Isaiah Rankin
Rankin warming up for Brentford in 2006
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaiah Marcus Rankin | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Colchester United (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | Bradford City | 37 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Barnsley | 46 | (8) |
| 2004 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2004 | Grimsby Town | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Brentford | 78 | (15) |
| 2006–2008 | Grimsby Town | 37 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Stevenage Borough | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Crawley Town | 18 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Ashford Town | 35 | (12) |
| 2011–2014 | Hendon | 61 | (14) |
| Total | 394 | (76) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Isaiah Marcus Rankin (born 22 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1996 to 2014.
He started his professional career with Arsenal where he came through the club's youth setup. He appeared once for the Gunners, was loaned out to Colchester United, then sold to Bradford City in 1998 where he was part of the squad that gained promotion to the Premier League. Bradford loaned him to Bolton Wanderers, then Birmingham City, before moving him to Barnsley on a permanent deal in 2001. In 2004, he was loaned to Grimsby Town before Grimsby made the move permanent. In the summer of 2004 he rejected a new contract with Grimsby and joined Brentford where he remained for two years before returning to Grimsby. During his second spell at Grimsby, he spent a month on loan with Macclesfield Town before Grimsby released him. He then joined Stevenage Borough for the remainder of the 2007-08 season. He subsequently played non-league football for Crawley Town, Forest Green Rovers, Ashford Town and Hendon.
Rankin started his career playing for Arsenal as a youngster, and he was promoted to be the first team squad in the summer of 1996. Rankin went on to feature once for The Gunners, coming on as a late substitute in a 1-1 draw with rivals Tottenham Hotspur in December 1997. Arsenal went on to win the Premier League that season but Rankin didn't feature enough times (once) for a medal. While with the club he had a brief loan spell with Colchester United. In 1998, he was transfer listed by the club, and shortly afterwards he was to leave Highbury with Yorkshire his destination. Manager Arsène Wenger said he sold Rankin "Because he had in front of him too many players who were in to play in the top team. He was impatient. I thought that he wouldn't naturally make it this season, and he needed some first-team games. He was one of the players where, if you keep him, he drops; if he drops, his value goes down and he isn't happy and he hasn't improved. If you are sure he won't play for you this season, you give him a chance to make a career somewhere else. I'm happy for him."
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