James Robbie Leonard McQuilkin (born 9 January 1989) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Hereford United

McQuilkin was born in Tipton,

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. Having previously been attached to

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and

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, McQuilkin made his Football League debut for

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in their opening home game of the 2009–10 season against

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. He signed a new one-year contract at the end of the 2009–10 season to keep him at the club. After becoming a regular member of the starting XI in his second season at Edgar Street he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2012–13 season. After finding first team chances limited, he joined

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on loan for an initial one-month period in January 2012. He made five appearances for the club, scoring once before returning to Hereford after the end of the month's loan period. He was released by Hereford on 22 March 2013.

Walsall

After leaving Hereford, McQuilkin signed a one-year contract at League One side

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on 29 July 2013 following a successful trial spell. ''Saddlers'' manager

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praised McQuilkin, saying: "He has put in some good performances and I have been extremely impressed with his attitude. He is a welcome addition to the squad." He made ten total appearances for the League One club and was released at the end of the season.

Non-league

McQuilkin played for Conference North club

before signing for

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side

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

in November 2014. The following January, he was praised by manager

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for continuing to play despite not being paid. In August 2015, he signed for AFC Telford United in the

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, for whom he played in one match before playing one game for Hednesford in the same league a month later. On 10 November, he signed for Kidderminster again, now in the

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. Four days later on his first start, he scored in a 2–0 home win against Aldershot Town. In June 2018, McQuilkin returned to Telford. In September 2022, McQuilkin returned to Hednesford Town.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McQuilkin, James 1989 births Living people Footballers from Tipton English expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic English men's footballers Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Czech First League players FC Zlín players Hereford United F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players AFC Telford United players Hednesford Town F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Stourbridge F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic English expatriate men's footballers