Marc Laird

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Marc Laird
Personal information
Full name Marc James Peter Laird[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 8
Youth career
000?–2004 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Manchester City 0 (0)
2007 → Northampton Town (loan) 6 (0)
2007–2008 → Port Vale (loan) 7 (1)
2008–2011 Millwall 75 (6)
2011 → Brentford (loan) 4 (1)
2011 → Walsall (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2013 Leyton Orient 23 (2)
2012 → Southend United (loan) 12 (1)
2013–2014 Southend United 30 (0)
2014–2015 Tranmere Rovers 34 (1)
2015– Yeovil Town 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Marc James Peter Laird (born 23 January 1986) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Yeovil Town.

Though he began his career with Manchester City in 2004, he was never used in a first team game, though he did play in loan spells at Northampton Town and Port Vale. He signed with Millwall in 2008, playing in the club's 2009–10 promotion campaign. In 2011 he played for Brentford and Walsall on loan, before moving on to Leyton Orient in summer 2011. He joined Southend United on loan in October 2012, and made a permanent move to the club in January 2013. He signed with Tranmere Rovers in July 2014, and moved on to Yeovil Town a year later.

Playing career

Manchester City

Born in Edinburgh, Laird started his career with Manchester City, signing professional forms in January 2004. He scored his first goal for the first team on 21 July 2007, in a 4–0 pre-season friendly victory against Carlstad United BK. After coming on as a 70th minute substitute, Laird struck the fourth and final goal in the 78th minute.[3] Laird received his first call into the senior squad for a competitive game when he was named as a substitute for a Premier League match versus Wigan Athletic on 21 October 2006.[4] Awarded the number 39 shirt, he remained on the bench for the shock 4–0 defeat.[5] Laird was called up again for the final game of the 2006–07 against Tottenham Hotspur, but did not get on the pitch.[4] Laird's only involvement with the first team during the 2007–08 season came on 29 August 2007, when he was an unused substitute for a 2–1 League Cup second round victory over Bristol City.[6][7] However he never played a competitive game for the first team, instead he had brief loan spells in League One at Northampton Town in February 2007[8][9] and with Port Vale in November/December 2007.[10] It was at Vale Park where Laird scored his first league goal, when he netted a 25-yard strike against Walsall on Boxing Day.[11]

Millwall

His returned to Vale Park, however this time he was in a Millwall strip having signed with the club permanently in January 2008.[12] On 23 February 2008, Port Vale again provided Laird with yet another milestone, as he scored his second career league goal and first goal for Millwall in the 44th minute of their 3–0 home win over Vale.[13][14] He played 29 games in the Lions' promotion-winning 2009–10 campaign. He was an unused substitute in the play-off final victory over Swindon Town. At the end of the season Laird agreed to sign a new one-year deal with the club.[15] Laird signed on loan at Brentford in January 2011.[16][17] He was recalled after five appearances to play for Millwall in a Championship clash with Norwich City.[18] In March he joined Walsall on loan for the rest of the season.[19]

Leyton Orient

Laird signed a two-year deal with Leyton Orient in July 2011; "O's" boss Russell Slade described Laird as "a good passer and a decent athlete who will add strength to our squad."[20] He made only 11 League One starts, as Orient avoided the drop by one place and seven points. On 26 October 2012, he dropped down a division when he joined League Two side Southend United on a three-month loan. "Shrimpers" manager Paul Sturrock said that "we are lacking in the middle of the park... he's a good passer and he will add some strength and experience there."[21] After making 15 starts for Southend, he returned to Orient and was released from his contract by mutual consent on 4 January 2013.[22]

Southend United

Having secured his release from Orient, Laird signed an 18-month contract with Southend United in January 2013.[23] He ended the 2012–13 season with 27 appearances for Southend, though played no part in the club's run to the 2013 Football League Trophy Final.

Laird missed eight weeks at the start of the 2013–14 season after damaging his medial ligaments.[24] He returned to action and helped the "Shrimpers" to secure a League Two play-off place at the end of the season, where they were beaten by Burton Albion at the semi-final stage. He was released by the club at the end of the season, after which manager Phil Brown commented that "Marc was a bit unlucky with his injury this season".[25]

Tranmere Rovers

Laird signed with a one-year contract with League Two side Tranmere Rovers in July 2014.[26] After Micky Adams was appointed as manager Laird and James Rowe shared the central midfield role with Steve Jennings in defensive midfield and Max Power in attacking midfield.[27] He played 39 games in the 2014–15 season, as Rovers were relegated out of the Football League.

Yeovil Town

On 19 June 2015, Laird signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal upon the expiry of his contract with Tranmere Rovers.[28]

Style of play

Laird is a "box to box" midfielder.[29]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2006–07[30] Premier League — — — — —
2007–08[31] — — — — —
Northampton Town (loan) 2006–07[30] League One 6 0 — — — 6 0
Port Vale (loan) 2007–08[31] League One 7 1 3 0 — — 10 1
Millwall 2007–08[31] League One 17 1 — — — 17 1
2008–09[32] 37 5 4 1 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 44 6
2009–10[33] 20 0 5 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 29 0
2010–11[34] Championship 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
Total 75 6 9 1 4 0 4 0 92 7
Brentford (loan) 2010–11[34] League One 4 1 — — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 5 1
Walsall (loan) 2010–11[34] League One 8 0 — — — 8 0
Leyton Orient 2011–12[35] League One 22 2 2 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 27 2
2012–13[36] 1 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 2 0
Total 23 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 29 2
Southend United 2012–13[36] League Two 23 1 4 1 — — 27 2
2013–14[37] 19 0 2 1 — — 21 1
Total 42 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 48 3
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15[38] League Two 34 1 3 0 — 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 39 1
Yeovil Town 2015–16[39] League Two 7 0 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 9 0
Career total 206 13 22 3 7 0 10 0 246 16
  1. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Millwall

References

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marc Laird Player Profile - ESPN FC
  5. ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership | Wigan 4-0 Man City
  6. ↑ Marc Laird Player Profile - ESPN FC
  7. ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | League Cup | Bristol City 1-2 Man City
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