Michael Timlin

Michael Anthony Timlin (born 19 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

This article is about the footballer. For the Boston Red Sox pitcher, see Mike Timlin.

Michael Timlin

Timlin in 2014.
Personal information
Full name	Michael Anthony Timlin[1]
Date of birth	(1985-03-19) 19 March 1985[1]
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2002	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2008	Fulham	0	(0)
2006	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	1	(0)
2006	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	3	(0)
2006–2007	→ Swindon Town (loan)	24	(1)
2008	→ Swindon Town (loan)	10	(1)
2008–2012	Swindon Town	86	(4)
2010	→ Southend United (loan)	8	(1)
2011	→ Southend United (loan)	16	(3)
2012–2018	Southend United	190	(8)
2018–2019	Stevenage	42	(1)
2019–2020	Stevenage	13	(0)
National team
2002	Republic of Ireland U17	2	(1)
2006	Republic of Ireland U21	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:12, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Born in Lambeth, England, Timlin graduated through the Fulham Academy, making his debut in a League Cup game in 2004. During this time he spent time on loan at Scunthorpe United, Doncaster Rovers and Swindon Town before joining Swindon permanently in 2008. In 2010, he moved to Southend United on loan, reuniting him with former Southend manager Paul Sturrock again having previously played under him at Swindon. In January 2012, Timlin made a permanent transfer to Southend United, after his second loan spell with them had ended. He helped the club to secure promotion out of League Two in 2014–15.

Timlin has played internationally for the Republic of Ireland eight times at under-21 level.

Club career

Fulham

Timlin joined the Fulham Academy at a young age and has since spent loan spells at Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers,[2] first-team opportunities being limited at Fulham. Since making his debut in a League Cup match against Boston United in 2004,[3] he has only played a few competitive games (four in total).

That debut season was otherwise one of frustration, as injuries to the back and metatarsal ruled the Irishman out for long period. Having initially played as a winger while at the Fulham Academy, he has now matured into central midfield, and captained the Ireland U-21s to victory in the 2006 Madeira Cup.[4]

Swindon Town

In November 2006, he joined League Two promotion chasers Swindon Town.[5] He made his debut for Swindon against Bury on 25 November. He scored his first goal for Swindon at home to Notts County, which earned them a point. Timlin's performances saw Paul Sturrock attempt to extend the loan deal. Chris Coleman agreed to the extension on the terms that Timlin extended his full contract with Fulham.[6][7]

On 13 March 2008, Timlin rejoined Swindon on loan for the remainder of the season, making 10 appearances.[8] On 3 May, hours after the conclusion of the 2007–08 League One season, it was announced that he had joined Swindon on a permanent two-year deal. He officially joined his new club on 1 July 2008.[9][10] Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Timlin was given number 4 shirt.[11]

Timlin began the 2008/2009 season in his preferred central midfield role. However, Maurice Malpas took Timlin out for the visit of Leeds United, and on his return to the squad a week later, he appeared on the left side of midfield. Towards the end of October, when Malpas' defensive-minded approach hadn't appeared to work, Timlin was moved to yet another new position on the left side of the defence to fill the gap of injured Jamie Vincent. Adapting well, Timlin also stood in as captain in the absence of Hasney Aljofree.[12] Maurice Malpas was sacked in November, and Timlin moved back to central midfield under caretaker manager David Byrne.[13]

As Danny Wilson took charge, Timlin was playing at left side of defence again, but after Wilson"s first game in charge, Timlin was moved to the left side of midfield and then back to central midfield. Timlin was ever-present in the middle of midfield for the remainder of the season, only missing two games through suspension.[14] The 2009–10 season was frustrating for Timlin, as he spent most of the season on the bench, which during the time, the club was making their attempt to the Championship losing out to Millwall in the Playoff Final at Wembley.Despite lack of first opportunities, Timlin signed a new one-year deal after being offered a new contract.[15][16]

At the start of the 2010–11 season, Timlin appeared on the bench for numbers of game before joining Southend United on loan. Upon his return from a loan spell with Southend United, Timlin made his return, where he made his first appearance since September, where Swindon Town played Brentford in the quarter final of Southern Section.

