Liam Feeney
FullnameLiam Michael Feeney-Howard[1]
Birth date21 January 1987 (age 39)[2]
Birth placeHammersmith, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
PositionMidfielder
Years 12005–2007
Clubs 1Hayes
Caps 146
Goals 18
Years 22007–2009
Clubs 2Salisbury City
Caps 265
Goals 211
Years 32008
Clubs 3→ Southend United (loan)
Caps 31
Goals 30
Years 42009–2011
Clubs 4AFC Bournemouth
Caps 4109
Goals 412
Years 52011–2014
Clubs 5Millwall
Caps 573
Goals 55
Years 62013
Clubs 6→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Caps 64
Goals 60
Years 72014
Clubs 7→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Caps 76
Goals 70
Years 82014–2016
Clubs 8Bolton Wanderers
Caps 878
Goals 88
Years 92016
Clubs 9→ Ipswich Town (loan)
Caps 99
Goals 91
Years 102016–2018
Clubs 10Blackburn Rovers
Caps 1035
Goals 100
Years 112017–2018
Clubs 11→ Cardiff City (loan)
Caps 1115
Goals 110
Years 122018–2021
Clubs 12Blackpool
Caps 1269
Goals 121
Years 132020–2021
Clubs 13→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)
Caps 1341
Goals 133
Years 142021–2022
Clubs 14Tranmere Rovers
Caps 1419
Goals 140
Years 152022–2023
Clubs 15Scunthorpe United
Caps 1541
Goals 151
Totalcaps611
Totalgoals50

Liam Michael Feeney-Howard (born 21 January 1987) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Feeney joined League One side Southend United on loan until 3 January 2009 in November 2008.[3] He made his debut after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Leicester City on 6 December.[4] He signed for AFC Bournemouth on 2 February for an undisclosed fee.[5]

Feeney scored his first goal for Bournemouth during a 4–0 win over Rochdale.

Millwall

Feeney made his Millwall debut on 11 September 2011 against Birmingham City.[6] After three years with the club, he was released on 10 May 2014.

Loans

On 27 September 2013 Feeney joined Millwall's divisional rivals Bolton Wanderers on a three-month loan deal.[7][8]

He made his debut, as a substitute for Lee Chung-Yong, the following day in a 1–1 draw against Yeovil Town at the Reebok Stadium.[9]

Millwall exercised their right to activate a 28-day recall clause due to injuries in their squad, meaning an earlier-than-expected return to The Den.[10] He later joined Blackburn Rovers on loan in March.[11]

Bolton Wanderers

On 19 May 2014, Bolton Wanderers announced that Feeney would rejoin the club on a permanent deal once his Millwall contract had expired.[12] He made his second debut on the opening day of the new season in a 3–0 loss to Watford[13] and scored his first goals for Bolton on 4 November, scoring twice in a 3–0 home win against Cardiff City.[14] At the end of the 2015–16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June.[15]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 17 March 2016, Feeney signed for Ipswich Town on loan.[16] He made his Blues' debut[17] against Rotherham United, after coming on as a second-half substitute.

Blackburn Rovers

On 25 June 2016, Feeney re-signed for Blackburn Rovers; whom he was previously on loan to, on a two-year deal, with an option of a third year.[18]

On 31 August 2017, Feeney joined Championship side Cardiff City on loan until 1 January 2018.[19] He made his debut at Fulham on 9 September, coming on to set up Danny Ward for the equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[20]

He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2017–18 season.[21]

Blackpool

On 23 August 2018, Feeney signed for Blackpool on an initial two-year contract.[22] He was given a starting debut in their 2–0 victory over Bristol Rovers at Bloomfield Road.[23]

Feeney scored his first goal for Blackpool in his 66th game for the club. It came in a 3–1 victory over Fleetwood Town at Bloomfield Road on 7 December 2019. It was also his first goal since 7 January 2017, for Blackburn.[24]

