Lionel Ainsworth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel Glenn Robert Ainsworth | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Motherwell | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Derby County | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Hereford United | 15 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Watford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Watford | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Hereford United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Brentford (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Shrewsbury Town | 54 | (11) |
| 2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Rotherham United | 16 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Motherwell (loan) | 29 | (11) |
| 2014– | Motherwell | 85 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:41, 1 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Lionel Glenn Robert Ainsworth (born 1 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Motherwell. He plays as a right winger.
Ainsworth was born in Nottingham and started his career at Derby County, signing his first professional contract on 4 August 2005. He made his first team debut on 25 February 2006 in a 1–0 home win over Plymouth Argyle, coming on as a late substitute for Kevin Lisbie. His second and final first team appearance for Derby came in a 5–0 defeat to Reading on 1 April 2006, again as a substitute.
Ainsworth spent the first four months of the 2006–07 season on loan at League One side Bournemouth, but made only nine appearances. In January 2007 he joined Conference side Halifax Town for a month, scoring his first senior goal on his debut against York City. Soon after his return to Derby he joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the season, where he made seven appearances before being recalled in April.
He was released by Derby at the end of the 2006–07 season and was signed by Hereford United, who were about to start their second season back in the Football League. He quickly established his place in the side and featured in every first team match bar one, during his time with the Bulls. In only his second match he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 League Cup first round win over Yeovil Town. He went on to score another hat-trick, this time in a 3–2 league win at . Ainsworth's last match for Hereford saw him score a 3rd-minute winner against Leeds United, in the FA Cup First Round.
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