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Lionel Ainsworth

Lionel Ainsworth

Midfield - Right Midfield  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.66 m
Footright
BornOctober 1, 1987
👕200+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

19
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.14
goals / match
Motherwell FC
top club · 138 apps

Career highs

€450k
peak value · 2017
€600k
top transfer fee · 08/09
11
best season · 13/14
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Benjamin Kessel
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Benedikt Koep
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Szilárd Éles
Defender - Left-Back · Retired

Shares 1987-10-01 · 3 players total

397Appearances
56Goals
57Assists
8Yellow cards
0Red cards
55Full matches (90′)
Full nameLionel Ainsworth
Name in home countryLionel Glenn Robert Ainsworth
Date of birth1987-10-01 (38 yrs)
Place of birthNottingham, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionMidfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height166.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Nov 2023
Transfer: Aveley → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Aveley FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Sudbury → Aveley
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Heybridge Swift → Sudbury
22/23 · Transfer
Sep 2021
Transfer: Braintree → Heybridge Swift
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Welling Utd. → Braintree
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Braintree Town
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2020
Transfer: Dulwich Hamlet → Welling Utd.
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Welling United
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2019
Transfer: Weymouth FC → Dulwich Hamlet
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2019
Transfer: Plymouth → Weymouth FC
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Dulwich Hamlet, Weymouth FC
20 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — Plymouth Argyle
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Plymouth Argyle
24 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Plymouth
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Motherwell FC
35 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Motherwell FC
33 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Motherwell FC
39 matches · 9 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Rotherham → Motherwell FC
14/15 · Transfer
May 2014
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Rotherham
13/14 · Return from loan
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Rotherham → Motherwell FC
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Motherwell FC
31 matches · 11 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2013
Transfer: Aldershot → Rotherham
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Rotherham → Aldershot
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Rotherham United, Aldershot Town
25 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Rotherham
12/13 · Transfer
May 2012
Transfer: Burton Albion → Shrewsbury
11/12 · Return from loan
Mar 2012
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Burton Albion
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Shrewsbury Town, Burton Albion
34 matches · 2 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Huddersfield → Shrewsbury
10/11 · Transfer · €425k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Shrewsbury Town
36 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Brentford → Huddersfield
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Huddersfield → Brentford
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Huddersfield Town, Brentford FC
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Watford → Huddersfield
08/09 · Transfer · €600k
Jan 2009
Transfer: Hereford Utd. → Watford
08/09 · Return from loan
Nov 2008
Transfer: Watford → Hereford Utd.
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Watford FC, Hereford United (- 2014), Huddersfield Town
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Hereford Utd. → Watford
07/08 · Transfer · €275k
Jan 2008
Transfer: Watford → Hereford Utd.
07/08 · Return from loan
Nov 2007
Transfer: Hereford Utd. → Watford
07/08 · Loan
Aug 2007
Transfer: Derby Res. → Hereford Utd.
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Watford FC, Hereford United (- 2014)
29 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2007
Transfer: Wycombe → Derby Res.
06/07 · Return from loan
Feb 2007
Transfer: Derby Res. → Wycombe
06/07 · Loan
Feb 2007
Transfer: Halifax Town → Derby Res.
06/07 · Return from loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: Derby Res. → Halifax Town
06/07 · Loan
Dec 2006
Transfer: Bournemouth → Derby Res.
06/07 · Return from loan
Aug 2006
Transfer: Derby Res. → Bournemouth
