| Liam Wakefield | |
| Fullname: | Liam Wakefield[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Doncaster, England |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Boston United |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Morecambe |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Boston United |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:20, 20 November 2017 (UTC) |
Liam Wakefield (born 9 April 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Boston United.
Born in Doncaster, England, Wakefield was part of the Youth Alliance Cup winning Rovers team in 2012 who won 4–0 over Exeter City at Exeter[2] and signed his first professional contract prior to the tournament.[3]
Wakefield made his first appearance coming on as a sub in extra time in a first round League Cup game against York City on 11 August 2012 at the Keepmoat Stadium.[4] A week later, he went on loan to Bradford Park Avenue.[5] After making four league appearances, and one in the FA Cup qualifier against Curzon Ashton,[6] he returned to his parent club in October.[7] Whilst he only made 2 cup appearances for Doncaster in 2012–13, Wakefield was seen as a good prospect and given another years contract till the end of the 2013–14 season.[8] Wakefiled also reflect his first season at the club as a professional footballer.[9]
In the 2013–14 season, Wakefield made his first League appearance coming on as sub for Paul Quinn in the 67th minute at Pride Park in a 3–1 defeat to Derby County.[10] With Bongani Khumalo being injured and Paul Quinn moving to central defence, Wakefield had his first start, as right-back, in a 0–3 home defeat to Ipswich Town.[11] In an FA Cup game against Stevenage on 5 January 2014, he scored his first goal, chipping the keeper in the last minute of extra time as Rovers were defeated 2–3.[12] Although the club were relegated back to League One, Wakefield was offered a new contract with the club.[13]
In the 2014–15 season, Wakefield signed a contract extension for another year, with an option for another year.[14] Weeks later on 26 August 2015, Wakefield scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-1 shock win over Watford in the second round of the League Cup.[15] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Wakefield went on to make ten appearances and scoring once in all competitions and was offered a new contract.[16] However, Wakefield left the club after rejecting a six-month contract offered by the club, as well as, regaining his fitness after he suffered ruptured ankle ligaments which ended his season early.[17]
Despite being rumoured of going on trial at Walsall,[18] Wakefield signed for Accrington Stanley on a six-month contract until January on 7 August 2015.[19]
Wakefield made his Accrington Stanley on 15 August 2015, where he made his first start as a right-back position, in a 1–0 loss against Morecambe in the opening game of the season.[20] Having made seven appearances, he signed a contract with the club in January, which lasted until the end of the season.[21] However, Wakefield suffered injuries[22] and spent most of the season on the substitute bench, restricting his appearances to fourteen this season.
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Wakefield was released by the club.[23]
After spending a year with Accringston Stanley, Wakefield signed for Morecambe on a one-year contract on 28 June 2016.[24] Upon joining the club, Wakefield was given number two shirt ahead of the new season.[25]
Wakefield made his Morecambe debut, where he made his first start and played the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Grimsby Town in the opening game of the season.[26] Since making his debut, Wakefield since to established himself in the back four in the first team under the management of Jim Bentley.[27] Wakefield was released by Morecambe on 18 May having not been in Jim Bentley's plans for much of the season.
In September 2017, he joined Boston United.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[29] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | Conference North | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Morecambe | League Two | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[30] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Boston United | 2017–18 | National League North | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 2 | |||