Name: Gareth McAuley
Born: 5 December 1979, Larne
Height: 6.03 ft
Weight: 13.00 st
Position: Defender
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2005-date), 1 B Cap (2003), Under-18 Schools.
Club Honours: (with Coleraine) Irish Cup Winner 2002/03, Runner-Up 2003/04; (with Lincoln) Football League Two Play-Off Runner-Up 2004/05.
Awards: NI International Personality of the Year 2011.
Club Career:
Clubs.............. --Seasons-- ---Fee---- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe -Other-
Linfield........... 96/97-99/00 .... Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Ballyclare Comrades 99/00............ Loan ..7 (0)/ 0
Crusaders.......... 00/01-01/02 ..,,,,,.... 60 (2)/ 3 2(1)/0 6(0)/0 ....... 5(0)/0
Coleraine.......... 02/03-03/04 ...,,,,,... 65 (-)/ 4 ............. 5(0)/1 26(-)/2
Linclon City....... 04/05-05/06 ..,,,.,,... 65 (7)/ 8 2(0)/0 3(0)/0 ....... 7(0)/2
Leicester City..... 06/07-07/08 ......Free .70 (4)/ 5 3(0)/1 7(0)/0
Ipswich Town ...... 08/09-10/11 £1,000,000 114 (1)/ 7 5(0)/0 7(0)/1
West Bromwich Alb. .11/12- date ......Free Biography:
A player long-admired by Sammy McIlroy, Gareth McAuley made his ‘senior’ international debut in a ‘B’ match against Future Scotland in May 2003. Although the game ended in a 2-1 defeat, it is notable for the fact Northern Ireland scored through Steve Jones – the only goal scored by a ‘senior’ player during the infamous drought.
Usually a centre-back during his Irish League days with Crusaders and Coleraine (for whom he played in two Irish Cup Finals), McAuley became more familiar as a full-back, right or left, after moving to the Football League. A move across the water was first mooted when Sammy McIlroy offered him a trial at Stockport in June 2004, but it was Lincoln that claimed his signature for an undisclosed fee that August.
He quickly started making waves in League Two attracting interest from some larger clubs on the way to helping Lincoln to successive Play-Off qualifications in 2005 and 2006. He was awarded his first Full international cap for a depleted Northern Ireland side in the gala friendly against Germany to celebrate the Irish FA’s 125th Anniversary in June 2005. The following March he started his first international against Estonia at a snowy Windsor Park.
McAuley took his cap tally to five during the 2006 summer tour of the USA, making him Lincoln’s most capped player. On returning from the US, with his two-year deal at Sincil Bank expired, McAuley opted to make a Bosman free-transfer to Championship Leicester City. At the Walkers Stadium he played briefly under Nigel Worthington who was caretaker-manager at the tail-end of the 2006/07 season prior to his appointment as Northern Ireland manager.
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Following Leicester's relegation to League One in 2008 McAuley opted to remain in the Championship, joining Ipswich Town for a fee believed to be around £1,000,000. He was immediately installed as first-team captain by Tractor Boys' manager, Jim Magilton.
McAuley scored his first international goal on his fourteenth appearance against San Marino in February 2009. He captained the team for the first time against Slovenia in March 2011.
Club Career:
Clubs.............. --Seasons-- ---Fee---- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe -Other-
Linfield........... 96/97-99/00 .... Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Ballyclare Comrades 99/00............ Loan ..7 (0)/ 0
Crusaders.......... 00/01-01/02 ..,,,,,.... 60 (2)/ 3 2(1)/0 6(0)/0 ....... 5(0)/0
Coleraine.......... 02/03-03/04 ...,,,,,... 65 (-)/ 4 ............. 5(0)/1 26(-)/2
Linclon City....... 04/05-05/06 ..,,,.,,... 65 (7)/ 8 2(0)/0 3(0)/0 ....... 7(0)/2
Leicester City..... 06/07-07/08 ......Free .70 (4)/ 5 3(0)/1 7(0)/0
Ipswich Town ...... 08/09-10/11 £1,000,000 114 (1)/ 7 5(0)/0 7(0)/1
West Bromwich Alb. .11/12- date ......Free Biography:
A player long-admired by Sammy McIlroy, Gareth McAuley made his ‘senior’ international debut in a ‘B’ match against Future Scotland in May 2003. Although the game ended in a 2-1 defeat, it is notable for the fact Northern Ireland scored through Steve Jones – the only goal scored by a ‘senior’ player during the infamous drought.
Usually a centre-back during his Irish League days with Crusaders and Coleraine (for whom he played in two Irish Cup Finals), McAuley became more familiar as a full-back, right or left, after moving to the Football League. A move across the water was first mooted when Sammy McIlroy offered him a trial at Stockport in June 2004, but it was Lincoln that claimed his signature for an undisclosed fee that August.
He quickly started making waves in League Two attracting interest from some larger clubs on the way to helping Lincoln to successive Play-Off qualifications in 2005 and 2006. He was awarded his first Full international cap for a depleted Northern Ireland side in the gala friendly against Germany to celebrate the Irish FA’s 125th Anniversary in June 2005. The following March he started his first international against Estonia at a snowy Windsor Park.
