Adam Boyd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Mark Boyd | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2006 | Hartlepool United | 150 | (55) |
| 2004 | → Boston United (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Luton Town | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Leyton Orient | 77 | (23) |
| 2009–2012 | Hartlepool United | 92 | (16) |
| 2012 | Celtic Nation | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spennymoor Town | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bishop Auckland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 10 May 2012 (UTC). |
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Adam Mark Boyd (born 25 May 1982) is an English footballer who last played for Bishop Auckland. Boyd plays as a striker and started off playing in school while attending Grange Primary School, in his hometown of Hartlepool.
During his studies at Hartlepool Manor School of Technology, he played for Hartlepool United, making his debut in 1999. Signing professional forms there, he stayed at his hometown club until 2006, save for a short loan spell at Boston United in 2004. He then moved to Luton Town for a fee of £500,000, but found the style of football employed in the Championship difficult to adjust to, and left a year later, joining Leyton Orient on a free transfer. After spending two seasons at Orient, he returned to Hartlepool United. However, his second spell at the club was not as successful as his first, and he was quietly released in 2012. Since then, he has played non-league football, with Celtic Nation, Lincoln City, Spennymoor Town and Bishop Auckland the clubs he has represented.
Born in Hartlepool in the North East of England, Boyd attended Grange Primary School, Hartlepool. There his football abilities were first spotted by the school's headmaster and PE coach, Brian Cross, who selected him to play for the under-11 team, despite only being seven years old. While at Grange Primary School, Boyd rarely missed a game for his school.
He then progressed through to Manor College of Technology and he was once again recognised as a football player by the school's headmaster, Alan White, a teacher who had previously taught Steve Harper and Paul Kitson. Boyd also played for five years with a Sunday League team called Hartlepool St. Francis, where he started off by playing in central defence and helped the team win several trophies in the Teesside Junior Alliance league. Boyd caught the eye of Middlesbrough who sent scouts to watch him and gave him a trial. However, they decided against signing him for he joined Hartlepool United instead, which was his favourite team alongside Manchester United. He had regularly watched Hartlepool United as a young lad with his father.
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