Michael Rankine
Rankine playing for York City in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Lee Rankine | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Guiseley | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Armthorpe Welfare (loan) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Barrow | 48 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Barrow (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2006 | Armthorpe Welfare | ||
| 2006 | Alfreton Town | 22 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Rushden & Diamonds | 117 | (26) |
| 2008 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | York City | 85 | (20) |
| 2011–2013 | Aldershot Town | 46 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → York City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hereford United | 31 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Gateshead | 31 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Altrincham | 40 | (12) |
| 2016– | Guiseley | 30 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:39, 1 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Michael Lee Rankine (born 15 January 1985) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Guiseley.
Rankine began his career with the Doncaster Rovers youth system, before playing for Armthorpe Welfare and Barrow in non-League football. He moved to League Two club Scunthorpe United in 2004 but after only scoring one goal for them he signed for Alfreton Town. He signed for Conference National club Rushden & Diamonds in 2006, where he played for three seasons, before signing for divisional rivals York City in 2009. He played for them in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off Final before signing for Aldershot Town in 2011. He spent two seasons at Aldershot and during that time had loan spells with Grimsby Town and York. After a season with Hereford United he signed for Gateshead in 2014.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Rankine started his career in the youth system of hometown club Doncaster Rovers. He played for Armthorpe Welfare on work experience in 2002 and was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2002–03 season after failing to progress into their first team. He signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Barrow in the summer of 2003 after impressing against them for Armthorpe during a pre-season friendly. He was unable to play for them in the opening match of 2003–04 after suffering whiplash following a car crash. He made 47 appearances and scored nine goals in 2003–04.
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