Adam Birchall
Birchall with Gillingham in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Stephen Birchall | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Maidstone, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Mansfield Town | 36 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Barnet (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Barnet | 97 | (17) |
| 2009–2011 | Dover Athletic | 76 | (49) |
| 2011–2014 | Gillingham | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Dartford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Dartford (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Bromley | 25 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 315 | (79) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2006 | Wales U21 | 12 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Adam Stephen Birchall (born 2 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Despite being born in England he has several caps for the Welsh under-21 team, scoring on his debut against the Finland under 21s.
Born in Maidstone, Kent, Birchall began his career at Arsenal, but never made it to the first-team. In the 2004–05 season, Birchall had a successful loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers, scoring four goals in twelve league games. He was released by Arsenal at the end of that season, and joined Mansfield Town in June 2005 on a two-year contract.
The move to Mansfield was something of a disappointment for Birchall. Big things were expected from the youngster, but despite occasional flashes of brilliance, he failed to live up to expectations, scoring only three goals and spending most of his time at Mansfield playing on the right of midfield. He did, however, score in Mansfield's nationally televised FA Cup victory against Grays Athletic on his 21st birthday.
On 23 November 2006, Birchall was loaned to divisional rivals Barnet, where he was a hit, scoring the first goal in their 4–1 thrashing of Northampton Town in the FA Cup. A move was made permanent on 4 January 2007. During his time at Barnet, Birchall is credited with the idea for a now widely used scheme whereby only the team captain can question referees' decisions, to reduce dissent and the yellow cards that follow. Since the beginning of the 2007–08 season, when the rule was introduced, the club's disciplinary record has significantly improved, and the club has earned praise throughout the game. After finishing as the top goalscorer for Barnet in the 2007–08 season with 15 goals, Birchall struggled for form in 2009 and was released in May after scoring only two league goals in the 2008–09 season.
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