Carl Finnigan
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Finnigan playing for Falkirk
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Jarrow, England | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Township Rollers | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Jarrow | ||
2001–2003 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Falkirk | 113 | (25) |
2011–2012 | St. Johnstone | 11 | (0) |
2012 | → Dundee (loan) | 5 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Dundee | 8 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Chippa United | 9 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Gateshead | 22 | (4) |
2015- | Township Rollers | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 8 September 2015 (UTC) |
Carl Finnigan (born 1 October 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League.
Career
Finnigan was born in Jarrow.[1] As a youngster, he played for Jarrow F.C.'s under-age teams before joining Newcastle United.[2] He scored 56 goals for Newcastle's reserve and academy teams from 102 starts and 20 substitute appearances, but never appeared in a competitive first-team game.[3]
Finnigan joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk on 23 January 2007, replacing Anthony Stokes who had left the "Bairns" to sign for Sunderland.[2] He made his Falkirk debut, and his first appearance in a senior league, as a second-half substitute against Kilmarnock on 27 January 2007.[4] The forward scored his first Bairns' goal three weeks later against Rangers, when he "played a neat one-two with Gow and drilled a shot beyond McGregor from the edge of the penalty area".[5] In the 2008–09 season, he played a major role, scoring twice and winning a penalty, in Falkirk's 4–0 victory over rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle in what proved a successful fight against relegation.[6] He also scored the winner against the same opposition to take Falkirk through to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup,[7] and had a goal disallowed in the Cup Final.[8] Before the 2009–10 season, Finnigan signed a new one-year contract with Falkirk, with an option for a second year.[9]
On 24 June 2011, Finnigan signed for Scottish Premier League (SPL) club St. Johnstone.[10] In February 2012, Finnigan signed on loan for Dundee.[11] He scored on his debut for Dundee, a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk after coming on as a second-half substitute. Finnigan then scored in a 3–2 win over Livingston. Finnigan returned to St. Johnstone in April 2012 following a season-ending cartilage injury, but then signed for Dundee on 1 June.[11]
In August 2013, Finnigan joined South African National First Division side Chippa United on a one-year contract.[12] He scored on his debut on 6 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw with Thanda Royal Zulu[13] and went on to score a total of 2 goals in 9 league appearances[14] before being released at the end of his contract.[15]
On 11 September 2014, it was announced that Finnigan had signed for Gateshead until the end of the season subject to international clearance.[16] He made his debut on 20 September as a half time substitute against Welling United, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw within 5 minutes of coming off the bench.[17] On 11 June 2015, Gateshead announced Finnigan, along with 10 others, would not be offered a new deal.[18]
On 2 July 2015, Finnigan signed for Township Rollers of the Botswana Premier League.[19]
References
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External links
- EngvarB from July 2013
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1986 births
- Association football forwards
- Dundee F.C. players
- English footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Falkirk F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Jarrow F.C. players
- Living people
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- People from Jarrow
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Chippa United F.C. players