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Robbie Weir

Robert James Weir (born 9 December 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Crusaders. He has played in the English Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Burton Albion and Leyton Orient and Chesterfield.

Robbie Weir
Weir playing for York City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Robert James Weir[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
 Crusaders
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2004 Larne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Larne
2005–2011 Sunderland 0 (0)
2010–2011 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2011 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 18 (0)
2011–2012 Tranmere Rovers 39 (3)
2012–2016 Burton Albion 160 (7)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient 17 (0)
2017–2020 Chesterfield 92 (2)
2020 Waterford 14 (0)
2021– Crusaders 105 (0)
International career
Northern Ireland U18
Northern Ireland U19
2009–2010 Northern Ireland U21 7 (0)
2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Club career

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Larne

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Born in Belfast,[5] Weir started his career with the Larne youth system.[6] He started playing for the first team in the 2004–05 season as a 15-year-old and he scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory over Crusaders on 9 October 2004.[6] He had unsuccessful trials with Fulham, Stoke City and Rangers, although Larne manager Jimmy McGeough criticised these, saying "I'm not sure it proves anything. He's a great prospect and one who'll learn his trade in senior football here".[7][8] Weir agreed to sign for Championship club Sunderland in February 2005.[9] He finished the season with two Irish Premier League goals and played in the 2005 Irish Cup Final, which Larne lost 5–1 to Portadown, and was named the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year.[10][11]

Sunderland

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Weir played for Sunderland in their youth team and was part of the team that reached the Premier Academy League Final in May 2007, where they were beaten 4–1 by Leicester City in a penalty shoot-out.[12] He joined Conference Premier club York City on 12 November 2010 on a one-month loan following a trial.[13] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Wrexham on 14 November 2010 and after impressing manager Gary Mills the loan was extended until 10 January 2011 in December.[14][15][16] He finished the loan with eight appearances.[14]

Tranmere Rovers

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Weir signed for League One club Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of 2010–11 on 14 February 2011.[17] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat away to Peterborough United as a 75th-minute substitute on 19 February.[18] At the end of the 2010–11, Weir was released by Sunderland.[19]

In May 2011, he was offered a contract by Tranmere and subsequently agreed to sign for the club permanently.[20][21] He signed for the club on 29 June 2011 on a one-year contract.[22] His first goal for the club came on the first day of 2011–12, in a 1–0 home win against Chesterfield.[23] He was released at the end of 2011–12.[24]

Burton Albion

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On 31 May 2012, Weir signed a two-year contract with League Two club Burton Albion.[25] He was released by Burton at the end of 2015–16.[26]

Leyton Orient

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On 6 June 2016, Weir signed for League Two club Leyton Orient on a two-year contract.[27] He was ruled out for the rest of 2016–17 in January 2017, after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[28] At the end of the season, Weir exercised a clause in his contract to leave the Orient after relegation.[29]

Chesterfield

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Weir signed for League Two club Chesterfield on 3 August 2017 on an undisclosed-length contract.[30] Weir signed a new contract with the club in May 2019.[31]

Waterford

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On 31 July 2020 Weir returned to Ireland and signed for Waterford,[32] now managed by his former Chesterfield boss John Sheridan.

Crusaders

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On 21 November 2020, following the conclusion of the 2020 League of Ireland season, it was announced that Weir had signed a pre-contract with NIFL Premiership side Crusaders, to take effect from January 2021.

International career

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Weir was part of the Northern Ireland national under-18 team in March 2005 and was capped during a week-long visit to the Canary Islands in February 2006.[33][34] He was named captain of the under-19 team in October 2006 and led the team out in a 4–2 defeat to Belgium.[35][36] In July 2007, he was called up for the 2007 Milk Cup and started as the team were beaten 4–1 by Israel in August.[37][38] He was named in the under-21 team in February 2008 to play Israel as a replacement for Dermot McCaffrey.[39] Weir was capped seven times by the under-21s from 2009 to 2010.[40] He was capped once by the Northern Ireland B team in 2009.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2010–11[18] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
York City (loan) 2010–11[14] Conference Premier 5 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 8 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2010–11[18] League One 18 0 — — — 18 0
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12[23] League One 39 3 1 0 1 0 3[b] 0 44 3
Total 57 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 62 3
Burton Albion 2012–13[41] League Two 42 5 4 0 3 1 2[c] 1 51 7
2013–14[42] League Two 41 2 3 0 2 0 4[d] 0 50 2
2014–15[43] League Two 41 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 45 0
2015–16[44] League One 36 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 38 0
Total 160 7 8 0 9 1 7 1 184 9
Leyton Orient 2016–17[45] League Two 17 0 1 0 1 0 2[e] 0 21 0
Chesterfield 2017–18[46] League Two 41 2 0 0 0 0 3[e] 0 44 2
2018–19[47] National League 32 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 33 0
2019–20[47] National League 19 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 20 0
Total 92 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 97 2
Waterford 2020[47] LOI Premier Division 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
Crusaders 2020–21[47] NIFL Premiership 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2021–22[47] NIFL Premiership 31 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 39 0
2022–23[47] NIFL Premiership 27 0 4 0 1 0 5 0 37 0
Total 75 0 10 0 2 0 7 0 94 0
Career total 420 12 23 0 13 1 25 1 481 14
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Burton Albion

Crusaders

References

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