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Halifax Town (- 2008), AFC Bournemouth, Wycombe Wanderers
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Derby County
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Derby U18 → Derby Res.
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €450k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,945 min
Minutes played by club
Aveley FC 0.0%
Braintree Town 0.0%
Welling United 8.4%
Dulwich Hamlet 5.4%
Weymouth FC 7.3%
Plymouth Argyle 0.0%
Motherwell FC 38.7%
Rotherham United 1.4%
Aldershot Town 0.0%
Burton Albion 0.0%
Shrewsbury Town 20.5%
Brentford FC 0.0%
Huddersfield Town 0.0%
Hereford United (- 2014) 15.0%
Watford FC 0.0%
Wycombe Wanderers 0.0%
AFC Bournemouth 0.0%
Halifax Town (- 2008) 3.3%
Derby County 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Aveley FC 1 23/24 23/24 1 0 0 0
Braintree Town 1 21/22 21/22 1 0 0 0
Welling United 1 20/21 20/21 10 1 0 416
Dulwich Hamlet 1 19/20 19/20 14 3 0 268
Weymouth FC 1 19/20 19/20 6 1 0 359
Plymouth Argyle 2 17/18 18/19 26 0 2 0
Motherwell FC 4 13/14 16/17 138 27 29 1,913
Rotherham United 1 12/13 12/13 18 1 4 70
Aldershot Town 1 12/13 12/13 7 0 0 0
Burton Albion 1 11/12 11/12 7 0 0 0
Shrewsbury Town 2 10/11 11/12 63 11 16 1,016
Brentford FC 1 09/10 09/10 9 0 0 0
Huddersfield Town 2 08/09 09/10 31 0 1 0
Hereford United (- 2014) 2 07/08 08/09 26 11 5 740
Watford FC 2 07/08 08/09 20 0 0 0
Wycombe Wanderers 1 06/07 06/07 7 0 0 0
AFC Bournemouth 1 06/07 06/07 9 0 0 0
Halifax Town (- 2008) 1 06/07 06/07 2 1 0 163
Derby County 1 05/06 05/06 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€113K11€225K16€338K21€450K06/07 — 1 goals (Halifax Town (- 2008))106/0707/08 — 8 goals (Hereford United (- 2014))07/08 — 5 assists1307/0808/09 — 3 goals (Hereford United (- 2014))308/0909/10 — 1 assists109/1010/11 — 9 goals (Shrewsbury Town)10/11 — 5 assists1410/1111/12 — 2 goals (Shrewsbury Town)11/12 — 11 assists1311/1212/13 — 1 goals (Rotherham United)12/13 — 4 assists512/1313/14 — 11 goals (Motherwell FC)13/14 — 10 assists2113/1414/15 — 9 goals (Motherwell FC)14/15 — 9 assists1814/1515/16 — 3 goals (Motherwell FC)15/16 — 8 assists1115/1616/17 — 4 goals (Motherwell FC)16/17 — 2 assists616/1717/18 — 2 assists217/1819/20 — 4 goals (Weymouth FC)419/2020/21 — 1 goals (Welling United)120/2110/11 — €175K14/15 — €400K15/16 — €400K17/18 — €450K20/21 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 8807/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 111113/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2223/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 5507/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 111111/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 101013/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2223/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 National League South Aveley FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 National League South Braintree Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 National League South Welling United 10 1 0 0 0 416
19/20 National League South Dulwich Hamlet 14 3 0 0 0 268
19/20 National League South Weymouth FC 6 1 0 0 0 359
18/19 EFL Trophy Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League One Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Plymouth Argyle 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Plymouth Argyle 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Plymouth Argyle 19 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Motherwell FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premiership Motherwell FC 30 4 2 1 0 308
16/17 SFA Cup Motherwell FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Motherwell FC 29 2 6 1 0 760
15/16 SCL by Utilita Motherwell FC 2 1 1 0 0 160
15/16 SFA Cup Motherwell FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Motherwell FC 2 1 1 0 0 146
14/15 League Cup Motherwell FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premiership Motherwell FC 34 6 8 0 0 281
14/15 Premiership Play-offs Motherwell FC 2 2 0 0 0 83
14/15 SFA Cup Motherwell FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Motherwell FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premiership Motherwell FC 29 11 10 1 0 175
12/13 EFL Trophy Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Aldershot Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 0 70
12/13 League Two Rotherham United 16 0 4 0 0 0
12/13 League Two Aldershot Town 7 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Shrewsbury Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Shrewsbury Town 3 0 4 0 0 0
11/12 League Two Burton Albion 7 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Two Shrewsbury Town 21 2 7 2 0 815
10/11 EFL Trophy Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 League Two Shrewsbury Town 32 9 4 2 0 201
