Joe Skarz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Peter Skarz | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bury | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Netherton | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010– | Bury | 71 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:40, 21 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joseph Peter "Joe" Skarz (born 13 July 1989 in Huddersfield) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Bury in Football League One as a defender, having started his career at Huddersfield Town.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Huddersfield Town
Born in Huddersfield, Skarz came through his hometown club's academy. After making progress in the reserves, Skarz made his first-team début on 4 November 2006, playing at left back in a 1–1 draw at home to Scunthorpe United. Manager Peter Jackson announced that Skarz would be the first choice left-back in preference to Danny Adams, although Jackson then signed Blackburn Rovers defender Andy Taylor on loan as competition for Skarz.[1]
On 4 March 2007, Skarz received the Football League Award for League One Apprentice.[2] He signed a new three-year in May 2008 contract at the Galpharm Stadium under new manager Stan Ternent.
His first goal for the Terriers came against Town's greatest rivals Leeds United at Elland Road on 15 November 2008. The match finished 2–1 to Town. After being frozen out of new manager Lee Clark's squad by Robbie Williams, he joined fellow League One side Hartlepool United on loan on 26 March 2009.[3] He made his debut as a substitute the following day in the 3–2 defeat to Southend United at Roots Hall. Skarz returned to his parent club after his loan deal expired after making 7 appearances for Hartlepool United.[4]
Skarz made his first start of the 2009–10 season in their 3–1 win over Stockport County in the League Cup, Skarz became a regular in Town's left back position, but then lost his place in the starting line up to Williams. Skarz was sent out on loan to League Two side Shrewsbury Town in January 2010 after the arrival of Australian international Dean Heffernan.
[edit] Shrewsbury Town
Huddersfield manager Lee Clark sent Skarz on loan to League Two side Shrewsbury Town until the end of the season on 21 January 2010. He made his debut two days later, in a 2–1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge at the Prostar Stadium.[5] He returned to the Galpharm at the end of the season, although Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner expressed an interest in signing Skarz permanently if possible.[6]
[edit] Bury
After being placed on the transfer list by Clark at the end of 2009–10, Skarz left Huddersfield to join Football League Two side Bury.[7] In his first season at Bury, Skarz played in every league match for the club and made the PFA League 2 team of the year. On 9 February 2012, Skartz signed a new contract with Bury which keeps Skartz until the end of the 2013–14 season after agreeing a new two-and-a-half year deal.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Step up Joe", The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 13 January 2007
- ^ "Koumas Takes Top Billing At League Awards", Tony Leighton, The Football League, 4 March 2007
- ^ "Hartlepool Sign Left Back From Huddersfield". Vital Hartlepool. 26 March 2009. http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=148912.
- ^ "Hartlepool Not Interested In Huddersfield Duo". Vital Hartlepool. 11 May 2009. http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=154248.
- ^ "Joe Skarz: Bury". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Garrison, James (24 June 2010). "Will Joe Skarz return to Shrewsbury?". Shropshire Star. http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2010/06/24/will-joe-skarz-return-to-shrewsbury/. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Bury sign former Crewe midfielder Steven Schumacher". BBC Sport. 8 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/8801954.stm. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Shakers pair agree new deals". Sky Sports. 9 February 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7499548/Shakers-pair-agree-new-deals. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- Joe Skarz profile at Vital Hartlepool
- Joe Skarz player profile at htafc.com
- Joe Skarz career stats at Soccerbase
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