Rory May

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rory May


fullname = Rory Joseph May
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|11|25
cityofbirth = Coventry
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=5
position = Striker
currentclub = Worcester City
clubnumber =
youthyears = 2001-2003
youthclubs = Coventry City
years = 2003-2004
2003-2004
2004-2005
2004-2005
2004-2005
2004-2005
2005-2006
2005-2006
2005-2006
2006-2007
2006-2007
2006-2007
2007-2008
2007-2008
2007-2008
clubs = Lincoln City
→ Halifax Town (loan)
Tamworth
→Moor Green (loan)
→Redditch United (loan)
Redditch United
Sutton Coldfield Town
Stourport Swifts
Redditch United
Solihull Borough
Brackley Town
Solihull Borough
Stratford Town
Hednesford Town
→Worcester City (loan)
caps(goals) = 05 0(0)
03 0(0)
07 0(1)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
21 (14)
09 0(3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 03:15, September 23 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Rory Joseph May (born November 25 1984 in Coventry, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Worcester City. He played professionally for Lincoln City but having dropped out of league football he has had numerous short stints with clubs in the Midlands without finding a regular home.

Professional career

May begin his career in the academy at Coventry City, joining Tamworth on a work-experience basis toward the end of the 2002-03 season. He signed for Lincoln City in the summer of 2003. In March 2004 he joined Halifax Town [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=16237
title=May-day at the Shay
publisher=Non League Daily
date=10 March 2004
accessdate=2008-04-03] on a loan basis.

2004-2005 Season

Following his release by Lincoln, May rejoined Tamworth [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=18421
title=May joins Lambs
publisher=Non League Daily
date=23 June 2004
accessdate=2008-04-03] . He struggled to make an impression with Tamwort and was loaned out to Moor Green in September 2004 and Redditch United in November 2004. He made an immediate impression, scoring twice on his debut against Merthyr Tydfil in the FA Trophy [cite news
url=http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2004/11/10/56893.html
title=Force is with May
publisher=Worcester News
date=10 November 2004
accessdate=2008-04-03] but ran into problems when he turned up late for the following weeks fixture against Sutton Coldfield Town. He returned to Tamworth, having his contract terminated in December 2004. Although he was offered a deal by Bromsgrove Rovers [cite news
url=http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2004/12/15/41966.html
title=Hitman urged to make his mind up
publisher=Worcester News
date=15 December 2004
accessdate=2008-04-03] , he spent four months out of football before rejoining Redditch United [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=25339
title=May returns to Reds
publisher=Non League Daily
date=21 March 2005
accessdate=2008-04-03] .

2005-2006 Season

He commenced the season at Sutton Coldfield but was on the move again in November 2005, linking up with Stourport Swifts [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=30903
title=May for Swifts
publisher=Non League Daily
date=9 November 2005
accessdate=2008-04-03] . In December 2005, Stourport accused Redditch United of marking an illegal approach for the player [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=32003
title=Swifts complain about neighbours
publisher=Non League Daily
date=31 December 2005
accessdate=2008-04-03] but this didn't prevent May rejoining Redditch in January 2006 [cite news
url=http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/1/20/392531.html
title=Key players' exit troubles Rencher
publisher=Worcester News
date=20 January 2006
accessdate=2008-04-03] where he remained and won the Birmingham senior cup after coming on as a sub and claiming the winner, against Birmingham City, until being released at the end of the season [cite news
url=http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/6/14/415316.html
title=Clarke back at the Valley
publisher=Worcester News
date=14 June 2006
accessdate=2008-04-03] .

2006-2007 Season

He joined Solihull Borough for the 2006-2007 season scoring 30 goals in 39 appearances, moving on to Brackley Town in February 2007 before rejoining Solihull a little over a month later.

2007-2008 Season

May began the season with Stratford Town, scoring 16 league goals in just 21 appearances. Having impressed against them in an FA Cup tie earlier in the season, May joined up with Hednesford Town [cite news
url=http://www.thisislichfield.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=182675&command=displayContent&sourceNode=182658&contentPK=19574937&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch
title=Rory may be the answer for the Pitmen
publisher=Cannock and Rugeley Mercury
date=17 January 2008
accessdate=2008-04-03] in January 2008 with Hednesford manager Phil Starbuck stating that "I've bought Rory in to give us more of a physical presence up front, it will help stop the ball coming straight back as it causes problems for the defence." In April 2008, May was on the move again, joining Worcester City on loan for the remainder of the season [cite news
url=http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/sport39505.html
title=City duo sign on loan
publisher=The Worcester Standard
date=3 April 2008
accessdate=2008-04-03] .

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=35874|name=Rory May
*soccerbase|id=38037|name=Rory May
* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=may01 Lincoln City official profile]
* [http://www.hednesfordtown.com/index.php?categoryid=43 Hednesford Town official profile]