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Michael Maidens Personal information Full name Michael Douglas Maidens Date of birth 7 May 1987 Place of birth Middlesbrough, England Date of death 19 October 2007 (aged 20) Place of death Lazenby, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Youth career –2004 Hartlepool United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2007 Hartlepool United 25 (1) 2007 → York City (loan) 3 (0) 2007 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 7 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Douglas Maidens[1] (7 May 1987 – 19 October 2007) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career with Hartlepool United in 2004, making his debut in the League Cup against Crystal Palace in September 2004.
He joined York City on a month's loan in January 2007 and made three appearances in the Conference National. He joined Blyth Spartans on loan during the 2007–08 season and made seven appearances and scored one goal for them in Conference North.
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Career
Maidens started his career as a trainee with Hartlepool United and in 2001 was placed on standby for The Football Association's "Under-15 Schoolboy Development Course",[2] before being given a full call-up.[3] His first team debut came on 21 September 2004 when he was a late substitute for Gavin Strachan in the 2–1 League Cup defeat away to Crystal Palace. A month later, on 30 October 2004, he made his league debut in the 1–0 home win against Port Vale. He scored Hartlepool's goal of the season in the 2005–06 season, a curling effort in a 3–1 victory over Huddersfield Town in March 2006.[4]
Maidens joined York City on a month's loan on 19 January 2007.[5] He made three appearances for the club.[6]
He joined Blyth Spartans on loan in time for the start of the 2007–08 season and scored on his Conference North debut, a 2–0 win at home to Alfreton Town.[7] He made seven appearances and scored one goal for the club.[8]
Death
On 20 October 2007, Hartlepool United announced that Maidens had died in a road traffic accident. He was a passenger in a vehicle which lost control and collided with a metal post near a roundabout on the A174 at 20.25 hours on 19 October, police reported. Both their youth team game and their league game against Swansea City were postponed as a mark of respect. The postponement was fully backed by Swansea City and the Football League.[9]
Swansea City and Hartlepool players paid tribute to Maidens on 21 October. One of the Swansea players who was deeply saddened by Maidens' passing was Tom Butler, who played alongside him during his time at Hartlepool.[10] Hartlepool have since retired Maidens' number 25 shirt.[11]
Career statistics
Club Performance Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Hartlepool United 2004–05[12] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2005–06[13] 20 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 1 2006–07[14] 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 2007–08[15] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subtotal 25 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 30 1 York City (loan) 2006–07[6] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Blyth Spartans (loan) 2007–08[8] 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Total 35 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 40 2 References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 409. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ "Pools youngsters standing by". Hartlepool United F.C.. 2001-10-11. http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~107497,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "England call-up for under-15's". Hartlepool United F.C.. 2001-10-17. http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~107497,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2007-01-20). "McEwan snap up Pool’s winger". The Press. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/news/display.var.1136884.0.mcewan_snap_up_pools_winger.php. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ "Hartlepool midfielder joins York". BBC Sport. 2007-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/6279955.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ a b "York 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=2910. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Spartans open league campaign with win - slideshow". News Post Leader. 2007-08-15. http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/audio-video/Spartans-open-league-campaign-with.3104743.jp. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ a b "Player Details: Season 2007-2008". SoccerFactsUK. http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2007/player_details.php?playerid=4007. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Hartlepool player dies in crash". BBC Sport. 2007-10-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7043096.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ Butler Pays Tribute To Former Team Mate
- ^ "Pools retire Maidens' number 25". BBC Sport. 2007-10-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/7067462.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=134&teamid=1190. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=135&teamid=1190. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=1190. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=137&teamid=1190. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
External links
- Michael Maidens career stats at Soccerbase
- Michael Maidens profile at the Hartlepool United website
Categories:- 1987 births
- People from Middlesbrough
- 2007 deaths
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- Road accident deaths in England
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