Timothy Deasy (born 1 October 1985) is an English former

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Salford, Greater Manchester Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county aft ...

, Deasy began his career with

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

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and made three first team appearances for them before being released in the summer of 2006. He then joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

but left

Edgeley Park Edgeley Park is a football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England. Built for rugby league club Stockport RFC in 1891, by 1903, the rugby club was defunct and Stockport County Football Club moved in. Edgeley Park is an all-seater stadium hold ...

without playing a first team game. Tim Deasy 25-08-2008 1

He joined Barrow in August 2007 after appearing successfully in a number of pre-season games. He quickly made a name for himself by saving two penalties in one game at Tamworth on 15 September 2007. He played a major part in Barrow's promotion winning season from the

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to the

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after just one season, and cemented his place as Barrow's first choice goalkeeper. In Barrow's two seasons in the Conference, Deasy was in and out of the team, competing first with Alan Martin and later with Stuart Tomlinson for the goalkeeping position. He played a vital role in preventing an onslaught against

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on 3 January 2010, but they went on to lose the match 3–0. He was praised by

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about keeping the score down. After failing to regularly gain first team football, Deasy chose to leave the club at the end of the 2009–10 season. On 6 August 2010, Deasy signed for

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

on an initial three-month deal, making his debut against

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

on 14 August 2010. On 27 October 2010, Deasy signed a contract extension until the end of the 2010–11 season. On 28 April 2011, it was announced that Deasy had turned down an improved contract for the following season, but 6 days later Gateshead announced that he had accepted a new contract. Deasy was released by Gateshead on 30 April 2012. On 4 August 2012, Deasy signed for

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

. He left the club in April 2013. Having left Bradford Park Avenue, Deasy signed for

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in the summer of 2013, moving on to

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

in February 2014. He made no appearances for the club, rejoining Northwich Victoria for the 2014–15 season.http://www.northwichvics.co.uk/index.php/players-team-news/250-tim-deasy-re-signs-for-2014-15 In September 2016 he rejoined

again. He retired from football at the end of the 2017–18 season, making his final appearance as a substitute against

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.

in the final game of the season.

Career statistics

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in

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and

Football Conference The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the ...

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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and

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Honours

play-offs: 2007–08 *

: 2009–10

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deasy, Tim 1985 births Living people Footballers from Salford English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Macclesfield Town F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Guiseley A.F.C. players