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{{short description|English footballer}} |
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| name = Isaiah Rankin |
| name = Isaiah Rankin |
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| image = Isaiah Rankin, footballer, April_2006.jpg |
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| caption = Rankin warming up for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 2006 |
| caption = Rankin warming up for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 2006 |
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| fullname = Isaiah Marcus Rankin |
| fullname = Isaiah Marcus Rankin<ref>{{Hugman|id=16336|accessdate=6 July 2021}}</ref> |
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| height = 1.78m<ref>{{Soccerbase}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|5|22}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|5|22}} |
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| birth_place = [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], England |
| birth_place = [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], England |
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He started his professional career with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] where he came through the club's youth setup. He appeared once for the Gunners, was loaned out to [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]], then sold to [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in 1998 where he was part of the squad that gained promotion to the [[Premier League]]. Bradford loaned him to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], then [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], before moving him to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] on a permanent deal in 2001. In 2004, he joined [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and then [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] where he remained for two years before returning to Grimsby. During his second spell with The Mariners he spent a month on loan with [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] before being released. He then joined [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. He subsequently played [[non-league football]] for [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]], [[Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C.|Ashford Town]] and [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]]. |
He started his professional career with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] where he came through the club's youth setup. He appeared once for the Gunners, was loaned out to [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]], then sold to [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in 1998 where he was part of the squad that gained promotion to the [[Premier League]]. Bradford loaned him to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], then [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], before moving him to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] on a permanent deal in 2001. In 2004, he joined [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and then [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] where he remained for two years before returning to Grimsby. During his second spell with The Mariners he spent a month on loan with [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] before being released. He then joined [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. He subsequently played [[non-league football]] for [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]], [[Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C.|Ashford Town]] and [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]]. |
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==Career== |
==[[Career]]== |
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===Arsenal=== |
===Arsenal=== |
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Rankin started his career playing for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] as a youngster, and he was promoted to be the first team squad in the summer of 1996. Rankin went on to feature once for The Gunners, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in December 1997.<ref>{{ |
Rankin started his career playing for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] as a youngster, and he was promoted to be the first team squad in the summer of 1996. Rankin went on to feature once for The Gunners, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in December 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Glenn |date=29 December 1997 |title=Klinsmann returns to find Spurs in disarray |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-klinsmann-returns-to-find-spurs-in-disarray-1290995.html |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Arsenal went on to win the [[Premier League]] that season but Rankin didn't feature enough times (once) for a medal. While with the club he had a brief loan spell with [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]. In 1998, he was transfer listed by the club, and shortly afterwards he was to leave [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] with [[Yorkshire]] his destination. Manager [[Arsène Wenger]] said he sold Rankin "Because he had in front of him too many players who were in to play in the top team. He was impatient. I thought that he wouldn't naturally make it this season, and he needed some first-team games. He was one of the players where, if you keep him, he drops; if he drops, his value goes down and he isn't happy and he hasn't improved. If you are sure he won't play for you this season, you give him a chance to make a career somewhere else. I'm happy for him."<ref>The professor Arsene Wenger by Myles Palmer page 135</ref> |
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|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-klinsmann-returns-to-find-spurs-in-disarray-1290995.html |
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|title=Klinsmann returns to find Spurs in disarray |
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|newspaper=The Independent |
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|date=29 December 1997 |accessdate=15 August 2012 |
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| location=London |
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| first=Glenn |
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| last=Moore}}</ref> Arsenal went on to win the [[Premier League]] that season but Rankin didn't feature enough times (once) for a medal. While with the club he had a brief loan spell with [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]. In 1998, he was transfer listed by the club, and shortly afterwards he was to leave [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] with [[Yorkshire]] his destination. Manager [[Arsène Wenger]] said he sold Rankin "Because he had in front of him too many players who were in to play in the top team. He was impatient. I thought that he wouldn't naturally make it this season, and he needed some first-team games. He was one of the players where, if you keep him, he drops; if he drops, his value goes down and he isn't happy and he hasn't improved. If you are sure he won't play for you this season, you give him a chance to make a career somewhere else. I'm happy for him."<ref>The professor Arsene Wenger by Myles Palmer page 135</ref> |
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===Bradford City=== |
===Bradford City=== |
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Rankin was signed by [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] for £1.3 million helping them earn promotion to the Premier League in his first season. Rankin was not considered a first team regular during Bradford's two-year stay in the top flight and featured in only ten of their Premiership matches during that time. However, he was on the pitch when Bradford memorably secured safety on the last day of the 1999–2000 season with a win against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{ |