10/11 League Two Play-Offs Shrewsbury Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 EFL Trophy Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League One Brentford FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League One Huddersfield Town 11 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Watford FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Watford FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 League One Hereford United (- 2014) 7 3 0 0 0 208
08/09 League One Huddersfield Town 14 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Watford FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Play-Offs Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Hereford United (- 2014) 2 1 0 0 0 180
07/08 League Cup Hereford United (- 2014) 2 3 0 0 0 58
07/08 League Two Hereford United (- 2014) 15 4 5 0 0 294
06/07 Conference Halifax Town (- 2008) 2 1 0 0 0 163
06/07 EFL Trophy AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League One AFC Bournemouth 7 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Two Wycombe Wanderers 7 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Derby U18 Derby Res. Transfer 50000 —
06/07 2006-08-03 Derby Res. Bournemouth Loan 50000 —
06/07 2006-12-15 Bournemouth Derby Res. Return from loan 50000 —
06/07 2007-01-22 Derby Res. Halifax Town Loan 50000 —
06/07 2007-02-18 Halifax Town Derby Res. Return from loan 50000 —
06/07 2007-02-22 Derby Res. Wycombe Loan 50000 —
06/07 2007-04-10 Wycombe Derby Res. Return from loan 50000 —
07/08 2007-08-03 Derby Res. Hereford Utd. Transfer 50000 —
07/08 2007-11-22 Hereford Utd. Watford Loan 50000 —
07/08 2008-01-02 Watford Hereford Utd. Return from loan 50000 —
07/08 2008-01-05 Hereford Utd. Watford Transfer 50000 €275k
08/09 2008-11-21 Watford Hereford Utd. Loan 50000 —
08/09 2009-01-18 Hereford Utd. Watford Return from loan 50000 —
08/09 2009-01-23 Watford Huddersfield Transfer 50000 €600k
09/10 2010-01-29 Huddersfield Brentford Loan 50000 —
09/10 2010-05-31 Brentford Huddersfield Return from loan 175000 —
10/11 2010-08-02 Huddersfield Shrewsbury Transfer 175000 €425k
11/12 2012-03-05 Shrewsbury Burton Albion Loan 175000 —
11/12 2012-05-06 Burton Albion Shrewsbury Return from loan 175000 —
12/13 2012-07-01 Shrewsbury Rotherham Transfer 175000 —
12/13 2013-01-21 Rotherham Aldershot Loan 175000 —
12/13 2013-03-21 Aldershot Rotherham Return from loan 175000 —
13/14 2013-08-29 Rotherham Motherwell FC Loan 175000 —
13/14 2014-05-31 Motherwell FC Rotherham Return from loan 275000 —
14/15 2014-07-01 Rotherham Motherwell FC Transfer 275000 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Motherwell FC Plymouth Transfer 450000 —
19/20 2019-08-31 Plymouth Weymouth FC Transfer 350000 —
19/20 2019-11-16 Weymouth FC Dulwich Hamlet Transfer 350000 —
20/21 2020-09-17 Dulwich Hamlet Welling Utd. Transfer 0 —
21/22 2021-07-03 Welling Utd. Braintree Transfer 0 —
21/22 2021-09-18 Braintree Heybridge Swift Transfer 0 —
22/23 2022-07-01 Heybridge Swift Sudbury Transfer 0 —
23/24 2023-07-01 Sudbury Aveley Transfer 0 —
23/24 2023-11-23 Aveley Without Club Transfer 0 —
24/25 2024-07-01 Without Club Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Knee problems 2013-11-26 2013-12-05 10 1
Current€300k
Peak€450k
Low—
Δ since start+€250k
—€113k€225k€338k€450k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #30322 — 2 0 — — former national player
Team #23260 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #21340 — 1 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Louis Moult 1 2 0
Theo Robinson 2 3 0
Chris Cadden 1 1 0
Iain Vigurs 2 2 0
Ben Heneghan 1 0 0
Craig Reid 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Premiership Motherwell FC 11 29
10/11 League Two Shrewsbury Town 9 32
14/15 Premiership Motherwell FC 6 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Premiership Motherwell FC 10 29
14/15 Premiership Motherwell FC 8 34
11/12 League Two Shrewsbury Town 7 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-05-31 Motherwell FC Rotherham Return from loan — €275k
13/14 2013-08-29 Rotherham Motherwell FC Loan — €175k
12/13 2013-03-21 Aldershot Rotherham Return from loan — €175k
12/13 2013-01-21 Rotherham Aldershot Loan — €175k
11/12 2012-05-06 Burton Albion Shrewsbury Return from loan — €175k
11/12 2012-03-05 Shrewsbury Burton Albion Loan — €175k
09/10 2010-05-31 Brentford Huddersfield Return from loan — €175k
09/10 2010-01-29 Huddersfield Brentford Loan — €50k
08/09 2009-01-18 Hereford Utd. Watford Return from loan — €50k
08/09 2008-11-21 Watford Hereford Utd. Loan — €50k
07/08 2008-01-02 Watford Hereford Utd. Return from loan — €50k
07/08 2007-11-22 Hereford Utd. Watford Loan — €50k
06/07 2007-04-10 Wycombe Derby Res. Return from loan — €50k
06/07 2007-02-22 Derby Res. Wycombe Loan — €50k
06/07 2007-02-18 Halifax Town Derby Res. Return from loan — €50k
06/07 2007-01-22 Derby Res. Halifax Town Loan — €50k
06/07 2006-12-15 Bournemouth Derby Res. Return from loan — €50k
06/07 2006-08-03 Derby Res. Bournemouth Loan — €50k

