- Michael Duff (footballer)
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Michael Duff Personal information Full name Michael James Duff Date of birth 11 January 1979 Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Burnley Number 4 Youth career Darlington Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–2004 Cheltenham Town 300 (15) 1996–1997 → Cirencester Town (loan) ? (?) 2004– Burnley 204 (5) National team‡ 2002–2008 Northern Ireland 22 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:37, 21 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:33, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Michael James Duff (born 11 January 1979) is a Northern Irish international footballer who plays for Burnley. He plays in the centre of defence or at right-back.
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Career
Although born in Belfast Duff was raised in Bedale, North Yorkshire. As a school boy he represented North Yorkshire and joined the Darlington Football Club School of Excellence before moving to Cheltenham in 1994.
Spotted by Cheltenham Town scout Derek Bragg playing for Carterton Town and moved to Cheltenham Town. After a brief loan spell at Cirencester Town Michael made his debut for Cheltenham Town in 1997 and went on to play 242 games and scored 15 times including a 93rd minute winner in a 3–2 victory at home to Yeovil in 1999 that secured Cheltenham Town promotion to the Football League.
On July 5, 2004, he made a £30,000[1] switch to Burnley where he became a regular, if not always automatic, first-team choice. Over the next couple of seasons he established himself as first choice right-back, although he had equally often played at centre-back. His first Burnley goal was credited in a Carling Cup game against Carlisle United, even though it might equally have been credited as an own goal. He finally got incontrovertibly on the score-sheet on October 14, 2006 against Hull City.
Duff was part of two of Northern Ireland's finest international moments of recent years; as a late substitute in their 1–0 victory over England on September 7, 2005 and then in a 3–2 victory over Spain on September 6, 2006.
In the 2007–08 season Duff picked up a serious injury during the Coca-Cola Championship match against Crystal Palace F.C at Turf Moor. The injury ruled Duff out for almost a year, causing him to miss the first half of Burnley's Barclays Premier League campaign. He suffered multiple ligament damage and hamstring damage as well as a cruciate knee injury.[2] Duff returned to play a cameo role at the end of the 2007–08 season. Duff started his first Premier League match on Boxing Day 2009 against Bolton at Turf Moor, having made his debut as a substitute in the preceding game versus Wolves. In doing so, he completed the rare feat of having played in each of the top six tiers of English football in ascending order during his career: the Southern League, Conference (prior to its 2004 re-organisation), League 2 and League 1 with Cheltenham Town, and the Championship and Premier League with Burnley.
Personal life
Duff's younger brother, Shane, plays for Bradford City.
Career statistics
- As of 27 August 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Cheltenham Town 1996–97[3] 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1997–98[4] 41 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 1998–99[5] 41 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 3 1999–00[6] 31 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 35 2 2000–01[7] 39 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 44 5 2001–02[8] 45 3 5 0 1 0 5 0 56 3 2002–03[9] 44 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 51 2 2003–04[10] 42 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 45 0 Total 300 15 21 0 6 0 10 0 337 15 Burnley 2004–05[11] 42 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 48 0 2005–06[12] 41 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 45 1 2006–07[13] 44 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 45 2 2007–08[14] 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 1 2008–09[15] 27 1 3 0 7 0 3 0 40 1 2009–10[16] 11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 2010–11[17] 28 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 32 1 2011–12[18] 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Total 204 5 11 0 20 1 3 0 238 6 Career totals 504 20 32 0 26 1 13 0 575 21 - A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League, the Football League, Conference National and Southern League Premier Division.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs and Football League Trophy.
International
National team Year Apps Goals Northern Ireland 2002 2 0 2003 0 0 2004 2 0 2005 3 0 2006 7 0 2007 6 0 2008 2 0 Total 22 0 References
- ^ Michael Duff | Burnley | Team | Profiles
- ^ Duff Faces Lengthy Spell Out | Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines
- ^ "Cheltenham 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cheltenham 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=579&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
External links
2001–02 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Romain Larrieu · DF: Michael Duff · DF: Paul Wotton · DF: Graham Coughlan · DF: Matthew Taylor · MF: Peter Beagrie · MF: David Friio · MF: Lee Hodges · MF: Lee Williamson · FW: Chris Greenacre · FW: Nathan EllingtonBurnley F.C. – current squad 1 Grant · 2 Trippier · 4 Duff · 6 McCann · 7 Wallace · 8 Marney · 9 Rodriguez · 10 Paterson · 11 Stanislas · 12 Jensen · 14 Ings · 15 Edgar · 16 Hines · 19 Vokes · 20 Bartley · 21 Amougou · 23 Austin · 24 Easton · 26 Treacy · 27 MacDonald · 30 Stewart · 33 Hewitt · 36 Mee · 37 Knowles · 38 Harvey · 39 Fletcher · 42 McCartan · Manager: Howe
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Belfast
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Cirencester Town F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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