McAuley took his cap tally to five during the 2006 summer tour of the USA, making him Lincoln’s most capped player. On returning from the US, with his two-year deal at Sincil Bank expired, McAuley opted to make a Bosman free-transfer to Championship Leicester City. At the Walkers Stadium he played briefly under Nigel Worthington who was caretaker-manager at the tail-end of the 2006/07 season prior to his appointment as Northern Ireland manager.
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Following Leicester's relegation to League One in 2008 McAuley opted to remain in the Championship, joining Ipswich Town for a fee believed to be around £1,000,000. He was immediately installed as first-team captain by Tractor Boys' manager, Jim Magilton.
McAuley scored his first international goal on his fourteenth appearance against San Marino in February 2009. He captained the team for the first time against Slovenia in March 2011.
In May 2011 McAuley rejected a new contract at Ipswich as he sought a club playing a higher level. He rejected an offer from Rangers in order to join English Premier League side, West Brom. As a sixteen-year-old he had turned down a move to Spurs to concentrate on his studies - at the age of 31 it had been a long journey back!
Irish FA Bio
Leicester City Bio
Wikipedia
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
04-06-2005 Germany........ H L 1-4 FR sub
15-11-2005 Portugal....... H D 1-1 FR sub
01-03-2006 Estonia........ H W 1-0 FR
21-05-2006 Uruguay........ N L 0-1 FR sub
26-05-2006 Romania........ N L 0-2 FR
17-10-2007 Sweden......... A D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2007 Denmark........ H W 2-1 ECQ
21-11-2007 Spain.......... A L 0-1 ECQ
06-02-2008 Bulgaria....... H L 0-1 FR 26-03-2008 Georgia........ H W 4-1 FR sub
20-08-2008 Scotland....... A D 0-0 FR
11-10-2008 Slovenia....... A L 0-2 WCQ
15-10-2008 San Marino..... H W 4-0 WCQ
11-02-2008 San Marino..... A W 3-0 WCQ 1 Goal
28-03-2009 Poland......... H W 3-2 WCQ
01-04-2009 Slovenia....... H W 1-0 WCQ
12-08-2009 Israel......... H D 1-1 FR sub
05-09-2009 Poland......... A D 1-1 WCQ
09-09-2009 Slovakia....... H L 0-2 WCQ
14-10-2009 Czech Republic. A D 0-0 WCQ
26-05-2010 Turkey......... N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile.......... A L 0-1 FR
03-09-2010 Slovenia....... A W 1-0 ECQ
08-10-2010 Italy.......... H D 0-0 ECQ
12-10-2010 Faroe Islands.. A D 1-1 ECQ
09-02-2011 Scotland....... N L 0-3 CNC
25-03-2011 Serbia......... A L 1-2 ECQ 1 goal
29-03-2011 Slovenia....... H D 0-0 ECQ
24-05-2011 Rep. of Ireland A L 0-5 CNC
27-05-2011 Wales.......... N L 0-2 CNC
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands.. H W 4-0 ECQ
Still active...
Picture courtesy of Rednck Rich from the OWC forum.
Irish FA Bio
Leicester City Bio
Wikipedia
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
04-06-2005 Germany........ H L 1-4 FR sub
15-11-2005 Portugal....... H D 1-1 FR sub
01-03-2006 Estonia........ H W 1-0 FR
21-05-2006 Uruguay........ N L 0-1 FR sub
26-05-2006 Romania........ N L 0-2 FR
17-10-2007 Sweden......... A D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2007 Denmark........ H W 2-1 ECQ
21-11-2007 Spain.......... A L 0-1 ECQ
06-02-2008 Bulgaria....... H L 0-1 FR 26-03-2008 Georgia........ H W 4-1 FR sub
20-08-2008 Scotland....... A D 0-0 FR
11-10-2008 Slovenia....... A L 0-2 WCQ
15-10-2008 San Marino..... H W 4-0 WCQ
11-02-2008 San Marino..... A W 3-0 WCQ 1 Goal
28-03-2009 Poland......... H W 3-2 WCQ
01-04-2009 Slovenia....... H W 1-0 WCQ
12-08-2009 Israel......... H D 1-1 FR sub
05-09-2009 Poland......... A D 1-1 WCQ
09-09-2009 Slovakia....... H L 0-2 WCQ
14-10-2009 Czech Republic. A D 0-0 WCQ
26-05-2010 Turkey......... N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile.......... A L 0-1 FR
03-09-2010 Slovenia....... A W 1-0 ECQ
08-10-2010 Italy.......... H D 0-0 ECQ
12-10-2010 Faroe Islands.. A D 1-1 ECQ
09-02-2011 Scotland....... N L 0-3 CNC
25-03-2011 Serbia......... A L 1-2 ECQ 1 goal
29-03-2011 Slovenia....... H D 0-0 ECQ
24-05-2011 Rep. of Ireland A L 0-5 CNC
27-05-2011 Wales.......... N L 0-2 CNC
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands.. H W 4-0 ECQ
Still active...
Picture courtesy of Rednck Rich from the OWC forum.
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