Alex McQuade

Alexander Michael McQuade (born 7 November 1992) is an English footballer playing for Widnes. He had a short spell playing in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town.

Alex McQuade
Personal information
Full name Alexander Michael McQuade[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992
Place of birth Manchester, England
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Widnes
Youth career
2011−2013 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013−2014 Shrewsbury Town 1 (0)
2014 → Hyde (loan) 10 (0)
2014 Guiseley
2014 Hyde
2015 Farsley
2015−2016 Warrington Town
2016 Banyule City 2 (0)
2017−2018 Ossett Albion
2018−2019 Ossett United
2019–2020 Buxton
2019 → Ossett Town (loan)
2020– Widnes
National team
2018– Yorkshire 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:18, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Career

Bolton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town

McQuade began his career with Bolton Wanderers. Having progressed through the academy system, he signed a one-year professional contract in July 2012.[2] He was released by the club when his contract was due to come to an end in the summer of 2013.[3]

McQuade joined Shrewsbury Town in a deal announced in April 2013.[4][5] He made his Football League debut as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw against Milton Keynes Dons on 3 August 2013.[6]

On 28 February 2014, McQuade joined Conference side Hyde on an initial one-month loan.[7] He made his debut for the club a day later, in a 2–1 defeat away at Braintree Town.[8] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[9]

McQuade was released at the end of his contract in May 2014 having made only a single league appearance for Shrewsbury.[10]

Non-league

In July 2014, McQuade joined Wrexham on trial and played in a 1–0 win over Swansea City under 21s in the Dragons' first pre season friendly,[11] however he was not offered a contract.[12] In the 2014-15 season he had short spells at Guiseley,[13] former loan club Hyde,[14] and Farsley.[15] Ahead of the 2015−16 season, he joined Warrington Town.[16]

McQuade emigrated to Australia in February 2016,[17] spending time with Banyule City, before returning to English non-league football, joining Ossett Albion in December 2017.[18] He then moved to Ossett's new team, Ossett United, in the summer of 2018.[19] In June 2019, he joined Buxton FC.[20] On 30 August 2019, he joined Ossett Town A.F.C. on a short-term loan.[21] At the end of January 2020, McQuade joined Widnes.[22]

Career statistics

Last updated 27 April 2014.

Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other 1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2013−14 League One 1000100020
Hyde (loan) 2013−14 Conference Premier 100000000100
Career total 110001000120

^Note 1 "Other" column denotes performances in Football League Trophy

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References
  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. "Five Sign Pro". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. "Seven to depart". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "Shrewsbury Town: Alex McQuade to join from Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. "Shrewsbury sign Bolton youngster Alex McQuade". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. "Shrewsbury 0-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. "Hyde take Alex McQuade on Loan". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. "Braintree Town 2 - 1 Hyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  9. "Alex McQuade Loan Extension". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. "The Retained and Released List". Shrewsweb. 13 May 2014.
  11. "Wrexham 1 Swansea U21s 0". Wrexham AFC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  12. "Wrexham FC boss makes loan enquiries". News North Wales. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  13. "Bower brings in defender McQuade". Guiseley A.F.C. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  14. "Hyde Sign Alex McQuade". Hyde Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  15. "Farsley complete McQuade signing". Farsley AFC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  16. "Farsley full-back commits to Warrington Town". Warrington Worldwide. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  17. "Non-league: Marine have broken a mental barrier - we're buzzing again, says Hessey". Liverpool Echo. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  18. "Welsh makes McQuade his first signing for the Unicorns". Pitchero Non-League. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  19. https://www.ossettunited.com/on-the-pitch/squad/alex-mcquade-5/
  20. Five New Faces At Buxton, evostikleague.co.uk, 7 June 2019
  21. Saturday's Transfer List - August 31st, betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk, 30 August 2019
  22. Widnes bring in McQuade and Jennings, nonleaguedaily.com, 27 January 2020
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