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Michael Higdon 
Personal information Full name Michael Higdon Date of birth 2 September 1983 Place of birth Liverpool, England Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Motherwell Number 9 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2007 Crewe Alexandra 81 (10) 2007–2009 Falkirk 62 (15) 2009–2011 St Mirren 61 (18) 2011– Motherwell 14 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Higdon (born September 2, 1983) is an English association football player who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.
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Crewe Alexandra
Nicknamed "the Don" at Crewe Alexandra, Higdon progressed into the Crewe first team in 2003 from their youth team. He was originally used as a midfielder, but due to his height and physical presence, he was converted into a striker by manager Dario Gradi.
Higdon's most famous moment for Crewe came against Coventry City in the last game of the 2004–05 season where he scored the winning goal to keep Crewe Alexandra in the Championship.
Falkirk
Higdon joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in June 2007 on a free transfer.[1] He had been offered a contract by Crewe, but chose to turn the offer down as he felt he was unlikely to get into the team ahead of Luke Varney and Nicky Maynard.[2] He scored twice on his Falkirk debut against Gretna.
In the final SPL game of 2008–2009 for Falkirk, Higdon scored the winning goal to save Falkirk from relegation and thus relegating Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
St Mirren
Higdon joined St Mirren on 24 June 2009 and scored his first goal for St. Mirren against Ayr United in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup .[3] On 12 December 2009, he scored a spectacular long-range strike against his former club, Falkirk, much to the delight of the home fans.
Higdon found his scoring boots in the 2010-11 season, scoring his first hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Hamilton Academical on the 2 April 2011. In the 2010-2011 season, Higdon notched a total of 15 goals in 33 appearances for St Mirren.
Motherwell
On 3 June 2011, Higdon left to sign for fellow SPL side Motherwell.[4] Making his debut against Inverness at Fir Park on the 23rd of July.[5] Higdon scored his first goal for Motherwell in a 4-0 League Cup win over Clyde,[6] and his first league goals in a 4-2 win over Dunfermline Athletic.[7]
Honours
Career statistics
- As of 19 November 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[10] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Crewe 2003–04 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 2004–05 20 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 3 2005–06 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 3 2006–07 25 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3 Total 81 10 3 0 1 0 2 0 87 10 Falkirk 2007–08 28 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 30 9 2008–09 34 7 4 0 4 1 0 0 42 8 Total 62 15 4 1 6 2 0 0 72 18 St. Mirren 2009–10 33 4 3 0 5 1 0 0 41 5 2010–11 28 14 4 0 1 1 0 0 33 15 Total 61 18 7 0 6 2 0 0 74 20 Motherwell 2011–12 14 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 8 Total 14 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 8 Career total 218 49 14 1 15 6 2 0 249 56 References
- ^ "Crewe's Higdon signs for Falkirk" BBC Sport website (14 June 2007)
- ^ "Higdon rejects new contract offer at Crewe" Football.co.uk
- ^ "St Mirren sign up striker Higdon" BBC Sport website (24 June 2009)
- ^ "Michael Higdon completes move to Motherwell" BBC Sport (3 June 2011)
- ^ "Motherwell v Inverness". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. July 23, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14242046.stm. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Clyde 0-4 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14569516.stm. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Dunfermline 2-4 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. August 27, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14600671.stm. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ Michael Higdon wants good memories, The Times
- ^ http://www.nimilkcup.org/Default.aspx?module=datalistdetail&itemid=3cbe60b4-3714-4171-931c-c43de492e7ac
- ^ Appearances are in the Football League Trophy.
External links
- Michael Higdon profile at Motherwell FC official website
- Michael Higdon career stats at Soccerbase
Motherwell F.C. – current squad 1 Randolph · 2 Saunders · 3 Hammell · 4 Law · 5 Craigan · 6 Hateley · 7 Humphrey · 8 Jennings · 9 Higdon · 11 Murphy · 12 Hollis · 14 Lasley · 15 Hutchinson · 16 McHugh · 17 Daley · 18 Forbes · 19 Smith · 20 Page · 21 Pollock · 22 Clancy · 23 Halsman · 24 Hughes · 26 Carswell · 28 Howarth · 31 Bradley · Manager: McCall
Categories:- Living people
- 1983 births
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- St. Mirren F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
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