Wes Fletcher

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Wes Fletcher
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Fletcher with York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Wesleigh James Fletcher[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Ormskirk, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 9
Youth career
Manchester United
2004–2007 Liverpool
2007–2009 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Burnley 0 (0)
2010 → Grimsby Town (loan) 6 (1)
2010–2011 → Stockport County (loan) 9 (1)
2011 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 10 (2)
2011–2012 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 6 (1)
2013 → Yeovil Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2015 York City 61 (16)
2015– Motherwell 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:07, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Wesleigh James "Wes" Fletcher (born 28 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.

Career

Early career

Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire,[1] Fletcher played for the Manchester United youth team while he was at primary school. When he was 13 he joined Liverpool but failed to receive a Youth Team Scholarship (YTS). While representing Lancashire he was discovered by Burnley who did offer him a YTS.

Burnley

Fletcher was given his first professional contract by Burnley in March 2009 and became part of the first team for the 2009–10 season. In January 2010, Fletcher was sent out on loan to League Two club Grimsby Town and made his debut against Cheltenham Town on 16 January 2010, less than 24 hours after signing on loan.[3] He scored his first goal after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Rotherham United on 23 January 2010.[3] He returned to Burnley on 24 February 2010.[4]

Fletcher made his debut for Burnley in the League Cup game against Morecambe on 24 August coming on as a substitute for Jay Rodriguez.[5] On 15 October 2010, he moved to Stockport County on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 16 October 2010, as part of a 2–1 victory over Barnet.[7] The loan was extended into a second, then third month.[8]

Fletcher had to wait almost another full year before his next appearance for Burnley, again in the League Cup coming on as a substitute for Jay Rodriguez in Burnley's 6–3 win over Burton Albion on 9 August 2011.

On 15 August 2011, Fletcher joined Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2012. On his Accrington debut he scored the winner in a 1–0 win at home to Bradford City. He returned to Burnley on 21 October 2011 after making 12 appearances.

On 28 February 2013, Fletcher joined League One side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal.[9] Fletcher was released by Burnley on 21 May 2013.[10]

York City

He signed for League Two side York City on a two-year contract on 13 June 2013.[11] His debut came as a 70th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home defeat to his former club Burnley in the first round of the League Cup on 6 August 2013.[12] Fletcher scored his first goals for York with two goals in a 4–2 home win over Portsmouth on 28 September 2013.[12]

Motherwell

On 27 June 2015, Fletcher signed with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell on a one-year contract.[13] On his debut, he scored after just four minutes, as Motherwell won 1–0 away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 1 August 2015.[14] He is best known by his nickname at Motherwell, 'Ledge Fletcher'.

Career statistics

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Fletcher playing for York City in 2014
As of match played 20 December 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town (loan) 2009–10[3] League Two 6 1 — — — 6 1
Burnley 2010–11[15] Championship 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
2011–12[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2012–13[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Stockport County (loan) 2010–11[15] League Two 9 1 2 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 1
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2011–12[16] League Two 10 2 — — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 2
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2011–12[16] League Two 6 1 — — — 6 1
Yeovil Town (loan) 2012–13[18] League One 1 0 — — — 1 0
York City 2013–14[12] League Two 32 10 2 3 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 36 13
2014–15[19] League Two 29 6 2 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 32 7
Total 61 16 4 4 1 0 2 0 68 20
Motherwell 2015–16[20] Scottish Premiership 8 1 0 0 0 0 — 8 1
Career total 101 22 6 4 3 0 5 0 115 26

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