John Herron (footballer)

John Herron

Personal information
Date of birth	1 February 1994
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic (on loan from Blackpool)
Number	21
Youth career
2002–2012	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Celtic	2	(0)
2015	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	5	(0)
2015–	Blackpool	15	(0)
2016–	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	5	(0)
National team^‡
2009	Scotland U15[1]	2	(0)
2009–2010	Scotland U16[2]	6	(0)
2010–2011	Scotland U17[3]	11	(4)
2012	Scotland U18[4]	2	(0)
2012–2013	Scotland U19[5]	12	(1)
2012	Scotland U20[6]	1	(0)
2012–	Scotland U21[7]	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 19 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2014

John Herron (born 1 February 1994)^[8] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Dunfermline Athletic, on loan from Blackpool, as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Celtic

Herron joined Celtic as a youth player aged 8.^[9] Whilst a member of the club's development squad^[10] Herron aged 18^[11] made his first team debut for Celtic on 22 December 2012, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a Scottish Premier League match against Ross County, replacing Georgios Samaras in a 4–0 win.^[12][13] Herron did not feature in a competitive first team game again until over a year later when he made his first starting appearance, in a league match away against Motherwell on 19 April 2014.^[14]

On 23 January 2015, Herron signed for Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.^[15] He made 5 appearances for the Miners, picking up three yellow cards.^[16]

Upon his return to Celtic, he was released from his contract.^[17]

Blackpool

On 24 June 2015, it was reported that Herron had agreed a two-year deal with the option of a further year with League One club, Blackpool.^[18] He scored his first goal for Blackpool in a 4–2 EFL Cup win against Bolton Wanderers on 9 August 2016.^[19]

Dunfermline Athletic

Herron was loaned to Dunfermline Athletic on 31 August 2016.^[20] Herron made his debut on 3 September 2016 as a second-half substitute against Brechin City in the Scottish Challenge Cup,^[21] with his first full start coming three weeks later in a 4–3 league victory over St Mirren.^[22]

Career statistics

As of 26 November 2016^[23][24]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2012–13	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2014–15	Scottish Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Blackpool	2015–16	Football League One	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	0
	2016–17	Football League Two	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
	Total		15	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	20	1
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2016–17	Scottish Championship	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
Career total			27	0	2	0	2	1	4	0	35	1

Personal life

Herron grew up in Coatbridge and attended St. Andrew's High School.^[25]

References

1. "John Herron Under 15 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
2. "John Herron Under 16 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
3. "John Herron Under 17 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
4. "John Herron Under 18 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
5. "John Herron Under 19 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
6. "John Herron Under 20 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
7. "John Herron Under 21 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
8. "John Herron Profile". uefa.com. Uefa. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
9. "Youth Bhoy's Lifetime As A Celtic Player". videocelts.com. Video Celts. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
10. "Development Squad :: The Players". celticfc.net. Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
11. "Gary Hooper's double leads Celtic to ruthless win over Ross County". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
12. "Celtic 4–0 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
13. "Two Gary Hooper goals give Celtic a 4–0 SPL home win over Ross County". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
14. "Motherwell 3-3 Celtic: John Sutton scores twice to secure a draw against Scottish champions". Mail Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
15. Henderson, Mark (23 January 2015). "YOUNG CELTS EXPLAIN THEIR LOAN GOALS". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
16. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/herron-flies-in-to-pool-1-7324613
17. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33253596
18. "Blackpool Secure Herron's Services". Blackpool FC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
19. "Blackpool 4–2 Bolton". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
20. "Completed Transfers - Deadline Day August 2016". Scottish FA. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
21. "Brechin City 1 Dunfermline 5". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
22. "Dunfermline 4 St Mirren 3". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
23. John Herron career statistics at Soccerbase
24. John Herron profile at Soccerway
25. "Meet the man who helped make Celtic's Tony Watt a star". local.stv.tv. STV. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.