The divisions are the League Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of...
, against Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
.
On January 10, 2008, Moloney completed a loan move to Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
on a month-long loan. He made his début for them on January 12, 2008, against Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
. The youngster impressed for Chesterfield on loan, and netted his first professional goal for the Spireites in his third game for the club, with a 25 yard shot in their 4–0 victory over Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
. He played a total of nine games for Chesterfield, before returning to Forest's team in the summer of 2008.
With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood
Colin Calderwood
Colin Calderwood is a Scottish football player and coach. In November 2011 he was appointed as Chris Hughton's assistant manager at Birmingham City....
commented that he would given Moloney a chance to impress in the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
during the 2008–09 campaign
Nottingham Forest F.C. season 2008-09
The 2008–09 season was Nottingham Forests first season back in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One in the 2007–08 season, after spending three years in the third tier...
. He was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
at the beginning of the season, where he appeared six times.
Moloney went out on a six-month loan to city rivals Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
on July 1, 2009 after turning down offers from Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
and non-league Ilkeston Town
Ilkeston Town F.C.
Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....
. Moloney scored his first goal for Notts County in the 5–0 win over Bradford City.
On January 27, 2010, Moloney joined English League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. However, he returned after only 3 games after a challenge by Chris Brunt
Chris Brunt
Christopher Brunt is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. He plays as a left winger and more recently an attacking midfield position. He is also the Albion captain....
of West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
ended his season.
On 1 March 2011, Brendan Moloney came on as a substitute for the injured Joel Lynch
Joel Lynch
Joel John Lynch is an English footballer who is currently plays for Football League Championship side Nottingham Forest. Lynch plays as a defender.-Brighton & Hove Albion:...
against Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
. He made his first start of the season on the 12th of April 2011 in the match against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
helping forest win 2-0. Moloney also started Nottingham Forest's play-off semi final home leg against Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
at The City Ground on May 12th 2011 and the away leg at the Liberty Stadium.
Moloney made his first league start of the 2011–12 season in Nottingham Forest's first league win of the campaign against Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
, where the Reds won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Chris Gunter
Chris Gunter
Christopher Ross "Chris" Gunter is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest, and the Wales national team, as a defender. Though a Newport native, he moved to Cardiff as a child and later joined Cardiff City's youth system...
, that came from a Moloney cross..
Career statistics
|-|2006–07
The Football League 2006-07
The 2006–2007 season was the 107th completed season of the Football League.-Overview:The Football League was contested through three Divisions in England and Wales. The divisions were the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two...
||rowspan=2|Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
||rowspan="2"|League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|rowspan="2"|2007–08
The Football League 2007-08
The Football League is contested through three divisions in England and Wales. The divisions are the League Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of...
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
(loan)||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||9||1||0||0||0||0||9||1
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008–09
The Football League 2008-09
The Football League 2008–09, titled the Coca-Cola Football League, was the 109th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals....
||Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
(loan)||Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
||4||0||1||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||12||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009–10||Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
(loan)||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||18||1||0||0||1||0||19||1
|-
|Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
(loan)||rowspan="3"|Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|2010–11||Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
||8||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|-
|2011–12||Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
||5||0||0||0||2||0||7||0
50||2||1||0||1||0||52||2
50||2||1||0||1||0||52||2