Leon McSweeney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon McSweeney | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Cork City | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Scarborough | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Hucknall Town | 23 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Hednesford Town | 43 | (15) |
| 2005 | Hucknall Town | 17 | (3) |
| 2006 | Hednesford Town | 19 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Ilkeston Town | 36 | (12) |
| 2007 | Cork City | 18 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | 47 | (5) | |
| 2009–2011 | Hartlepool United | 77 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Leyton Orient | 61 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Carlisle United | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Northampton Town | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 8 May 2014 (UTC). |
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Leon McSweeney (born 19 February 1983) is an Irish footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League.
Leon McSweeney began his career with hometown club Cork City. McSweeney's prolific form in Ireland whilst under the watchful eye of then manager Colin Murphy earned him a move to Leicester City in 2001, signing a 3-year professional contract whilst still a teenager.
Despite playing regularly for the Reserves, McSweeney failed to make a first-team appearance and in 2003 was released by then manager Mickey Adams. He soon signed a contract with Scarborough under the management of Russell Slade, where he made four appearances, before accepting a place at Loughborough University.
McSweeney enjoyed success representing the University football club, helping them win the British University Sports Association (BUSA) championship in 2005 and 2006. McSweeney was subsequently selected to represent the English University Football Team at the British University Games in 2007, helping the team win the gold medal.
In tandem with this, McSweeney tasted success at a number of non-league clubs starting at Hucknall Town, where he spent half a season, under then manager Steve Burr, helping them win what was then the Unibond league title (now Conference North) and achieve promotion to the Football League Conference. The club declined their place in the higher league, however, and in the summer of 2004 McSweeney moved to Hednesford Town. He had a successful season with The Pitmen, scoring 15 goals and helping them gain promotion to the Conference North. He could not agree a new contract with the club, however, and so moved back to Hucknall Town in the summer of 2005, only to return to Hednesford Town again in December only to fail to save the club from relegation. The following summer McSweeney moved to Ilkeston Town under the guidance of former Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday striker Nigel Jemson. He spent one season there, scoring 12 goals. He graduated from Loughborough University in 2007 where he achieved a degree in Geography with Sport and Leisure Management.
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