Connor Kirby

Connor Alexander Kirby (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Buxton. He has previously had spells at Macclesfield Town, Altrincham and started his career at Sheffield Wednesday.^[4]

Connor Kirby

Personal information
Full name	Connor Alexander Kirby[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Buxton
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Sheffield Wednesday	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	34	(1)
2020–2022	Harrogate Town	16	(0)
2021	→ Altrincham (loan)	11	(2)
2022–	Buxton	103	(18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:38, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Kirby signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in October 2015.^[5]

In April 2018 he made his first team debut for the club, playing as a substitute as Wednesday beat Reading in the Football League Championship. ^[6]

Macclesfield Town (loan)

Kirby signed on a season-long loan at Macclesfield Town on 9 August 2019.^[7]

Harrogate Town

Kirby was the first signing for Harrogate Town in their first season in the Football League.^[8] On 21 April 2021, he joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season.^[9] After a successful loan spell the previous season, Kirby returned to Altrincham on loan in July, signing until 3 January 2022.^[10] On 11 September 2021, Kirby suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg, in a game against Wealdstone.^[11]

Buxton

On 15 July 2022, Kirby joined Buxton for their first season in the National League North following promotion.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2021

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Sheffield Wednesday	2017–18[13]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19[14]		1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2019–20[15]	League Two	34	1	1	0	2	0	2[a]	0	39	1
Harrogate Town	2019–20[16][b]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1[c]	0	1	0
	2020–21[17]	League Two	16	0	2	0	1	0	3[a]	0	22	0
	Total		16	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	23	0
Altrincham (loan)	2020–21[18]	National League	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2021–22[19]	National League	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	Total		11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
Career total			61	3	3	0	5	0	6	0	77	3

Notes

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. The 2019–20 FA Trophy was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing Harrogate to play it in during the 2020–21 season, the match counting as appearance in the 2019–20 season.
3. Appearance in the FA Trophy