Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rory Alexander McArdle[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Rochdale (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → Rochdale (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Rochdale | 125 | (5) |
2010–2012 | Aberdeen | 53 | (2) |
2012–2017 | Bradford City | 183 | (12) |
2017– | Scunthorpe United | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 19 | (1) |
2010– | Northern Ireland | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:01, 27 September 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:35, 5 May 2017 (UTC) |
Rory Alexander McArdle (born 1 May 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Scunthorpe United. He has previously played for Sheffield Wednesday, Rochdale, Aberdeen and Bradford City.
On 19 May 2010, McArdle signed a contract with Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.[2] Near the end of the 2011–12 season, McArdle was advised that his contract with Aberdeen would not be extended.[3]
McArdle signed for Bradford City on 6 June 2012, signing a two-year contract.[4][5] He made his debut on 11 August in a 1–0 win in the League Cup against Notts County.[6] He made his league debut a week later against Gillingham.[7] He made his home debut on 21 August, in a 1–0 win against Fleetwood Town.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 August in a 5–1 win against AFC Wimbledon.[9] On 8 January, McArdle scored a header against Premier League side Aston Villa in the first leg of the semi-final of the League Cup, as Bradford incredibly won 3–1.[10] He also played in the second leg, which saw Bradford advance to the final 4–3 on aggregate.[11] He started in the final which Bradford lost to Premier League side Swansea City.[12] He scored his second league goal for the club on 1 April, helping Bradford to a 3–1 away to Torquay United.[13] He then scored in the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final, which Bradford won 3–0 against Northampton Town securing promotion to League One.[14] On 3 August, the opening day of the season, McArdle scored a late header from a Raffaele De Vita corner to give Bradford a point in a 2–2 draw against Bristol City.[15]
He was Bradford City's 2014–15 Player of the Year.[16]
McArdle signed a three-year deal with fellow League One club Scunthorpe United on 21 June 2017, with the deal coming into effect from 1 July 2017.[17]
McArdle made his full debut for Northern Ireland on 26 May 2010 against Turkey in a friendly.[18]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale (loan) | 2005–06[19] | League Two | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2006–07[20] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Rochdale (loan) | 2006–07[20] | League Two | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Rochdale | 2007–08[21] | League Two | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
2008–09[22] | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
2009–10[23] | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Rochdale total | 109 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 5 | ||
Aberdeen | 2010–11[24] | Scottish Premier League | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
2011–12[25] | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Aberdeen total | 53 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | ||
Bradford City | 2012–13[26] | League Two | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4[b] | 1 | 56 | 4 |
2013–14[27] | League One | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
2014–15[28] | 43 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
2015–16[29] | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
2016–17[30] | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
Bradford total | 183 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 231 | 15 | ||
Scunthorpe United | 2017–18[31] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Career total | 400 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 479 | 26 |