Rankin was signed by [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] for £1.3 million helping them earn promotion to the Premier League in his first season. Rankin was not considered a first team regular during Bradford's two-year stay in the top flight and featured in only ten of their Premiership matches during that time. However, he was on the pitch when Bradford memorably secured safety on the last day of the 1999–2000 season with a win against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2000 |title=Bradford celebrate great escape |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/748059.stm |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Rankin was loaned out twice by Bradford, firstly to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and then [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], before finally leaving the club permanently to join [[Yorkshire]] rivals [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]. |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/748059.stm |
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|title=Bradford celebrate great escape |
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|publisher=BBC News |
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|date=14 May 2000 |accessdate=15 August 2012}}</ref> Rankin was loaned out twice by Bradford, firstly to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and then [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], before finally leaving the club permanently to join [[Yorkshire]] rivals [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]. |
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===Barnsley=== |
===Barnsley=== |
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Rankin joined Barnsley for £350,000 on 19 January 2001, and would go on to play in three different seasons for the [[Oakwell]] club. During the 2003–04 season, with Barnsley rooted in the middle of the [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] table, he was made available for transfer after losing his place in the team. Barnsley attempted to sign [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] striker [[Michael Boulding]], who had wanted to leave the club following the dismissal of Town's manager [[Paul Groves (footballer)|Paul Groves]]. Barnsley offered Town £50,000 for Boulding with the option of taking Rankin on a one-month loan as part of the deal. The offer was accepted by caretaker manager [[Graham Rodger]] and Rankin signed for The Mariners initially for a one-month loan period.<ref>{{Cite news |
Rankin joined Barnsley for £350,000 on 19 January 2001, and would go on to play in three different seasons for the [[Oakwell]] club. During the 2003–04 season, with Barnsley rooted in the middle of the [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] table, he was made available for transfer after losing his place in the team. Barnsley attempted to sign [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] striker [[Michael Boulding]], who had wanted to leave the club following the dismissal of Town's manager [[Paul Groves (footballer)|Paul Groves]]. Barnsley offered Town £50,000 for Boulding with the option of taking Rankin on a one-month loan as part of the deal. The offer was accepted by caretaker manager [[Graham Rodger]] and Rankin signed for The Mariners initially for a one-month loan period.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 2004 |title=Barnsley seal Boulding deal |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/3434309.stm |access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/3434309.stm |
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|title=Barnsley seal Boulding deal |
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|date=12 February 2004 |
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===Grimsby Town=== |
===Grimsby Town=== |
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Rankin scored two goals in his first six games. In a match against his parent club Barnsley at [[Blundell Park]], Rankin scored a goal in a 6–1 victory for Grimsby, but controversially upset Barnsley manager [[Gudjon Thordarson]] for what he called an unprofessional goal celebration.<ref>{{Cite news |
Rankin scored two goals in his first six games. In a match against his parent club Barnsley at [[Blundell Park]], Rankin scored a goal in a 6–1 victory for Grimsby, but controversially upset Barnsley manager [[Gudjon Thordarson]] for what he called an unprofessional goal celebration.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 February 2004 |title=Thordarson fumes at Rankin |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/3519831.stm |access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> Thordarson stated that Rankin would never play for Barnsley again, and the player had his contract terminated with immediate effect, which allowed him to sign for Grimsby on a permanent basis until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2004 |title=Mariners seal Rankin deal |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/3567593.stm |access-date=29 June 2008}}</ref> Grimsby appointed [[Nicky Law (footballer born 1961)|Nicky Law]] as manager but he could not prevent the club's relegation, despite Rankin's goal in a 1–0 win against [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on the second-last game of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 May 2004 |title=Grimsby 1–0 Brentford |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/3655203.stm |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Following the club's relegation, Rankin was out of contract and decided not to stay at Blundell Park in favour to stay playing his football in League One. |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/3519831.stm |
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|title=Thordarson fumes at Rankin |
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|date=29 February 2004 |
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|accessdate=13 January 2009 |
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|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Thordarson stated that Rankin would never play for Barnsley again, and the player had his contract terminated with immediate effect, which allowed him to sign for Grimsby on a permanent basis until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/3567593.stm |
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|title=Mariners seal Rankin deal |
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|date=25 March 2004 |
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|accessdate=29 June 2008 |
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|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Grimsby appointed [[Nicky Law (footballer born 1961)|Nicky Law]] as manager but he could not prevent the club's relegation, despite Rankin's goal in a 1–0 win against [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on the second-last game of the season.<ref>{{cite news |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/3655203.stm |
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|title=Grimsby 1–0 Brentford |
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|publisher=BBC |
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|date=1 May 2004 |accessdate=15 August 2012}}</ref> Following the club's relegation, Rankin was out of contract and decided not to stay at Blundell Park in favour to stay playing his football in League One. |
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===Brentford=== |
===Brentford=== |
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Brentford came in for the striker, and signed him on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web | |
Brentford came in for the striker, and signed him on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2004 |title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} BEES SIGN TWO |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~528803,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212202055/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~528803,00.html |archive-date=12 February 2018 |access-date=19 February 2018 |website=world.brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> Rankin joined the club along with fellow Grimsby player [[Jamie Lawrence (footballer, born 1970)|Jamie Lawrence]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} BEES CAPTURE LAWRENCE |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~565742,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212202011/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~565742,00.html |archive-date=12 February 2018 |access-date=19 February 2018 |website=world.brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> During his spell at the [[Griffin Park]] club, his goal against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the [[2004–05 FA Cup]] Fifth Round was nominated on [[Match of the Day]]'s 'Goal of the Month' competition, but did not win the top prize. Rankin was released by Brentford in May 2006 after two years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2006 |title=Transfers – June 2006 |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/5037292.stm |access-date=19 February 2018}}</ref> |
