Mike Calveley

Michael Thomas Calveley (born 22 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Chorley.

Mike Calveley
Personal information
Full name Michael Thomas Calveley[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999[2]
Place of birth Chester, England[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chorley
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Port Vale 3 (0)
2017 → Leek Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Nuneaton Borough (loan) 38 (4)
2019–2020 Curzon Ashton 21 (3)
2020– Chorley 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

He turned professional at Port Vale in May 2017 and went on to play on loan at Leek Town and Nuneaton Borough. Released in May 2019, he signed for Curzon Ashton four months later. He joined Chorley in July 2020.

Playing career

Port Vale

Calveley turned professional at Port Vale in May 2017; he signed a one-year contract shortly after receiving the club's Youth Player of the Year award.[4] On 13 September 2017, he joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Leek Town on a one-month loan.[5] Vale manager Michael Brown said that he sanctioned the loan move because of his respect for "Blues" manager Neil Baker.[6] He scored his first senior goal with a 25-yard strike in Town's 4–1 FA Trophy victory over Lincoln United at Harrison Park on 7 October.[7] He was recalled by new "Valiants" manager Neil Aspin to make his senior debut in a 4–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Vale Park on 7 November.[8]

On 19 July 2018, he joined National League North side Nuneaton Borough on loan, along with teammate Dior Angus.[9] He made his debut for "Boro" on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, and went in goal for the last ten minutes of the game after goalkeeper Louis Gray was sent off, managing to keep a clean sheet as his new team recorded a 0–0 draw with Ashton United.[10] On 26 December, he scored his first goal for Nuneaton in a 3–1 defeat at A.F.C. Telford United.[11] On 19 January, he scored both of Nuneaton's goals in their 2–2 draw at Hereford.[12] He was recalled from his loan spell by new Vale manager John Askey in April, having scored four goals in 42 matches for Nuneaton.[13] However he played just two minutes for Vale as a substitute and Askey confirmed that he would not be offering Calveley a new contract on 16 May; meanwhile he was voted as Nuneaton's players' player of the year.[14][15]

Non-league

Calveley joined National League North side Curzon Ashton and made his debut for the "Nash" on 28 September 2019, in a 2–1 defeat at Farsley Celtic.[16] He scored three goals in 22 games during the 2019–20 season, which was curtailed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. He was signed by National League North rivals Chorley on 8 July 2020.[17] Manager Jamie Vermiglio said that "he'll bring strength and energy to the midfield and our supporters will no doubt appreciate his work ethic".[18]

Style of play

Port Vale youth team coach Mick Ede stated that Calveley is "a big midfielder, a destroyer, but when he gets on the ball you know he generally looks for that forward pass and breaks lines".[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 March 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2017–18[20] League Two 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[21]EFL League Two1000000010
Total 3000001040
Leek Town (loan) 2017–18[22] NPL - Division One South 8000003[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]1111
Nuneaton Borough (loan) 2018–19[23][24]National League North38400004[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 2]0424
Curzon Ashton 2019–20[23]National League North213000010223
Chorley 2020–21[23]National League North0000000000
Career total 707000091798
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance/s in the FA Trophy
  3. Appearance/s in the Northern Premier League League Challenge Cup
  4. Appearance/s in the Birmingham Senior Cup
  5. Appearance/s and goal/s in the Worcestershire Senior Cup

References
  1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2018/2019". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2018/2019". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. "Mike Calveley Signs Pro Deal". port-vale.co.uk. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. Baggaley, Michael (13 September 2017). "Port Vale's Mike Calveley joins Leek Town on loan". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. Baggaley, Michael (15 September 2017). "Port Vale diary with news of Mike Calveley, Callum Guy and supporters' meeting". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. "Leek Town 4 vs. 1 Lincoln United - 7 October 2017 - First - Leek Town". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. Baggaley, Michael (7 November 2017). "Aspin revolution continues as Port Vale beat Crewe 4-2 in Checkatrade Trophy". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. Baggaley, Michael (19 July 2018). "Port Vale transfer updates on Rory McKeown, Dior Angus and Mike Calveley". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. Baggaley, Michael (6 August 2018). "Loan watch as Port Vale midfielder goes in goal for Nuneaton Borough". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. Baggaley, Michael (27 December 2018). "Brendon Daniels' wonder-goal as Port Vale players feature in Telford v Nuneaton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  12. "Highlights: Hereford vs Nuneaton Borough". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  13. Smith, Peter (19 April 2019). "Four changes for Port Vale v Stevenage - and loanee returns for place on bench". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  14. Baggaley, Michael (16 May 2019). "Port Vale's retained list in full as nine players are released". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  15. Sherwin, Phil (19 May 2019). "From local heroes who impressed to lost boys: Port Vale class of 2018/19 rated". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  16. "Curzon Ashton FC : News". Curzon Ashton FC. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. "Chorley sign Curzon Ashton midfielder Calveley | Non League Daily". nonleaguedaily.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  18. Birch, Alex (7 July 2020). "Midfielder Calveley signs up for 2020/21". Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  19. Baggaley, Mike (10 May 2017). "Port Vale: Midfielder Mike Calveley signs senior deal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  20. "Games played by Mike Calveley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  21. "Games played by Mike Calveley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  22. "Fixtures and Results - First - Leek Town". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  23. Mike Calveley at Soccerway
  24. "Mike Calveley - Nuneaton Borough 1st Team - Nuneaton Borough FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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