Trevor Carson

Trevor Carson
Personal information
Full name Trevor Carson[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988[1]
Place of birth Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Hartlepool United
Number 1
Youth career
000?–2006 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Sunderland 0 (0)
2008–2009Chesterfield (loan) 18 (0)
2011Lincoln City (loan) 16 (0)
2011Brentford (loan) 1 (0)
2011Bury (loan) 8 (0)
2012Hull City (loan) 0 (0)
2012Bury (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2014 Bury 44 (0)
2013–2014Portsmouth (loan) 37 (0)
2014–2015 Cheltenham Town 46 (0)
2015– Hartlepool United 51 (0)
National team
Northern Ireland U17 8 (0)
Northern Ireland U18 2 (0)
Northern Ireland U19 9 (0)
Northern Ireland U20 2 (0)
2006–2009 Northern Ireland U21[3] 15 (0)
2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:15, 27 November 2016 (UTC).


Trevor Carson (born 5 March 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Hartlepool United as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Sunderland and loans

Carson signed professional terms during the 2004–05 season, where he was backup to Ben Alnwick for the final three games of the season. He was allocated the number 24 shirt for the 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. On 14 August 2008, Carson joined Chesterfield on a season long loan deal.[4] He made his professional début on a 1–0 victory against Grimsby Town keeping a clean sheet. He was recalled early in the January after a shortage of keepers due to injuries at Sunderland. He made his debut for Sunderland on 16 July, against Darlington in the 4–0 win for Sunderland. In 2009 with Craig Gordon out through injury, Steve Bruce urged Carson to push Márton Fülöp for the No.1 spot in the squad. He signed a new contract with Sunderland on 22 October 2009 which will keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2012.[5] He was loaned out to Lincoln City on 20 January 2011 until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut on 22 January against Stockport County in a 4–3 win.[7] The following season he was loaned out again in January 2012, where he went out on loaned for a month to Hull City.[8] After showing promise at Sunderland it still wasn't enough to stay at the Premier League side, and subsequently he was released on 19 May 2012.[9] After a short spell at the KC Stadium he was loaned out to Bury, where he made 9 appearances in Greater Manchester.

Bury

On 22 May 2012 it was announced that Bury had completed his signing on a two-year contract after impressing in his short loan spell. In his first season at Gigg Lane he made 39 league appearances, but Bury were relegated to the Fourth Tier (League 2).[10]

He was released by Bury on 1 May 2014.

Portsmouth

On 3 October 2013 Carson joined Portsmouth in a three-month loan deal. Carson was given the number 40 shirt and made his debut in a league match against Rochdale, he kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 victory. He established himself as number one ahead of John Sullivan and Phil Smith. He set himself up to be signed up permanently in January 2014, when Carson outlined that he was keen to stay at the South Coast Club.[11]

Cheltenham Town

On 30 June 2014 Carson joined Cheltenham Town on a free transfer after his release from Bury.[12]

International career

He played two games in two days when appearing in Northern Ireland U21s in Wuppertal, Germany on 5 September 2008, with his side losing 3–0, before making a dash back to Chesterfield to play in a 1–0 win over Rotherham United. He also represented Northern Ireland B in a 3–0 defeat against Scotland B in May 2009. In January 2013 he was called up to the full Northern Ireland squad for their game with Malta but was forced to withdraw with a broken finger.[13] In May 2015 he was called up again for a friendly against Romania.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2008–09 Premier League 0000000000
2009–10 Premier League 0000000000
2010–11 Premier League 0000000000
2011–12 Premier League 0000000000
Chesterfield (loan) 2008–09 League Two 180200000200
Lincoln City (loan) 2010–11 League Two 160000000160
Brentford (loan) 2010–11 League One 1000000010
Bury (loan) 2011–12 League One 170000000170
Hull City (loan) 2011–12 Championship 0000000000
Bury 2012–13 League One 390301020450
2013–14 League Two 5000000050
Portsmouth (loan) 2013–14 League Two 360100020390
Cheltenham Town 2014–15 League Two 460201020510
Hartlepool United 2015–16 League Two 340400000380
Career total 213012020602330

References

  1. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. "Carson joins Chesterfield on loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. "Carson signs new Sunderland deal". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. "Lincoln City sign Sunderland keeper Trevor Carson". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  7. "Stockport 3–4 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  8. "Hull City sign Sunderland keeper Trevor Carson on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  9. "Craig Gordon released by Sunderland as nine players leave". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  10. "Bury sign Sunderland goalkeeper Trevor Carson on two-year deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  11. "Carson Arrives on Loan". Portsmouth F.C. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  12. "Trevor Carson: Cheltenham Town sign former Bury goalkeeper". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. Scotland B 3 – 0 N Ireland B : Debutant Boyd shines as Scotland B outing proves worthwhile for Burley, The Scotsman, 7 May 2009,
  14. "Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Trevor Carson named in Northern Ireland squad". gloucestershireecho.co.uk. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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