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PLAYER UPDATE as of 21st July 2017

PLAYER UPDATE as of 21st July 2017With the new season only a couple of weeks away we can confirm that the following players will be part of the first team squad for 2017/18 season - Any new signings in addition to those listed will be announced via the FC United website.

With the new season only a couple of weeks away (5th August) we can confirm that the following players will be part of the first team squad for 2017/18 season - Any new signings in addition to those listed will be announced via the FC United website.

New additions to the squad are Callum Nicholas and Craig Lindfield.

Callum Nicholas, aged 19 is an attack-minded central midfielder who is capable of scoring goals. Born in Manchester (15.09.97) he attended St Anthony’s College in Urmston and joined Manchester United’s Academy alongside Marcus Rashford and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson. In the summer of 2014, Callum (then 16) joined Liverpool where he was a regular member of Liverpool’s Under 18 squad. He struggled with injuries and made just five appearances in his second season and in the summer of 2016, he was released. Callum has appeared three times for the Reds in pre-season friendlies, starting at Congleton and Abbey Hey and coming on as substitute away at Salford.

Craig Lindfield, aged 28, returns to FC United having played for the Reds between 2014 and 2016. He made 67 appearances, scoring 19 goals. In pre-season he has scored 4 goals in his games at Congleton, AVRO and Abbey Hey.

We are sorry to report that both Matthew Wolfenden and Tomi Adeloye have decided to leave the club.

Matty Wolfenden played for FC United for 7 seasons between 2010 and 2017. He appeared 305 times scoring 94, goals, just 5 short of Rory Patterson’s club record of 99. Wolfie joined the Reds the week before our famous FA Cup win away at Rochdale, and although he didn’t feature in that match, he came on as a substitute in the 2nd Round matches against Brighton. He was instrumental in our Northern Premier League campaigns, in particular the 2012/13 season where he scored 19 goals including his long range strike in the Play-off semi-final match at home to Witton, and was voted Players player of the year and Managers player of the year that season.

Last season he made 41 appearances in total, coming on as a sub in 12 games and being substituted in 20. He rounded the season off with three goals in our final two league matches and was in the starting XI in the Manchester Premier Cup Final. Wolfie has been described by his fellow players as one of the nicest guys in football, and was a favourite amongst the FC United support. On behalf of everyone at the club we would like to thank him for his time and the Club and wish him well in the future.

Tomi Adeloye, who joined the club in March 2017, playing 9 times and scoring once, has left the club due to the difficulty he has in commuting from his base in London. We would like to thank Tomi for all his hard work and wish him every success in the future.

We recently announced the new signings of wingers Aidan Chippendale and Micah Evans, however after a short trial period both players are no longer with the club.

Jake Williams and Zac Corbett have yet to register with the club with negotiations on-going.

The squad for the 2017/18 season is:

Goalkeepers

Lloyd Allinson (Goalkeeper, aged 23)

Defenders

Danny Wisdom (Defender, 27)
Jordan Fagbola (Defender, 23)
Danny Brady (Defender, 26)
Matty Hughes (Defender, 25)
Sam Baird (Defender,18)
Oliver Crowley (Defender)

Midfielders

Scott Kay (Defender / Midfielder, 27)
Kieran Glynn (Midfielder, 19)
Mike Jones (Midfielder, 18)
Nathan Lowe (Midfielder, 21)
Tom Brown (Midfielder, 22)
Richie Baker (Midfielder, 29)
Joel Logan (Midfielder, 22)
Callum Nicholas (Midfielder, 19)
Craig Lindfield (Midfielder, 28)

Forwards

Jason Gilchrist (Forward,22)
Connor McCarthy (Forward, 22)
Tom Greaves (Forward, 32)
Jason St Juste (Winger, 31)




First Posted ~ 16:07 Fri 21 Jul 2017
News ID ~ 7516
Last Updated ~ 16:00 Fri 19 Feb 2021