Teams faced most often by Lionel Ainsworth's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Gillingham FC 29 11 9 9 46 35 +11 38%
Bradford City 28 13 7 8 40 31 +9 46%
Accrington Stanley 28 18 7 3 49 25 +24 64%
Port Vale FC 24 6 6 12 25 36 -11 25%
Rochdale AFC 22 6 5 11 31 36 -5 27%
Milton Keynes Dons 22 5 8 9 34 39 -5 23%
Brentford FC 22 6 8 8 19 21 -2 27%
Chesterfield FC 22 7 4 11 27 39 -12 32%
Barnet FC 22 6 8 8 23 29 -6 27%
Bury FC 22 7 7 8 26 27 -1 32%
Burton Albion 21 9 6 6 28 21 +7 43%
Crewe Alexandra 20 9 5 6 32 24 +8 45%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal
16/17 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
16/17 35 308 1 0 0 0.29
15/16 33 920 1 0 0 0.1
13/14 31 175 1 0 0 0.51
11/12 34 815 2 0 0 0.22
10/11 36 201 2 0 0 0.9
08/09 31 208 1 0 0 0.43

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
122 apps
23 G
26 A
League Two
105 apps
15 G
20 A
National League South
32 apps
5 G
0 A
League Cup
13 apps
4 G
5 A
League One
68 apps
3 G
3 A
Premiership Play-offs
2 apps
2 G
0 A
SCL by Utilita
10 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
2 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Conference
2 apps
1 G
0 A

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Who is Lionel Ainsworth?

Lionel Ainsworth is an England professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Retired.

How old is Lionel Ainsworth?

Lionel Ainsworth is 38 years old. He was born on October 1, 1987 in Nottingham.

What position does Lionel Ainsworth play?

Lionel Ainsworth plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).

What club does Lionel Ainsworth play for?

Lionel Ainsworth currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Lionel Ainsworth scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lionel Ainsworth has scored 56 goals in 397 appearances.