Joe McNerney

Joseph John McNerney (born 24 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Crawley Town.

Joe McNerney
Personal information
Full name Joseph John McNerney[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990[2]
Place of birth Guildford, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2008 Woking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Woking 203 (11)
2009 → Corinthian-Casuals (loan)
2009–2010 → Ashford Town (loan) 3 (1)
2015– Crawley Town 74 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:45, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Woking

After progressing through the youth ranks at Woking, McNerney made his professional debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Altrincham, replacing Charlie Moone with four minutes remaining.[4] McNerney went onto appear two more times for the Cards in his debut season, before enjoying two successful loan spells at Corinthian-Casuals[5] and Ashford Town[6] in the 2009–10 campaign.

McNerney became a key figure in Woking's promotion bid in the 2010–11 campaign, appearing in forty-nine games in all competitions, including six in their impressive FA Cup run. Which saw the Cards lose on penalties to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion in a first round replay.[7] The following season saw McNerney and Woking win promotion back to the Conference Premier after a three-year absence, sealing the title on 14 April 2012, in a 1–0 home victory against Maidenhead United.[8] In September 2014, after impressing for the Cards, McNerney received a call-up for the England C squad.[9] However, the centre-half failed to appear in both games against Turkey A2 and Estonia U23, remaining as an unused substitute. McNerney went on to make over 120 league appearances in the next three years, before leaving the Surrey-based side in 2015.

Crawley Town

On 19 June 2015, McNerney joined League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year deal after impressing whilst at Woking.[10] After being assigned the number five jersey, McNerney made his debut in Crawley's 1–1 away draw against Oxford United, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[11] On 10 October 2015, McNerney supposedly dislocated his kneecap after landing awkwardly from a jump in a match against Leyton Orient. However, a month later, it was revealed that the injury was not as bad as first thought.[12] On 28 March 2016, McNerney made his return from his long-term injury, in a 2–0 home defeat against Exeter City, replacing Jon Ashton with just over ten minutes remaining.[13] On 9 April 2016, McNerney went onto score his first Crawley goal in their reverse home fixture against Oxford United, which resulted in a 5–1 shock defeat, with the centre-half netting the opener in the 28th minute.[14]

On 6 August 2016, McNerney made his first appearance of the 2016–17 campaign, in a 1–0 home victory over Wycombe Wanderers.[15] Two weeks later, McNerney scored Crawley's equaliser in their 1–1 home draw with Barnet after John Akinde had given the visitors the lead in the 3rd minute.[16] A couple of weeks after netting in Crawley's away victory over Wycombe Wanderers,[17] McNerney was rewarded with a new two-year contract, with the option for a third-year.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 January 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Woking 2008–09[19] Conference Premier 3000—0030
2009–10[19] Conference South 8040—4[lower-alpha 1]0160
2010–11[19] Conference South 37161—6[lower-alpha 2]0492
2011–12[19] Conference South 31320—00333
2012–13[19] Conference Premier 45300—2[lower-alpha 3]0473
2013–14[19] Conference Premier 46410—2[lower-alpha 3]0494
2014–15[19] Conference Premier 33020—5[lower-alpha 3]0400
Total 20311151—19023712
Crawley Town 2015–16[20] League Two 11100101[lower-alpha 4]0131
2016–17[21] League Two 343001000353
2017–18[22] League Two 16110103[lower-alpha 5]0211
2018–19[23] League Two 29110003[lower-alpha 5]0331
2019–20[24] League Two 6000001[lower-alpha 5]070
Total 9662030801096
Career total 299171713027034618
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, three in Conference South play-offs
  2. Four appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference South play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  5. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club
Woking
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References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "Joe McNerney". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "Joe McNerney - Defender - First Team - Crawley Town". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Altrincham 1 Woking 0". Woking Official Site. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. "McNerney out on loan". Woking Official Site. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. "Aveley defeat reshuffled Ashford". Ashford Town Official Site. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. "Woking 2-2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  8. https://www.skysports.com/football/maidenhead-vs-woking/243893
  9. "Joe McNerney 'very pleased and proud' at England C call-up". Get Surrey. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. "Reds sign McNerney". Crawley Town Official Site. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  11. "Oxford United vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  12. "Crawley's Joe McNerney knee injury not as bad as first feared". Mid Sussex Times. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  13. "Crawley Town vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  14. "Crawley Town vs. Oxford United". Soccerway. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  15. "Crawley Town vs. Wycombe Wanderers". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  16. "Crawley Town vs. Barnet". Soccerway. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  17. "Wycombe Wanderers vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  18. "Crawley Town: Joe McNerney signs new two-year Crawley Town deal". BBC Sport. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  19. "Joe McNerney". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  20. "Games played by Joe McNerney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. "Games played by Joe McNerney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. "Games played by Joe McNerney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. "Games played by Joe McNerney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. "Games played by Joe McNerney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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