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===Return to Grimsby Town=== |
===Return to Grimsby Town=== |
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Rankin re-joined Grimsby Town in July 2006 but despite much expectations, he made a slow start to the new spell, despite scoring on his second debut in the 3–2 win over [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]], a game in which he and [[Peter Bore]] helped Grimsby come back from 2–0 down.<ref>{{Cite news |
Rankin re-joined Grimsby Town in July 2006 but despite much expectations, he made a slow start to the new spell, despite scoring on his second debut in the 3–2 win over [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]], a game in which he and [[Peter Bore]] helped Grimsby come back from 2–0 down.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2006 |title=Grimsby 3–2 Boston Utd |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/5226862.stm |access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> With favoured goalscoring partner [[Michael Reddy]] injured, Rankin struggled with fitness problems and by the end of the season the pair had only scored three goals between them. Rodger was sacked as manager and [[Alan Buckley]] came in to take his place. With the loan signing of [[Martin Paterson]] a favoured starter it meant when fit Rankin would often have to settle for a place on the bench. Buckley made Rankin available for loan and in March 2007 he was loaned out to [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2007 |title=Rankin joins Macclesfield on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6481075.stm |access-date=30 June 2008}}</ref> |
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He made only four appearances and failed to score. Rankin remained at [[Blundell Park]] for the beginning of the 2007–08 season but his contract was eventually terminated by mutual consent during the January 2008 transfer window.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2008 |title=Rankin departs |url=http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1230525,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152105/http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1230525,00.html |archive-date=20 February 2018 |access-date=30 June 2008 |publisher=Grimsby Town F.C.}}</ref> |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/5226862.stm |
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|title=Grimsby 3–2 Boston Utd |
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|date=5 August 2006 |
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|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> With favoured goalscoring partner [[Michael Reddy]] injured, Rankin struggled with fitness problems and by the end of the season the pair had only scored three goals between them. Rodger was sacked as manager and [[Alan Buckley]] came in to take his place. With the loan signing of [[Martin Paterson]] a favoured starter it meant when fit Rankin would often have to settle for a place on the bench. Buckley made Rankin available for loan and in March 2007 he was loaned out to [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |
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|title=Rankin joins Macclesfield on loan |
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|date=22 March 2007 |
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He made only four appearances and failed to score. Rankin remained at [[Blundell Park]] for the beginning of the 2007–08 season but his contract was eventually terminated by mutual consent during in the January 2008 transfer window.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1230525,00.html |title=Rankin departs |date=31 January 2008 |publisher=Grimsby Town F.C. |access-date=30 June 2008}}</ref> |
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===Stevenage Borough=== |
===Stevenage Borough=== |
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Upon his release from Grimsby, he signed with [[Football Conference|Conference]] club [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] on a short-term deal until the end of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{Cite news |
Upon his release from Grimsby, he signed with [[Football Conference|Conference]] club [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] on a short-term deal until the end of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2008 |title=Stevenage complete triple signing |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7221260.stm |access-date=30 June 2008}}</ref> He was one of several players released at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2008 |title=Borough release five |url=http://www.stevenageborofc.com/index_news_det.php?news_id=651 |access-date=30 June 2008 |publisher=Stevenage F.C.}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7221260.stm |
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|title=Stevenage complete triple signing |
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|date=1 February 2008 |
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|accessdate=30 June 2008}}</ref> He was one of several players released at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevenageborofc.com/index_news_det.php?news_id=651 |
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|accessdate=30 June 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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===Crawley Town=== |
===Crawley Town=== |
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His next club was [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], with whom he signed in July 2008 having featured in a number of pre-season friendlies whilst on trial with the [[West Sussex]] club.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 2008 |title=Crawley Town can confirm that former Arsenal and Bradford City striker Isaiah Rankin has signed for the club |publisher=Crawley Town F.C. |url=http://www.crawleytownfc.net/newsdetails.php?ID=787 |access-date=23 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202174457/http://crawleytownfc.net/newsdetails.php?ID=787 |archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref> In January 2009, Crawley were deducted four league points and fined after failing to register Rankin with the Conference at the start of the 2008–09 campaign, despite the fact that [[the Football Association]] received his papers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2009 |title=Crawley handed four-point penalty |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/7825134.stm |access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the season, Crawley decided against offering Rankin a new deal, and he was released from the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2009 |title=Boss gives player update |url=http://crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1138 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201217/http://crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1138 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |publisher=Crawley Town F.C.}}</ref> Rankin made 18 league appearances for Crawley, scoring three times. |
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His next club was [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], with whom he signed in July 2008 having featured in a number of pre-season friendlies whilst on trial with the [[West Sussex]] club.<ref>{{Cite news |
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|title=Crawley Town can confirm that former Arsenal and Bradford City striker Isaiah Rankin has signed for the club |
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|date=23 July 2008 |
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|publisher=Crawley Town F.C.}}</ref> In January 2009, Crawley were deducted four league points and fined after failing to register Rankin with the Conference at the start of the 2008–09 campaign, despite the fact that [[the Football Association]] received his papers.<ref>{{Cite news |
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|title=Crawley handed four-point penalty |
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|date=12 January 2009 |
