Mike Atkinson
Atkinson with York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael Thomas Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994[2]
Place of birth York, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 North Leigh
Youth career
0000–2013 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 York City 0 (0)
2013 → Farsley (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Northallerton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Scarborough Athletic (loan)
2013–2014 Scarborough Athletic
2014 Selby Town
2018 Oxford City 2 (0)
2019– North Leigh 6 (0)
International career‡
2017– Belize 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Michael Thomas Atkinson (born 2 December 1994) is a footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Southern League Division One Central club North Leigh and the Belize national team.

Early life

Atkinson was born in York, North Yorkshire[3] and attended Archbishop Holgate's School.[4]

Club career

York City

He played for York Schoolboys[5] before joining York City's youth system.[6] In March 2013, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Farsley on loan, making his debut on 30 March when starting a 2–1 away win over Ramsbottom United.[7] He finished the loan with two appearances.[7]

Atkinson signed a one-year professional contract with York in June 2013.[3][8] His first and only involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Hartlepool United on 17 August.[9] He joined Northern League Division Two club Northallerton Town in September 2013 on a one-month loan.[10] He made only one appearance, starting in a 4–2 home defeat to Chester-le-Street Town on 28 September,[11] and York manager Nigel Worthington wanted to loan him to a club in a higher division.[10]

Non-League

Atkinson joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Scarborough Athletic on 8 November 2013 on a short-term loan,[12] signing permanently on 19 December[13] after being released by York.[14] He signed for Northern Counties East League Division One club Selby Town in January 2014.[15]

Atkinson signed for National League South club Oxford City in July 2018 after a successful trial.[16] He made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Weston-super-Mare on 25 August.[9][17] He finished his time at the club with two appearances.[9][18]

Atkinson signed for Southern League Division One Central club North Leigh in December 2019,[19] making his debut on 26 December when starting in a 3–0 home win over Didcot Town.[20][21] He finished the season, which ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with four appearances,[20][22] and signed a new contract with the club in July 2020.[23] He made three appearances in a second successive season to be ended prematurely due to the pandemic.[24][25]

International career

Atkinson is eligible to represent Belize at international level through his mother[4] and received his first call-up for the Belize national team when being named in their squad for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana.[26] He made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Costa Rica on 15 January 2017.[27][28] He made his first start two days later in Belize's 3–1 loss to El Salvador, in which he was substituted on 47 minutes.[27][29] Atkinson finished the 2017 Copa Centroamericana with two appearances[27] as Belize were eliminated after finishing bottom in the standings.[30]

Style of play

Atkinson plays as a right-back or midfielder.[31]

Personal life

Atkinson pursued a career as a physical training instructor in the Royal Air Force (RAF), starting the joining process in 2014, and has played for the RAF football team.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2020–21 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2012–13[32] League Two 0000000000
2013–14[33] League Two 00—00—00
Total 0000000000
Farsley (loan) 2012–13[7] Northern Premier League Division One North 20———20
Northallerton Town (loan) 2013–14[11] Northern League Division Two 10———10
Oxford City 2018–19[9][18] National League South 2000—0020
North Leigh 2019–20[20] Southern League Division One Central 40——0040
2020–21[24] Southern League Division One Central 2000—1[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 6000001070
Career total 110000010120
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 25 March 2021[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belize 201720
201830
202110
Total60

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Mike Atkinson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Player profile: Mike Atkinson". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Flett, Dave (28 January 2017). "Former York City academy graduate Mike Atkinson makes international debut for Belize at Copa Centroamericana". The Press. York. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Flett, Dave (19 December 2009). "Iron Mike inspires U15s fightback". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Flett, Dave (7 September 2013). "Youth club leaps into reckoning". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Grayson, James (30 March 2013). "Super-sub Gareth Grant wins it for Farsley AFC at Ramsbottom United". Farsley Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via Pitchero.
    Grayson, James (1 April 2013). "Harrogate Railway leave Throstle Nest with three points". Farsley Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via Pitchero.
  8. ↑ Flett, Dave (21 June 2013). "Level playing field for York City's first-year professionals". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "M. Atkinson: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. 1 2 Flett, Dave (11 October 2013). "Nigel Worthington extends Elliott Whitehouse loan stay". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  11. 1 2 "2013–2014 season match reports". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chasetown preview and new signing". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Funk, Rudy (19 December 2013). "Hard-earned win keeps run going". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  14. ↑ Flett, Dave (20 December 2013). "York City poised to lose Burnley loan ace Luke O'Neill in January". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  15. ↑ Carroll, Steve (24 January 2014). "Selby Town boss Jimmy Reid rings changes". The Press. York. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Johnson, Jack (25 July 2018). "Luke Ruddick, Kyran Wiltshire, Mike Atkinson and Eze Ibrahim sign for Oxford City". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Weston-super-Mare vs. Oxford City 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. 1 2 For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Weekend reports from Emirates FA Cup and Evo-Stik South League". Oxford Mail. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Kabongo Tshimanga hat-trick gives Oxford City FA Cup win". Oxford Mail. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  19. ↑ Martin, Edward (27 December 2019). "Millers sign international defender". North Leigh F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Pitchero.
  20. 1 2 3 "Mike Atkinson: 2019/20". North Leigh F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Pitchero.
  21. ↑ "North Leigh 3–0 Didcot Town: Line-up". North Leigh F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Pitchero.
  22. ↑ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  23. ↑ Martin, Edward (11 July 2020). "International midfielder Mike Atkinson re-signs". North Leigh F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Pitchero.
  24. 1 2 "Mike Atkinson". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Non-league football: Steps three to six curtailed for second season". BBC Sport. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Belize selects team for Copa Centroamericana". 7 News Belize. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Atkinson, Mike". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Belize vs. Costa Rica 0–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  29. ↑ "El Salvador vs. Belize 3–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "Copa Centroamericana: 2017 Panama: Tables". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "Reece Kelly released by York City". The Press. York. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Mike Atkinson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Mike Atkinson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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