Sean McConville

Sean Joseph McConville (born 6 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Northern Premier League Division One West club Clitheroe.

Sean McConville

Personal information
Full name	Sean Joseph McConville[1]
Date of birth	(1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Clitheroe (manager)
Youth career
	Burscough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2009	Skelmersdale United
2009–2011	Accrington Stanley	76	(14)
2011–2012	Stockport County	23	(4)
2012	→ Rochdale (loan)	4	(0)
2012–2013	Barrow	25	(0)
2013–2014	Stalybridge Celtic	38	(11)
2014–2015	Chester	41	(9)
2015–2024	Accrington Stanley	312	(54)
2024	Clitheroe	0	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Clitheroe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

Accrington Stanley

McConville signed for Accrington Stanley in February 2009, from Skelmersdale United having previously been on trial with Stockport County.^[3] He made his debut for Accrington Stanley on 14 February 2009, away to Bournemouth in the 1–0 defeat coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute replacing John Mullin.^[4][5]

Stockport County

In July 2011, he signed for Stockport County.^[6] In March 2012, McConville joined League One Rochdale, on a loan deal for the remainder of the season. His contract with the club was cancelled by mutual consent in August 2012.^[7]

Barrow

On 14 September 2012, McConville joined Conference club Barrow on a one-month contract. Manager Dave Bayliss had previously tried to sign him on loan from Stockport during the summer of 2012 before his contract was cancelled.^[8]

Return to Accrington

McConville re-joined Accrington from Chester in 2015,^[9] and signed a new contract in January 2016.^[10] He signed new contracts in July 2017,^[11] July 2018,^[12] and July 2019.^[13]

On 28 April 2024, it was announced McConville will be leaving the club at the end of his contract.^[14]

Clitheroe

On 18 June 2024, it was announced McConville will join Clitheroe when his contract at Accrington Stanley expires.^[15]

Coaching career

In December 2024, following the departure of Jimmy Bell, McConville was appointed manager of Clitheroe, promoted from his role of assistant manager.^[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Accrington Stanley	2008–09[17]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2009–10[18]	League Two	28	1	5	0	2	0	1[a]	0	36	1
	2010–11[19]	League Two	43	13	1	0	2	0	2[b]	0	48	13
	Total		76	14	6	0	4	0	3	0	89	14
Stockport County	2011–12[20]	Conference Premier	23	4	0	0	—		2[c]	2	25	6
Rochdale (loan)	2011–12[21]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Barrow	2012–13[20]	Conference Premier	25	0	3	0	—		5[c]	1	33	1
Stalybridge Celtic	2013–14[22]	Conference North	38	11	1	1	—		4[d]	2	43	14
Chester	2014–15[20]	Conference Premier	41	9	4	2	—		2[c]	0	47	11
Accrington Stanley	2015–16[23]	League Two	42	5	2	1	1	0	2[e]	0	47	6
	2016–17[24]	League Two	41	5	4	1	2	0	3[f]	0	50	6
	2017–18[25]	League Two	43	12	2	1	2	0	1[f]	0	48	13
	2018–19[26]	League One	45	15	4	0	1	0	3[f]	0	53	15
	2019–20[27]	League One	18	5	1	0	1	0	1[f]	1	21	6
	2020–21[28]	League One	31	1	0	0	0	0	1[f]	0	32	1
	2021–22[29]	League One	46	4	0	0	1	0	1[f]	0	48	4
	2022–23[30]	League One	41	5	4	0	1	0	5[f]	1	51	6
	2023–24[31]	League Two	5	2	0	0	0	0	1[f]	0	6	2
	Total		312	54	17	3	9	0	18	2	356	59
Career total			519	92	31	6	13	0	34	7	597	105

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in League Two play-offs
3. Appearances in FA Trophy
4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
5. One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
6. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 League Two^[32]