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|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the season, Crawley decided against offering Rankin a new deal, and he was released from the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1138 |title=Boss gives player update |publisher=Crawley Town F.C. |date=18 May 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201217/http://crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1138 |archivedate=8 July 2011}}</ref> Rankin made 18 league appearances for Crawley, scoring three times. |
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===Forest Green Rovers=== |
===Forest Green Rovers=== |
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Following his release from Crawley, Rankin remained out of the game up until December 2009, when he signed for fellow Conference National team [[Forest Green Rovers]] on a non-contract basis. He was given the number 33 shirt. Rankin scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 [[Boxing Day]] victory over [[Salisbury City]], and his second in a 1–0 win over Gateshead at [[the New Lawn]] on 16 January 2010. He netted Forest Green's only goal in their 2–1 loss to [[Notts County]] at [[Meadow Lane]] in the third round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{ |
Following his release from Crawley, Rankin remained out of the game up until December 2009, when he signed for fellow Conference National team [[Forest Green Rovers]] on a non-contract basis. He was given the number 33 shirt. Rankin scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 [[Boxing Day]] victory over [[Salisbury City]], and his second in a 1–0 win over Gateshead at [[the New Lawn]] on 16 January 2010. He netted Forest Green's only goal in their 2–1 loss to [[Notts County]] at [[Meadow Lane]] in the third round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2010 |title=Notts County 2–1 Forest Green |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8466395.stm}}</ref> He was released at the end of the season having scored three goals in 19 league appearances. |
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===Ashford Town=== |
===Ashford Town=== |
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In September 2010, Rankin signed for [[Southern Football League Division One Central]] side [[Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C.|Ashford Town]], in Middlesex, a team managed by his former Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Brentford teammate [[Jamie Lawrence]].<ref>{{ |
In September 2010, Rankin signed for [[Southern Football League Division One Central]] side [[Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C.|Ashford Town]], in Middlesex, a team managed by his former Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Brentford teammate [[Jamie Lawrence (footballer, born 1970)|Jamie Lawrence]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Batham |first=Jon |date=18 September 2010 |title=Ashford swoop for former Bradford and Brentford striker |work=Staines News |url=http://www.stainesnews.co.uk/surrey-sport/allsport/2010/09/18/ashford-swoop-for-former-bradford-and-brentford-striker-54472-27294655/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105174908/http://www.stainesnews.co.uk/surrey-sport/allsport/2010/09/18/ashford-swoop-for-former-bradford-and-brentford-striker-54472-27294655/ |archive-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> |
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===Hendon=== |
===Hendon=== |
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Rankin joined [[Isthmian League]] Premier Division side [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] on 16 August 2011.<ref>{{ |
Rankin joined [[Isthmian League]] Premier Division side [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] on 16 August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2011 |title=Former Arsenal strike among four signings |url=http://www.hendonfc.net/News?method=archive&month=7&year=2011#3831 |access-date=19 August 2011 |publisher=Greensnet}}</ref> In July 2012, he signed a new one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2012 |title=Hendon announce glamour tie with Premier League newboys |work=Barnet & Whetstone Press |url=http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=24916&headline=Hendon%20announce%20glamour%20tie%20with%20Premier%20League%20newboys&searchyear=2012 |access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> Rankin made 76 appearances and scored 15 goals before departing at the end of the [[2013–14 Isthmian League|2013–14]] season and subsequently retired from competitive football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Isaiah Rankin |url=https://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=1882 |access-date=2 April 2019 |website=www.hendonfc.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Played For Both: Colchester United |url=https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/2018/december/06.12.18-played-for-both-colchester-united/ |access-date=2 April 2019 |website=www.mtfc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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==Career statistics== |
==Career statistics== |
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!colspan="2"|FA Cup |
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!colspan="2"|League Cup |
!colspan="2"|League Cup |
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! colspan="2" |Europe |
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!colspan="2"|Other |
!colspan="2"|Other |
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!colspan="2"|Total |
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|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |
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|[[1997–98 Arsenal F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref name=sb9798>{{soccerbase season|10491|1997|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[1997–98 Arsenal F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref name="sb9798">{{soccerbase season|10491|1997|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|[[Premier League]]||1||0||0||0||0||0 |
|[[Premier League]]||1||0||0||0||0||0 |
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|0 |
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|0|| colspan="2" |―||1||0 |
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|- |
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|[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (loan) |
|[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (loan) |
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|[[1997–98 Colchester United F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref name=sb9798/> |
|[[1997–98 Colchester United F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref name=sb9798/> |
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|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] |
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] |
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|11||5||0||0|| |
|11||5||0||0|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |―||1{{efn|Appearances in [[Football League Trophy]]|name=statsFLT}}||0||12||5 |
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|- |
|- |
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|rowspan="4"|[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] |
|rowspan="4"|[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] |
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|[[1998–99 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name=sb9899>{{soccerbase season|10491|1998|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[1998–99 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name="sb9899">{{soccerbase season|10491|1998|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||27||4||1||0||2||1 |
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||27||4||1||0||2||1 |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||30||5 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name=sb9900>{{soccerbase season|10491|1999|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name="sb9900">{{soccerbase season|10491|1999|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|Premier League||9||0||1||0||0 |
|Premier League||9||0||1||0||0||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||10||0 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[2000–01 Bradford City A.F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=sb0001>{{soccerbase season|10491|2000|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2000–01 Bradford City A.F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name="sb0001">{{soccerbase season|10491|2000|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|Premier League||1||0||0||0||0||0 |
