Will Haining

Will Haining

Personal information
Full name	William Wallace Haining
Date of birth	2 October 1982 (1982-10-02)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Morecambe
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2007	Oldham Athletic	155	(11)
2007–2009	St Mirren	48	(1)
2009–	Morecambe	68	(3)
2011	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:23, 21 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

William Wallace "Will" Haining (born 2 October 1982) is a Scottish footballer. He is a central defender, and is currently playing for English League Two side Morecambe as team captain.

Career

Oldham Athletic

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Haining started his career in England at Oldham Athletic. He made his debut as an 88th minute substitute on 29 December 2001 in a 2-0 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. After two further brief substitute appearances, he made his full debut on 20 April 2002 in a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at Boundary Park. The following season he became a regular in the side, scoring his first goal on 7 December 2002 as the Latics lost at home to Cheltenham Town in the second round of the FA Cup. His first league goal came 19 days later on 26 December in a 1-1 home draw with Blackpool.

His final appearance for the club was against Blackpool in the second leg of the 2006-07 League One play-off semi-final which the Latics lost 3-1. He made a total of 180 appearances in six years with the Latics, scoring 12 goals.

St Mirren

On 28 June 2007 Haining joined Scottish Premier League club St Mirren on a free transfer. He made his debut on 4 August in a 1-0 defeat to Motherwell at Love Street. His first, and ultimately only, goal was a 90th minute winner on 3 May 2008 in a 1-0 home win over Kilmarnock. He made a total of 35 appearances in the 2007–08 season as the Buddies finished in 10th place in the Scottish Premier League.

In December 2008 Haining tore a muscle in his foot and had to wear a medical support boot for four weeks. He was out of action for three months, returning on 28 February 2009 in a 7-0 defeat to Celtic at Celtic Park.

He made a total of 23 appearances in the 2008–09 season as St Mirren finished in 11th place, avoiding relegation to the First Division on goal difference. His contract was not renewed at the end of the season and he left the Buddies when his contract expired on 30 June 2009. He made a total of 58 appearances for the Buddies, scoring one goal.

In July 2009 he joined English Championship side Blackpool on trial.

Morecambe

Haining joined Morecambe on a two year deal on 7 August 2009. His debut was in the 2-2 draw with Hereford United the following day. He has also had a seven game loan spell at Fleetwood in the Conference.On August 5th he was made captain by new boss Jim Bentley.

Personal life

Haining became engaged to English glamour model Michelle Marsh on Valentine's Day 2005. The couple married on 2 June 2007. They have two children.

External links

• Will Haining career stats at Soccerbase
• Football.co.uk: Will Haining
• 4thegame.com: Will Haining