| Connor Kirby | |
| Fullname: | Connor Alexander Kirby[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Barnsley, England |
| Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet)[3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Buxton |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Macclesfield Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Buxton |
| Caps5: | 86 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Club-Update: | 09:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC) |
Connor Alexander Kirby (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Buxton. He has previously had spells at Macclesfield Town, Altrincham and started his career at Sheffield Wednesday.[4]
Kirby signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in October 2015.[5]
In April 2018 he made his first team debut for the club, playing as a substitute as Wednesday beat Reading in the Football League Championship.[6]
Kirby signed on a season-long loan at Macclesfield Town on 9 August 2019.[7]
Kirby was the first signing for Harrogate Town in their first season in the Football League.[8] On 21 April 2021, he joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] After a successful loan spell the previous season, Kirby returned to Altrincham on loan in July, signing until 3 January 2022.[10] On 11 September 2021, Kirby suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg, in a game against Wealdstone.[11]
On 15 July 2022, Kirby joined Buxton for their first season in the National League North following promotion.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2017–18 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[13] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Harrogate Town | 2019–20[14] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1[15] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[16] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | National League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||