|Premier League||1||0||0||0||0||0 |
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|2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}} |
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|0|| colspan="2" |―||3||0 |
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|- |
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!colspan="2"|Total |
!colspan="2"|Total |
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!37||4||2||0||2||1 |
!37||4||2||0||2||1 |
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!2 |
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!0|| colspan="2" |―||43||5 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan) |
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan) |
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|[[1999–2000 Birmingham City F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name=sb9900/> |
|[[1999–2000 Birmingham City F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name=sb9900/> |
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|First Division||13||4|| |
|First Division||13||4|| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||13||4 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (loan) |
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (loan) |
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|[[2000–01 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=sb0001/> |
|[[2000–01 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=sb0001/> |
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|First Division||16||2|| |
|First Division||16||2|| colspan="2" |―||2||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||18||2 |
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|- |
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|rowspan="5"|[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] |
|rowspan="5"|[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] |
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|[[2000–01 Barnsley F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=sb0001/> |
|[[2000–01 Barnsley F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=sb0001/> |
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|First Division||9||1|| |
|First Division||9||1|| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||9||1 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[2001–02 Barnsley F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name=sb0102>{{soccerbase season|10491|2001|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2001–02 Barnsley F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="sb0102">{{soccerbase season|10491|2001|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|First Division||9||1||0||0||1||0 |
|First Division||9||1||0||0||1||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||10||1 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[2002–03 Barnsley F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name=sb0203>{{soccerbase season|10491|2002|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2002–03 Barnsley F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="sb0203">{{soccerbase season|10491|2002|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|Second Division||8||1||0||0||1||1 |
|Second Division||8||1||0||0||1||1 |
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| colspan="2" |―||0 |
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|0||9||2 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[2003–04 Barnsley F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=sb0304>{{soccerbase season|10491|2003|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2003–04 Barnsley F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="sb0304">{{soccerbase season|10491|2003|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|Second Division||20||5||3||1||1||1 |
|Second Division||20||5||3||1||1||1 |
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| colspan="2" |―||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Football League Trophy]]|name=statsFLT}}||0||26||7 |
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|- |
|- |
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!colspan="2"|Total |
!colspan="2"|Total |
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!46||8||3||1||3||2||2||0||54||11 |
!46||8||3||1||3||2 |
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! colspan="2" |―||2||0||54||11 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] |
|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] |
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|[[2003–04 Grimsby Town F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="sb0304" /> |
|[[2003–04 Grimsby Town F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="sb0304" /> |
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|Second Division |
|Second Division |
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|12||4|| |
|12||4|| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||12||4 |
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|- |
|- |
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|rowspan="3"|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] |
|rowspan="3"|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] |
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|[[2004–05 Brentford F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405>{{soccerbase season|10491|2004|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2004–05 Brentford F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="sb0405">{{soccerbase season|10491|2004|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|[[Football League One|League One]]||41||8||9||2||1||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Football League play-offs]]|name=statsFLPO}}||0||53||10 |
|[[Football League One|League One]]||41||8||9||2||1||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Football League play-offs]]|name=statsFLPO}}||0||53||10 |
|||
|- |
|- |
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|[[2005–06 Brentford F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506>{{soccerbase season|10491|2005|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2005–06 Brentford F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="sb0506">{{soccerbase season|10491|2005|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|League One||37||7||5||2||0||0||2{{efn|name=statsFLPO}}||0||44||9 |
|League One||37||7||5||2||0||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―||2{{efn|name=statsFLPO}}||0||44||9 |
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|- |
|- |
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!colspan="2"|Total |
!colspan="2"|Total |
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!78||15||14||4||1||0||4||0||97||19 |
!78||15||14||4||1||0 |
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! colspan="2" |―||4||0||97||19 |
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|- |
|- |
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|rowspan="3"|Grimsby Town |
|rowspan="3"|Grimsby Town |
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|[[2006–07 Grimsby Town F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607>{{soccerbase season|10491|2006|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2006–07 Grimsby Town F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="sb0607">{{soccerbase season|10491|2006|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|[[Football League Two|League Two]]||20||2||1||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=statsFLT}}||0||23||2 |
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]||20||2||1||0||1||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―||1{{efn|name=statsFLT}}||0||23||2 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[2007–08 Grimsby Town F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{soccerbase season|10491|2007|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
|[[2007–08 Grimsby Town F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="sb0708">{{soccerbase season|10491|2007|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|League Two||17||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=statsFLT}}||1||19||1 |
|League Two||17||0||0||0||1||0 |
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| colspan="2" |―||1{{efn|name=statsFLT}}||1||19||1 |
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|- |