He signed a new two-year contract extension with Swindon on 23 June 2011.[17] Timlin revealed he never considered leaving the Robins despite recurring interests from Southend United.[18] Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Timlin praised newly manager Paolo Di Canio for his influence.[19]

Southend United

On 15 September 2010, Timlin joined League Two side Southend United on a one-month loan.[20] After making his debut, Timlin scored his first goal from a 30-yard free-kick, in a 3–1 win over Hereford United on 25 September 2010.[21] Timlin make an impressive performance for Southend United that he's keen to extend his loan with Southend United beyond, as well as the club agreeing with him.[22][23] However, the club changed their mind by recalling him back to Swindon Town.[24]

On 31 August 2011, Timlin rejoined Southend United on loan for a 4-month spell for the second time.[25] His last match on loan to Southend United was on Monday 2 January 2012 against Dagenham and Redbridge.[26] In the evening of Thursday 5 January, three days after his loan spell came to an end, it was confirmed that he would be moving to Southend for an 'undisclosed fee'[27]

On 5 February 2013, in a match against Leyton Orient, Timlin suffered a broken leg and was out of action for 8–9 months. He then missed the second leg of that game, the JPT Area Final, and the subsequent Wembley final.[28] It was hoped that he would be back for the start of the next season 2013–14. Despite the injury, Timlin was offered a new contract and signed a two-year contract.[29][30] He made his return after appearing on the bench for three match, where he came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute, in a 2–1 loss against Chesterfield on 24 August 2013.[31] At the end of the 2014–15 season he played for Southend in the League Two play-off final against Wycombe Wanderers. Southend won in a penalty shoot-out and were promoted to League One.

On 2 July 2015 Timlin signed a new 2-year contract at Southend.

Stevenage

Timlin signed for League Two club Stevenage on a free transfer on 11 June 2018.[32] He made his Stevenage debut in the club's opening game of the 2018–19 season, playing the first 64 minutes in a 2–2 draw against Tranmere Rovers at Broadhall Way.[33] Timlin scored his first goal for the club, which turned out to be his only goal for the club,[34] in Stevenage's 1–0 victory over Morecambe on 18 August 2018.[35] He played regularly throughout the season in the centre of midfield, making 46 appearances in all competitions.[34] Timlin was released by Stevenage at the end of the season.[36]

Timlin re-joined Stevenage on 20 September 2019.[37][38] The club stated Timlin had previously chosen not to agree a new contract in the summer due to personal reasons.[37]

Personal life

On 5 June 2013, Timlin was sentenced to an 84-day prison sentence for perverting the course of justice in regards to traffic offences, although he was told he would only serve half. He was also given an £80 fine and four points on his driving license. On 17 July, Timlin was released from prison having served his 42 days. He linked up with the Southend squad to continue his rehabilitation on his broken leg and opened talks with manager Phil Brown about a new contract[39]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	2004–05[40]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2005–06[41]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2006–07[42]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	3	0	—		4	0
Scunthorpe United (loan)	2005–06[41]	League One	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2005–06[41]	League One	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2006–07[42]	League Two	24	1	1	0	—		0	0	25	1
Swindon Town (loan)	2007–08[43]	League One	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Swindon Town	2008–09[44]	League One	41	2	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	2
	2009–10[45]	League One	22	0	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	0
	2010–11[46]	League One	22	2	3	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	2
	2011–12[47]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		86	4	7	0	2	0	6	0	101	4
Southend United (loan)	2010–11[46]	League Two	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Southend United	2011–12[47]	League Two	39	4	4	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	47	4
	2012–13[48]	League Two	25	0	5	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	0
	2013–14[49]	League Two	36	2	4	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	43	3
	2014–15[50]	League Two	32	3	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	1	36	4
	2015–16[51]	League One	21	2	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	24	2
	2016–17[52]	League One	27	1	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	29	1
	2017–18[53]	League One	34	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	39	0
	Total		214	12	16	1	2	0	21	1	253	14
Stevenage	2018–19[34]	League Two	42	1	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	46	1
	2019–20[54]	League Two	13	0	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	18	0
	Total		55	1	3	0	1	0	5	0	64	1
Career total			401	20	28	1	8	0	32	1	469	22

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
3. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
4. Appearances in the League Two play-offs
5. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Southend United

• League Two play-offs: 2014–15

References

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External links

• Michael Timlin at Soccerbase