Adam Buckley

Infobox Football biography
playername = Adam Buckley


fullname = Adam Christian Buckley
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|08|02|df=y
cityofbirth = Nottingham
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=09
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Spalding United
clubnumber =
contractend =
youthyears = 1995-1997
youthclubs = West Bromwich Albion
years = 1996–1997
1997-2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
2003-2005
2005-2006
2005-2007
2006-2007
2007-Present
clubs = West Bromwich Albion
Grimsby Town
Lincoln City
Brigg Town
Harrowby United
Stamford
Spalding United
Bourne Town
Spalding United
caps(goals) = 00 (0) 15 (0)
34 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23:33, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Adam Buckley (born 2 August 1979 in Nottingham, England) is a semi-professional footballer who currently plays for Spalding United. Adam played professionally for Grimsby Town and Lincoln City. He is the son of former Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley and nephew of the former Derby County and Lincoln City player Steve Buckley.

Grimsby Town

Adam Buckley first got his break in the professional game with West Bromwich Albion as an academy player in 1996. This was while his father was the club's manager. With limited chances though, young Buckley followed his father to Grimsby Town in 1997, when Alan re-took the reigns at Blundell Park for the third time.

Adam made his debut for The Mariners in a First Division defeat too Swindon Town on April 24 , 1998. He would made one further appearance that season in another away defeat, this time to Watford. The following season, Adam was eased into first team action by his father, and was a regular presence on the bench.

However, following the departure of his father from the manager's role, Buckley failed to make even the substitute bench during the 2000-01 season under new boss Lennie Lawrence and, in July 2001, his contract with Grimsby was cancelled by mutual consent. [cite web
url=http://www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~75798,00.html
title=Pastures new
publisher=Grimsby Town F.C. Official Web-site
date=19 July, 2001
accessdate=2008-08-19]

Lincoln City

In July 2001, Buckley joined his father once again, agreeing a two-year contract with Lincoln City. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/1449093.stm
title=Lincoln like father - and son
publisher=BBC Sport
date=20 July, 2001
accessdate=2008-08-19] He made his Football League debut, as a substitute, for the Imps in the 3-0 home victory over Swansea City on 25 August, 2001 and was a regular presence in the first-team squad during his first season, making a total of 31 league appearances, 12 of which came from the substitutes bench.

In April 2002, due to financial constraints, Alan Buckley departed Lincoln [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/1950957.stm
title=Buckley leaves Lincoln
publisher=BBC Sport
date=25 April, 2002
accessdate=2008-08-19] and under new manager Keith Alexander chances were rare. Buckley would make only three league appearances, all from the substitutes bench, during the 2002-2003 season with a further three appearances in cup competitions. The season did, however, bring Adam his only goal in his professional career when he netted a free-kick in the 2-1 home defeat to Shrewsbury Town in the Football League Trophy on 12 November, 2002. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2430011.stm
title=Lincoln 1-2 Shrewsbury
publisher=BBC Sport
date=12 November, 2002
accessdate=2008-08-19]

His career at Lincoln ended sadly when he was arrested over allegations of theft from the club's ground in May 2003. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3021647.stm
title=Footballer questioned over thefts
publisher=BBC News
date=13 May, 2003
accessdate=2008-08-19] In June 2003 he was sentenced to 120 hours of community service after pleading guilty to four counts of theft from his teammates. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3025970.stm
title=Footballer guilty of theft
publisher=BBC News
date=27 June, 2003
accessdate=2008-08-19]

Non-league Career

Adam moved into the non-league circuit. An unsuccessful trial with Ilkeston Town [cite web
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=11329
title=Bishop looks at Buckley
publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com
date=17 July, 2003
accessdate=2008-08-19] was followed by a short spell with Brigg Town before Adam joined Harrowby United in March 2004. [cite web
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=16308
title=Buckley coup for Harrowby
date=13 March, 2004
publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com
accessdate=2008-08-19] In October 2005, he signed for Stamford [cite web
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=30321
title=Daniels bring in Buckley
date=17 October, 2005
publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com
accessdate=2008-08-19] , linking up with his former Harrowby boss Graham Drury. In February 2006, Buckley joined Spalding United on loan, debuting in the defeat to Kidsgrove Athletic on 19 February, 2006; [cite web
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=33247
title=No dream start for Hubbard
publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com
date=22 February, 2006
accessdate=2008-08-19] the move became permanent in April 2006. [cite web
url=http://www.mysporttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3539&ArticleID=1427732&sitecode=stam&sportcode=daniels
title=Daniels aiming to book play-off spot
date=6 April, 2006
publisher=Rutland & Stamford Mercury
accessdate=2008-08-19]

He was released by Spalding in September 2006 and was next heard of at Bourne Town, making his debut in the 4-0 home defeat to St Neots Town on 7 March, 2007. [cite web
url=http://www.mysporttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=838&ArticleID=2126530&sitecode=stam&sportcode=daniels
title=Players rewarded for their efforts
date=16 March, 2007
publisher=Rutland & Stamford Mercury
accessdate=2008-08-19] After an unsuccessful trial with Boston United in August 2007, [cite web
url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/1170062/Trial-duo-shoot-down-Tigers
title=Trial duo shoot down Tigers
publisher=Boston United F.C. Official Web-site
date=4 August, 2007
accessdate=2008-08-19] Buckley linked up with Spalding United for a second time. [A previous version of this article mistakenly suggested Buckley had signed for Curzon Ashton: this player is a different [http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/curzonashtonfcreserves/theteam.pl?player=566851 Adam Buckley] .]

References

External links

* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=buck04 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]