|- |
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!colspan="2"|Total |
!colspan="2"|Total |
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! |
!49||6||1||0||2||0 |
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! colspan="2" |―||2||1||54||7 |
|||
|- |
|- |
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|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] (loan) |
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] (loan) |
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|[[2006–07 Macclesfield Town F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607/> |
|[[2006–07 Macclesfield Town F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607/> |
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|League Two||4||0|| |
|League Two||4||0|| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |― |
||
| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―||4||0 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] |
|[[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] |
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|[[2007–08 |
|[[2007–08 Football Conference|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708/> |
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|[[Conference National]]||6||0||0||0|| |
|[[Conference National]]||6||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |― |
|||
|0||0||6||0 |
|||
|- |
|- |
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|[[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] |
|[[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] |
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|[[2008–09 |
|[[2008–09 Football Conference|2008–09]]<ref name="sb0809">{{soccerbase season|10491|2008|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|Conference National||18||3||0||0|| |
|Conference National||18||3||0||0|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |― |
|||
|0||0||18||3 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] |
|[[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] |
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|[[2009–10 |
|[[2009–10 Football Conference|2009–10]]<ref name="sb0910">{{soccerbase season|10491|2009|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|Conference National||19||3||1||1|| |
|Conference National||19||3||1||1|| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |― |
|||
|0||0||20||4 |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="4" |[[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] |
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!colspan="3"|Career total |
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|[[2011–12 Isthmian League|2011–12]]<ref name="AylesburyUnited">{{Cite web |title=Isaiah Rankin Profile |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/isaiah-rankin |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=Aylesbury United FC}}</ref> |
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!298||50||21||6||10||3||11||1||340||60 |
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|[[Isthmian League]] Premier Division |
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|32 |
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|12 |
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|1 |
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|0 |
|||
| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |― |
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|7<ref group="lower-alpha">3 appearances in [[London Senior Cup]], 2 appearances in [[Middlesex Senior Cup]], 1 appearance in [[FA Trophy]], 1 appearance in [[Isthmian League Cup]]</ref> |
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|0 |
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|40 |
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|12 |
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|- |
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|[[2012–13 Isthmian League|2012–13]]<ref name="AylesburyUnited" /> |
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|Isthmian League Premier Division |
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|25 |
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|2 |
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|4 |
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|0 |
|||
| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |― |
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|3<ref group="lower-alpha">1 appearance in [[FA Trophy]], 1 appearance in [[Middlesex Senior Cup]], 1 appearance in [[London Senior Cup]]</ref> |
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|0 |
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|32 |
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|3 |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[2013–14 Isthmian League|2013–14]]<ref name="AylesburyUnited" /> |
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|Isthmian League Premier Division |
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|4 |
|||
|0 |
|||
|0 |
|||
|0 |
|||
| colspan="2" |― |
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| colspan="2" |― |
|||
|0 |
|||
|0 |
|||
|4 |
|||
|0 |
|||
|- |
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! colspan="2" |Total |
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!61 |
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!14 |
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!5 |
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!0 |
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! colspan="2" |― |
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! colspan="2" |― |
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!10 |
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!0 |
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!76 |
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! colspan="3" |Career total |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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'''Arsenal''' |
'''Arsenal''' |
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*[[FA Youth Cup]]: [[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s|1993–94]]<ref name=Arsenal@>{{ |
*[[FA Youth Cup]]: [[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s|1993–94]]<ref name="Arsenal@">{{Cite web |title=The FA Youth Cup |url=http://www.arsenal.com/155/unhoused-import-pages/the-fa-youth-cup?ts=dn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312045456/http://www.arsenal.com/155/unhoused-import-pages/the-fa-youth-cup?ts=dn |archive-date=12 March 2017 |website=Arsenal.com}}</ref> |
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'''Bradford City''' |
'''Bradford City''' |
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*[[Football League First Division]] |
*[[Football League First Division]] second-place promotion: [[1998–99 Football League First Division|1998–99]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tier Two (Championship) Honours |url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerTheChampionship.html |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=1882 Hendon profile] at Greensnet |
*[http://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=1882 Hendon profile] at Greensnet |
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*[http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0708/profiles/isaiah_rankin Profile of Isaiah Rankin] at codalmighty.com |
*[http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0708/profiles/isaiah_rankin Profile of Isaiah Rankin] at codalmighty.com |
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*[https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/isaiah-rankin Isaiah Rankin] at arsenal.com |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaiah Marcus Rankin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Colchester United (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | Bradford City | 37 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Barnsley | 46 | (8) |
| 2004 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2004 | Grimsby Town | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Brentford | 78 | (15) |
| 2006–2008 | Grimsby Town | 37 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Stevenage Borough | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Crawley Town | 18 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Ashford Town | 35 | (12) |
| 2011–2014 | Hendon | 61 | (14) |
| Total | 394 | (76) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Isaiah Marcus Rankin (born 22 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1996 to 2014.