Tranmere Rovers

On 17 September 2020, Feeney joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[25] Feeney featured in both of Tranmere's play-off matches at the end of the season as they were defeated at the semi-final stage by Morecambe.[26] Following this unsuccessful end to the season, Feeney joined the club on a permanent deal in June 2021 on a one-year deal.[27]

Scunthorpe United

On 26 January 2022, Feeney had his Tranmere contract terminated by mutual consent[28] in order to join Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.[29]

Following Scunthorpe's second successive relegation, Feeney was released at the end of the 2022–23 season.[30]

After football

On 2 October 2024, it was revealed that he had retired from the game to become a football agent.[31]

Career statistics

[32]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salisbury City2007–08[33]Conference42900—1[a]0439
2008–09[34]Conference23200—1[a]0242
Total651100—206711
Southend United (loan)2008–09[34]League One1000000010
AFC Bournemouth2008–09[34]League Two143000000143
2009–10[35]League Two44520101[b]0485
2010–11[36]League One46421103[c]0525
2011–12[37]League One5000210071
Total1091241414012114
Millwall2011–12[37]Championship3445100––395
2012–13[38]Championship2213110––262
2013–14[39]Championship1700011––181
Total7358221––838
Bolton Wanderers (loan)2013–14[39]Championship400000––40
Blackburn Rovers (loan)2013–14[39]Championship600000––60
Bolton Wanderers2014–15[40]Championship4133030––473
2015–16[41]Championship3753010––415
Total7886040––888
Ipswich Town (loan)2015–16[41]Championship910000––91
Blackburn Rovers2016–17[42]Championship34021301[d]1402
2017–18[43]League One1000201[b]040
Total350215021442
Cardiff City (loan)2017–18[43]Championship150100000160
Blackpool2018–19[44]League One34040202[b]0420
2019–20[45]League One35140102[b]0421
2020–21[46]League One0000000000
Total691803040841
Tranmere Rovers (loan)2020–21[46]League Two41320004[e]0473
Tranmere Rovers2021–22[47]League Two19010102[f]0230
Total603301060703
Scunthorpe United2021–22[47]League Two190000000190
2022–23[48]National League22100—00221
Total411000000411
Career total5554232419216163449
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy with Blackburn's U23 side
  5. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  6. ^ "FLT"

Honours

Cardiff City

Tranmere Rovers

References

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  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (ed.) (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ "Southend swap Ademeno for Feeney". BBC Sport. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Leicester 3–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Feeney joins the Cherries". Salisbury Journal. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Liam Feeney". Millwall Football Club. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Feeney loan complete". Bolton Wanderers Football Club. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Winger heads to Bolton". Millwall Football Club. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Bolton 1 Yeovil 1". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Millwall bring Feeney back". Teamtalk. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Liam Feeney: Blackburn Rovers sign Millwall winger". BBC Sport
  12. ^ "Bolton Wanderers to sign Liam Feeney". bwfc.co.uk. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Watford 3–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Bolton Wanderers confirm player departures". bwfc.co.uk. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Ipswich Town set to sign Bolton winger Liam Feeney on loan". 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Ipswich Town 0–1 Rotherham United". BBC Sport
  18. ^ "Flying Feeney Returns To Rovers". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Feeney makes move to Cardiff". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Fulham 1–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Blackburn Rovers: Danny Graham and Craig Conway in contract talks". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Deal Done For Feeney". Blackpool FC. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  23. ^ Blackpool 2–0 Bristol Rovers - BBC Sport, 3 August 2019
  24. ^ Blackpool 3–1 Fleetwood - BBC Sport, 7 December 2019
  25. ^ "Liam Feeney signs on season long loan". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Morecambe 1–1 Tranmere Rovers (3–2 agg)". BBC Sport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Liam Feeney joins Tranmere on permanent contract". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Liam Feeney departs". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 26 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Liam Feeney signs from Tranmere". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 26 January 2022.
  30. ^ "Players update". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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