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Marc Laird Personal information Full name Marc Laird Date of birth 23 January 1986 Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Leyton Orient Number 17 Youth career Manchester City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Manchester City 0 (0) 2007 → Northampton Town (loan) 6 (0) 2007–2008 → Port Vale (loan) 7 (1) 2008–2011 Millwall 78 (6) 2011 → Brentford (loan) 4 (1) 2011 → Walsall (loan) 8 (0) 2011– Leyton Orient 8 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Marc Laird (born 23 January 1986 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Leyton Orient.
Though he began his career with Manchester City in 2006, 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.
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Playing career
Laird started his career with Manchester City, signing professional forms in preparation for the 2006–07 season. 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.[1] However he never played a competitive game for the first team, instead he had brief loan spells at Northampton Town in February 2007[2][3] and with Port Vale in November/December 2007.[4] It was at Vale Park where Laird scored his first league goal, when he netted a 25 yard strike against Walsall on Boxing Day.[5]
His next game was also at Vale Park, however this time he was in a Millwall strip having signed with the club permanently in January 2008.[6] 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.[7][8]
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.[9]
Laird signed on loan at Brentford in January 2011.[10][11] He was recalled after five appearances to play for Millwall in a Championship clash with Norwich City.[12] In March he joined Walsall on loan for the rest of the season.[13]
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."[14]
Statistics
- As of 17 November 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2006–07[15] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006–07[15] Northampton Town League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2007–08[16] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007–08[16] Port Vale League One 7 1 3 0 0 0 10 1 2007–08[16] Millwall League One 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 2008–09[17] Millwall League One 37 5 4 1 1 0 44 6 2009–10[18] Millwall League One 20 0 5 0 2 0 29 0 2010–11[19] Millwall Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2010–11[19] Brentford League One 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 2010–11[19] Walsall League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2011–12[20] Leyton Orient League One 8 0 1 0 2 0 12 0 Total England 108 8 13 1 6 0 133 9 Career total 108 8 13 1 6 0 133 9 - Notes
- Football League Trophy and play-off results included in totals.
Honours
- with Millwall
- Football League One play-off winner: 2010
References
- ^ "Bianchi at the double as Blues stroll to victory". Manchester City F. C. official website. July 21, 2007. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=446217.
- ^ "Cobblers bring in Laird on loan". BBC Sport. 25 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/6299313.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Laird ends Northampton loan spell". BBC Sport. 27 February 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6401747.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Sinnott makes first Vale signing". BBC Sport. 8 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7085581.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Port Vale 1-1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 26 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7157273.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Millwall complete Laird signing". BBC Sport. 9 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7174241.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Millwall 3-0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 23 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7248389.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7248389.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Sinnott vows to shuffle Vale pack". BBC Sport. 25 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7262740.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Midfielder Marc Laird signs new Millwall contract". BBC Sport. 21 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/8752548.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Bees sign midfielder". Brentford FC. 5 January 2011. http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~2259037,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Millwall midfielder Marc Laird joins Brentford on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/9342332.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Millwall recall Marc Laird from Brentford loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/9384202.stm. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Walsall sign Millwall midfielder Marc Laird on loan". BBC Sport. 23 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12838150.stm. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Leyton Orient sign ex-Millwall midfielder Marc Laird". BBC Sport. 11 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/9535722.stm. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Games played by Marc Laird in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45088&season_id=136. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Marc Laird in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45088&season_id=136. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Marc Laird in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45088&season_id=138. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Marc Laird in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45088&season_id=139. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Marc Laird in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45088&season_id=140. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Marc Laird in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45088&season_id=141. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
External links
Leyton Orient F.C. – current squad 1 Jones · 2 Omozusi · 4 Chorley · 5 Cuthbert · 6 Forbes · 7 Cox · 8 Dawson · 9 Lisbie · 10 Cureton · 11 Daniels · 12 Butcher · 14 McSweeney · 15 Porter · 16 Spring · 17 Laird · 18 Téhoué · 19 Cestor · 20 Smith · 22 Odubajo · 23 Lobjoit · 24 Lovelock · 25 Clarke · 26 Alnwick · 27 Button · 39 Mooney · Manager: Slade
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Association football midfielders
- Scottish footballers
- The Football League players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
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