He started his professional career with Arsenal where he came through the club's youth setup. He appeared once for the Gunners, was loaned out to Colchester United, then sold to Bradford City in 1998 where he was part of the squad that gained promotion to the Premier League. Bradford loaned him to Bolton Wanderers, then Birmingham City, before moving him to Barnsley on a permanent deal in 2001. In 2004, he joined Grimsby Town and then Brentford where he remained for two years before returning to Grimsby. During his second spell with The Mariners he spent a month on loan with Macclesfield Town before being released. He then joined Stevenage Borough for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. He subsequently played non-league football for Crawley Town, Forest Green Rovers, Ashford Town and Hendon.
Arsenal
[edit]Rankin started his career playing for Arsenal as a youngster, and he was promoted to be the first team squad in the summer of 1996. Rankin went on to feature once for The Gunners, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with rivals Tottenham Hotspur in December 1997.[3] Arsenal went on to win the Premier League that season but Rankin didn't feature enough times (once) for a medal. While with the club he had a brief loan spell with Colchester United. In 1998, he was transfer listed by the club, and shortly afterwards he was to leave Highbury with Yorkshire his destination. Manager Arsène Wenger said he sold Rankin "Because he had in front of him too many players who were in to play in the top team. He was impatient. I thought that he wouldn't naturally make it this season, and he needed some first-team games. He was one of the players where, if you keep him, he drops; if he drops, his value goes down and he isn't happy and he hasn't improved. If you are sure he won't play for you this season, you give him a chance to make a career somewhere else. I'm happy for him."[4]
Bradford City
[edit]Rankin was signed by Bradford City for £1.3 million helping them earn promotion to the Premier League in his first season. Rankin was not considered a first team regular during Bradford's two-year stay in the top flight and featured in only ten of their Premiership matches during that time. However, he was on the pitch when Bradford memorably secured safety on the last day of the 1999–2000 season with a win against Liverpool.[5] Rankin was loaned out twice by Bradford, firstly to Birmingham City and then Bolton Wanderers, before finally leaving the club permanently to join Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.
Barnsley
[edit]Rankin joined Barnsley for £350,000 on 19 January 2001, and would go on to play in three different seasons for the Oakwell club. During the 2003–04 season, with Barnsley rooted in the middle of the Division Two table, he was made available for transfer after losing his place in the team. Barnsley attempted to sign Grimsby Town striker Michael Boulding, who had wanted to leave the club following the dismissal of Town's manager Paul Groves. Barnsley offered Town £50,000 for Boulding with the option of taking Rankin on a one-month loan as part of the deal. The offer was accepted by caretaker manager Graham Rodger and Rankin signed for The Mariners initially for a one-month loan period.[6]
Grimsby Town
[edit]Rankin scored two goals in his first six games. In a match against his parent club Barnsley at Blundell Park, Rankin scored a goal in a 6–1 victory for Grimsby, but controversially upset Barnsley manager Gudjon Thordarson for what he called an unprofessional goal celebration.[7] Thordarson stated that Rankin would never play for Barnsley again, and the player had his contract terminated with immediate effect, which allowed him to sign for Grimsby on a permanent basis until the end of the season.[8] Grimsby appointed Nicky Law as manager but he could not prevent the club's relegation, despite Rankin's goal in a 1–0 win against Brentford on the second-last game of the season.[9] Following the club's relegation, Rankin was out of contract and decided not to stay at Blundell Park in favour to stay playing his football in League One.
Brentford
[edit]Brentford came in for the striker, and signed him on a two-year deal.[10] Rankin joined the club along with fellow Grimsby player Jamie Lawrence.[11] During his spell at the Griffin Park club, his goal against Southampton in the 2004–05 FA Cup Fifth Round was nominated on Match of the Day's 'Goal of the Month' competition, but did not win the top prize. Rankin was released by Brentford in May 2006 after two years.[12]
Return to Grimsby Town
[edit]Rankin re-joined Grimsby Town in July 2006 but despite much expectations, he made a slow start to the new spell, despite scoring on his second debut in the 3–2 win over Boston United, a game in which he and Peter Bore helped Grimsby come back from 2–0 down.[13] With favoured goalscoring partner Michael Reddy injured, Rankin struggled with fitness problems and by the end of the season the pair had only scored three goals between them. Rodger was sacked as manager and Alan Buckley came in to take his place. With the loan signing of Martin Paterson a favoured starter it meant when fit Rankin would often have to settle for a place on the bench. Buckley made Rankin available for loan and in March 2007 he was loaned out to Macclesfield Town for the remainder of the season.[14] He made only four appearances and failed to score. Rankin remained at Blundell Park for the beginning of the 2007–08 season but his contract was eventually terminated by mutual consent during the January 2008 transfer window.[15]
Stevenage Borough
[edit]Upon his release from Grimsby, he signed with Conference club Stevenage Borough on a short-term deal until the end of the 2007–08 season.[16] He was one of several players released at the end of the season.[17]
Crawley Town
[edit]His next club was Crawley Town, with whom he signed in July 2008 having featured in a number of pre-season friendlies whilst on trial with the West Sussex club.[18] In January 2009, Crawley were deducted four league points and fined after failing to register Rankin with the Conference at the start of the 2008–09 campaign, despite the fact that the Football Association received his papers.[19] Following the conclusion of the season, Crawley decided against offering Rankin a new deal, and he was released from the club.[20] Rankin made 18 league appearances for Crawley, scoring three times.
