Michael Higdon
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | 35 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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 at Broadwood,[6] and his first league goals in a 4-2 win over Dunfermline Athletic.[7] On 22 February 2012, Higdon scored his first Motherwell hat-trick in a 4-3 win over Hibernian at Fir Park.[8]
Honours
Career statistics
- As of 13 May 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[11] | Total | |||||
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| 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 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | |
| Career total | 239 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 64 | |
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.
- ^ "Motherwell 4-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. February 22, 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17037475. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ 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
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