Zac Aley

Zac Aley
Personal information
Full name	Zachery George Aley
Date of birth	17 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Fazakerley, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
2007–2008	Southport
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Southport
2010–2012	Blackburn Rovers
2011	→ Morecambe (loan)
2011	→ Southport (loan)
2012	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
2012	Warrington Town
2012–2013	Ashton Town
2013	Skelmersdale United
2013–20??	Northwich Victoria
2016–2020	Runcorn Linnets
2020–2022	City of Liverpool
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Zachery George Aley (born 17 August 1991) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for City of Liverpool as a midfielder. He played in the English Football League with Morecambe.

Football career

Aley progressed through non-League club Southport's youth system before breaking into the first team, scoring on his league debut against Farsley Celtic.^[1] He gained BTECs and NVQs, as well as becoming a qualified referee whilst with the club.^[1] He signed for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in March 2010,^[2] after a two-day trial.^[3]

He joined League Two club, Morecambe on loan for a month on 18 March 2011.^[4] Aley made his debut for Morecambe on 22 March, in the 2–1 home defeat against Macclesfield Town when he came on as a substitute for Kevan Hurst in the 75th minute.^[5]

Aley re-joined Conference National side Southport on an initial one-month loan on 21 October 2011. He went out on loan again at the end of that season, this time at Macclesfield Town.^[6] In the summer of 2012 Zac was released by Blackburn Rovers, Aley went on trial with Southport. On 14 September 2012, he joined Northern Premier League side Warrington Town on a free transfer, but left the club less than two months later in November 2012 by mutual consent.^[7] On 9 November 2012, Zac signed with Ashton Town in the North West Counties Football League.^[8] In October 2016, he signed for Runcorn Linnets.^[9] In December 2020, Aley signed for City of Liverpool.^[10]^[11]

As of match played 19 November 2011.^[12]


Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blackburn Rovers	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morecambe (loan)	2010–11	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Southport (loan)	2011–12	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
Career Total		5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0

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^ "Zac Aley could be Blackburn star, says Southport coach". BBC Sport. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Kirkbridge, Philip (5 February 2010). "Blackburn Rovers chase Southport FC's Zac Aley". Southport Visitor. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ "Morecambe sign Blackburn winger Zac Aley on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ "Morecambe 1 – 2 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ "Blackburn's Zac Aley signs Macclesfield loan deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ "Reid Strengthens Squad". BBC Sport. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "Town announce major signing". pitchero.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Zac Aley joins City of Liverpool". thenpl.co.uk. Northern Premier League. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Purps progress with non-league fixtures set to return". Morning Star. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Zac Aley Career Stats". Soccerbase. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.