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Michael Walsh (footballer born 1986)
Encyclopedia
Michael Walsh is an English
footballer. He played in The Football League
for Chester City
and now plays for Bangor City in the Welsh Premier league after returning from a 2 year spell with Marfin Laiki League
side APOP Kinyras Peyias
.
Walsh joined Chester from Rhyl
in 2004, making his first-team debut the following January
as a substitute in an FA Cup
tie at AFC Bournemouth
in the left back slot. Walsh joined fellow youngsters Robbie Booth
, Gavin Lynch
and Shaun Whalley
in being given first-team opportunities under Ian Rush
. His Football League
debut followed, again as a substitute at Cambridge United
a week later, with his first goal arriving in a 2–2 draw against Southend United
on 5 March 2005.
Despite his involvement in the first-team squad, Walsh and the majority of his team-mates were released at the end of the season. He spent time on trial with Wrexham and briefly returned to Rhyl
before joining Bangor City
in September 2005. He has played for the Citizens regularly since then.
As a youngster, Walsh captained the North Wales
under 18s side.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer. He played in The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
and now plays for Bangor City in the Welsh Premier league after returning from a 2 year spell with Marfin Laiki League
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
side APOP Kinyras Peyias
APOP Kinyras Peyias FC
APOP Kinyras Peyias is a Cypriot football club from the village of Peyia of Paphos District. The club formed in 2003 following the merger of lower division outfits APOP Peyias FC and Kinyras Empas FC...
.
Walsh joined Chester from Rhyl
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...
in 2004, making his first-team debut the following January
January 2005
January 2005: ← – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December – →...
as a substitute in an FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
tie at AFC 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....
in the left back slot. Walsh joined fellow youngsters Robbie Booth
Robbie Booth
Robbie Booth is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and is currently playing non-League football for the club's successors, Chester.-Career:...
, Gavin Lynch
Gavin Lynch
Gavin Lynch is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and is now playing non–league football for Warrington Town.-Playing career:...
and Shaun Whalley
Shaun Whalley
Shaun James Whalley is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Football Conference club Southport. Born in Prescot, Merseyside, he played for Norwich City and Southport as a youth before making his Football League debut with Chester City in 2004.After leaving Chester, he...
in being given first-team opportunities under Ian Rush
Ian Rush
Ian James Rush, MBE, is a retired football player from Flint, Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield...
. His Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
debut followed, again as a substitute at Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
a week later, with his first goal arriving in a 2–2 draw against Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
on 5 March 2005.
Despite his involvement in the first-team squad, Walsh and the majority of his team-mates were released at the end of the season. He spent time on trial with Wrexham and briefly returned to Rhyl
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...
before joining Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....
in September 2005. He has played for the Citizens regularly since then.
As a youngster, Walsh captained the North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
under 18s side.