Forest Green Rovers
[edit]Following his release from Crawley, Rankin remained out of the game up until December 2009, when he signed for fellow Conference National team Forest Green Rovers on a non-contract basis. He was given the number 33 shirt. Rankin scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 Boxing Day victory over Salisbury City, and his second in a 1–0 win over Gateshead at the New Lawn on 16 January 2010. He netted Forest Green's only goal in their 2–1 loss to Notts County at Meadow Lane in the third round of the FA Cup.[21] He was released at the end of the season having scored three goals in 19 league appearances.
Ashford Town
[edit]In September 2010, Rankin signed for Southern Football League Division One Central side Ashford Town, in Middlesex, a team managed by his former Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Brentford teammate Jamie Lawrence.[22]
Hendon
[edit]Rankin joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon on 16 August 2011.[23] In July 2012, he signed a new one-year contract.[24] Rankin made 76 appearances and scored 15 goals before departing at the end of the 2013–14 season and subsequently retired from competitive football.[25][26]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 1997–98[27] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Colchester United (loan) | 1997–98[27] | Third Division | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Bradford City | 1998–99[28] | First Division | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ― | ― | 30 | 5 | ||
| 1999–2000[29] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01[30] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 43 | 5 | |||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 1999–2000[29] | First Division | 13 | 4 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 13 | 4 | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2000–01[30] | First Division | 16 | 2 | ― | 2 | 0 | ― | ― | 18 | 2 | |||
| Barnsley | 2000–01[30] | First Division | 9 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2001–02[31] | First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2002–03[32] | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ― | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04[33] | Second Division | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ― | 2 | 0 | 54 | 11 | |||
| Grimsby Town | 2003–04[33] | Second Division | 12 | 4 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Brentford | 2004–05[34] | League One | 41 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 2[c] | 0 | 53 | 10 | |
| 2005–06[35] | League One | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2[c] | 0 | 44 | 9 | ||
| Total | 78 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | 97 | 19 | |||
| Grimsby Town | 2006–07[36] | League Two | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2007–08[37] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | 2 | 1 | 54 | 7 | |||
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2006–07[36] | League Two | 4 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Stevenage Borough | 2007–08[37] | Conference National | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2008–09[38] | Conference National | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2009–10[39] | Conference National | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Hendon | 2011–12[40] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 7[d] | 0 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13[40] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ― | ― | 3[e] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14[40] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 14 | 5 | 0 | ― | ― | 10 | 0 | 76 | 15 | ||||
| Career total | 359 | 64 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 376 | 75 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Football League play-offs
- ^ 3 appearances in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Arsenal
Bradford City
- Football League First Division second-place promotion: 1998–99[42]
References
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- ^ Isaiah Rankin at Soccerbase
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- ^ The professor Arsene Wenger by Myles Palmer page 135
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- ^ "Thordarson fumes at Rankin". BBC Sport. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Mariners seal Rankin deal". BBC Sport. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Grimsby 1–0 Brentford". BBC. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES SIGN TWO". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. 27 May 2004. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES CAPTURE LAWRENCE". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Transfers – June 2006". 30 June 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Grimsby 3–2 Boston Utd". BBC Sport. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Rankin joins Macclesfield on loan". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Rankin departs". Grimsby Town F.C. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Stevenage complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Borough release five". Stevenage F.C. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Crawley Town can confirm that former Arsenal and Bradford City striker Isaiah Rankin has signed for the club". Crawley Town F.C. 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ "Crawley handed four-point penalty". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Boss gives player update". Crawley Town F.C. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Notts County 2–1 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 20 January 2010.
- ^ Batham, Jon (18 September 2010). "Ashford swoop for former Bradford and Brentford striker". Staines News. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Former Arsenal strike among four signings". Greensnet. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Hendon announce glamour tie with Premier League newboys". Barnet & Whetstone Press. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Isaiah Rankin". www.hendonfc.net. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Played For Both: Colchester United". www.mtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Isaiah Rankin in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Isaiah Rankin Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "The FA Youth Cup". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Isaiah Rankin at Soccerbase
- Hendon profile at Greensnet
- Profile of Isaiah Rankin at codalmighty.com
- Isaiah Rankin at arsenal.com
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