Career snapshot
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1983-09-02 · 6 players total
| Full name | Michael Higdon |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1983-09-02 (42 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
| Citizenship | England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2017-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 405 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 325 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 160 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 527 |
| Motherwell FC | 2 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 83 | 43 | 10 | 618 |
| St. Mirren FC | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 75 | 21 | 6 | 1,013 |
| Falkirk FC | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 1,078 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 03/04 | 06/07 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 1,652 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Premier League | Bangor City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FL Trophy | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
| 15/16 | League One | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | National League | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 325 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 14/15 | League One | Sheffield United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 357 |
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | NEC Nijmegen | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 180 |
| 13/14 | Jupiler PO | NEC Nijmegen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | KNVB Beker | NEC Nijmegen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 347 |
| 12/13 | Champions League Qu. | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 37 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 126 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Motherwell FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 11/12 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 35 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 223 |
| 11/12 | Scot. League Cup | Motherwell FC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 169 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | St. Mirren FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 33 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 513 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Falkirk FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 280 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 34 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 366 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Falkirk FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Falkirk FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 07/08 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 252 |
| 06/07 | EFL Trophy | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 419 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 440 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 652 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Crewe U21 | Crewe Alexandra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Crewe Alexandra | Falkirk | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Falkirk | St. Mirren | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | St. Mirren | Motherwell FC | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-08 | Motherwell FC | NEC Nijmegen | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-04 | NEC Nijmegen | Sheff Utd | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-23 | Sheff Utd | Oldham Athletic | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-23 | Oldham Athletic | Sheff Utd | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-10 | Sheff Utd | Tranmere | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Tranmere | Without Club | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-17 | Without Club | Bangor City | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Bangor City | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Achilles tendon problems | 2013-09-19 | 2013-09-27 | 9 | 2 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €475k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Murphy | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Humphrey | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Arfield | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrik Ojamaa | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 26 | 37 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 14 | 28 |
| 11/12 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 14 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | NEC Nijmegen | 7 | 32 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 5 | 34 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 5 | 37 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-12-23 | Oldham Athletic | Sheff Utd | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-23 | Sheff Utd | Oldham Athletic | Loan | — | €500k |
Teams faced most often by Michael Higdon's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall FC | 62 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 81 | 71 | +10 | 40% |
| Swindon Town | 58 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 64 | 89 | -25 | 34% |
| Colchester United | 58 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 83 | 65 | +18 | 40% |
| Leyton Orient | 54 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 28% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 50 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 48 | 83 | -35 | 30% |
| Carlisle United | 50 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 38% |
| Yeovil Town | 50 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38% |
| Gillingham FC | 48 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 48% |
| Scunthorpe United | 48 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 72 | -6 | 35% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 26% |
| Port Vale FC | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 43% |
| Coventry City | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 43% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 03/04 | First senior goal | |
| 11/12 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 13/14 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 26 | 485 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 14/15 | 20 | 405 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 13/14 | 38 | 527 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 |
| 12/13 | 44 | 306 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 11/12 | 39 | 312 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 |
| 10/11 | 33 | 289 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 |
| 09/10 | 42 | 724 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 08/09 | 42 | 646 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 07/08 | 30 | 432 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 06/07 | 28 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 05/06 | 27 | 440 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Michael Higdon
Who is Michael Higdon?
Michael Higdon is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Michael Higdon?
Michael Higdon is 42 years old. He was born on September 2, 1983 in Liverpool.
What position does Michael Higdon play?
Michael Higdon plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Michael Higdon play for?
Michael Higdon currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Michael Higdon scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Higdon has scored 118 goals in 404 appearances.
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