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| Personal information | |||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team |
Macclesfield Town on loan from Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
Michael Symes (born 31 October 1983) is an English professional football player currently with Macclesfield Town on loan from Shrewsbury Town. He plays as a striker.
Career
Everton
Born in Great Yarmouth, Symes started his career as a trainee at Everton where he reached the final of the 2002 FA Youth Cup, playing up-front with Wayne Rooney.[1] In March 2004 he joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the 2003–04 season making his debut as a substitute against Nottingham Forest on 27 March.[2] He played four games during his loan spell, starting once against Coventry City when he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 win.[3] A succession of injuries prevented him from breaking into the Everton first team and he was released by David Moyes after just three reserve games for the club.[1]
Bradford City
Symes spent a period on trial at Bradford City and with fellow former Everton trainee Steven Schumacher he signed for the League One side in July 2004.[4] He made his Bradford debut in a 2–1 defeat at Hartlepool United on the opening day of the 2004–05 season. Three days later he missed a late penalty which would have secured Bradford victory over Peterborough United in a game in which Symes was also booked.[5] A subsequent proposed loan move to Darlington was blocked by the Football League after Bradford had been allowed special dispensation to sign Neil Roberts,[6] before he scored his first goals for Bradford when he came off the bench at half-time to score twice in a 3–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 23 October 2004.[7] They were the only goals he scored that season from just 15 games.
Before the following season started Symes was loaned out to Macclesfield Town for six months,[8] but in July he suffered an ankle injury keeping him out until September.[9] He never played for Macclesfield meaning his action in 2005 was limited to just 35 minutes on New Year's Day.[10] Instead he joined Stockport County in another loan deal in January 2006,[11] where he made his one and only appearance in a 1–1 draw with Torquay United on 31 January 2006. He returned to Bradford and played another three games, scoring in a 1–1 draw with Brentford on 8 April 2006.[12] However his season again ended early when he pulled his hamstring during the draw with Brentford.[13]
Shrewsbury Town
At the start of the 2006–07 Symes was kept on at Bradford but started the season on loan at Shrewsbury Town.[14] He made his Town debut as a late substitute in the opening game of the season in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town.[15] He scored in his second appearance, when he again came on as substitute, as Shrewsbury defeated Boston United 5–0.[16] He started his first game in the League Cup against Birmingham City as Shrewsbury lost 1–0 before his move from Bradford was permanent at the end of August after starting just six games in two seasons with Bradford.[17] In January 2007 his contract was extended further, lasting until summer of 2009.[18] He scored 13 goals in his first season at Shrewsbury as they missed out on promotion when they lost 3–1 to Bristol Rovers in the play-off final at Wembley.[19][20]
Symes was not a regular in the Shrewsbury side at the start of the 2007–08 season,[19] making 12 starts and nine substitute appearances as he scored just three goals. In January 2008 he rejoined Macclesfield Town with defender Neil Ashton on loan until the end of the season after he was released by Shrewsbury.[19] He played his first Macclesfield game in a 1–0 defeat to Peterborough on 12 January,[21] and scored his first goal as Macclesfield drew 1–1 with MK Dons on 29 January.[22]
References
- ^ a b "Symes' second shot at big time". Telegraph & Argus. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Nottm Forest 2-0 Crewe". BBC Sport. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Crewe 3-1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bantams snap up trialists". BBC Sport. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bradford 2-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Symes' future is with City, says Todd". Telegraph & Argus. 18 September 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bradford 3-1 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Silkmen complete Symes loan deal". BBC Sport. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Macclesfield suffer Symes injury". BBC Sport. 12 July 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Symes praying for happy new year". Telegraph & Argus. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Symes moves to Stockport on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Brentford 1-1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "New blow for Symes". Telegraph & Argus. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Shrews boss snaps up strike pair". BBC Sport. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Shrewsbury 2-2 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Shrewsbury 5-0 Boston". BBC Sport. 19 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Symes departs Bantams for Shrews". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Symes signs new Shrewsbury deal". BBC Sport. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "Shrewsbury Town let three leave". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bristol Rovers 3-1 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Peterborough 0-1 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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External links
- Michael Symes at Soccerbase