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 status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...

, Deasy began his career with

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

in League Two 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 is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

but left

Edgeley Park Edgeley Park is a association football, football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England. Built for Stockport RFC, a rugby league club, in 1891, by 1903 the rugby club was defunct and Stockport County F.C., Stockport County Football Club moved i ...

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

Conference North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 o ...

to the

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

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

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for the goalkeeping position. He played a vital role in preventing an onslaught against

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...

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 town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

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 the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

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, sometimes abbreviated as BPA AFC, is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in , at the eighth tier of the English football league ...

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

Northwich Victoria Northwich is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire, England. It lies on the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers River Weaver, Weaver and River Dane, Dane, east of Chester, south of Warr ...

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, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 United Kingdom ce ...

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. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...

in the final game of the season.

Career statistics

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

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

and

Football Conference The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional Association football, football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South ...

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and playoffs, play-offs.

Honours

play-offs: 2007–08 Football Conference, 2007–08 *FA Trophy: 2009–10 FA Trophy, 2009–10

References

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* * {{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 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 21st-century English sportsmen