Macaulay Langstaff

Macaulay Kevin Langstaff (born 3 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Notts County.

Macaulay Langstaff
Langstaff playing for York City in 2018
Personal information
Full name Macaulay Kevin Langstaff
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2010[2] Middlesbrough
2010–2014[2] Boro Rangers
2014 Stockton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Stockton Town
2015–2017 Billingham Synthonia
2017–2018 Gateshead 5 (0)
2017 → Billingham Synthonia (loan)
2017–2018 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 York City 52 (11)
2019 → Bradford (Park Avenue) (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Gateshead 53 (31)
2022– Notts County 56 (50)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

As of 2023, he holds the National League record for most league goals scored in a season.

Early life

Macaulay Kevin Langstaff[3] was born on 3 February 1997 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[4] He often attended Middlesbrough games as a child, and played for Marton FC.[2]

Career

Early career

When he was 10, Langstaff joined the academy of Middlesbrough, where he played until he was 13.[2] He played for the Boro Rangers for the next four years, before signing for Wearside Football League club Stockton Town in 2014. He moved up to Stockton's first team later that season, as they won the Shipowners' Cup for the first time.[5]

In 2015, while in college, he started playing for Billingham Synthonia.[2][5] After scoring 31 in goals in 65 appearances in all competitions,[6] he took on a local agent and signed his first professional contract with Gateshead in February 2017.[7] He made five appearances before being loaned back to Billingham and to Blyth Spartans.[8]

In 2018, he moved to York City, where he played for two years.[9] In 2020, he returned to Gateshead for another two seasons. In his first season, he scored four goals in 16 appearances. In the 2021–22 season, he scored 32 goals across all competitions, leading the league, and was named Player of the Season.[10] He was also named in the league's Team of the Year.[10] Gateshead earned promotion to the National League that season as champions.[11]

Notts County

In 2022, Langstaff joined Notts County on a three-year contract for a transfer fee of £50,000.[12] In October, he became the first player to win back-to-back National League Player of the month awards.[8] By mid-October he had scored 15 goals in 13 games and was being compared to Erling Haaland, as they vied to be the top scorer in the top five leagues.[7][13][14] On 7 April 2023, he scored his 41st goal in 41 league games, none of them penalties.[15][16] This set a new County club record, and the National League division record, for league goals in a season.[17][18] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Langstaff was voted as the Notts County Fans' and Players' Player of the Season.[19] He played in County's 2–2 extra-time draw with Chesterfield on 13 May at Wembley Stadium in the 2023 National League play-off final, with County winning the ensuing penalty shoot-out 4–3 to earn promotion to League Two.[20] Langstaff converted his kick during the shootout.[21]

On 7 August 2023, after fielding offers from teams in higher leagues,[22] Langstaff signed a new contract with Notts County, contracting him to the club until the end of the 2026–27 season.[23] He indicated appreciation for the team's cohesion and coaching, and the chance to play with teammates like David McGoldrick.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gateshead 2017–18[4] National League 5000—0050
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2017–18[4][25] National League North 170———170
York City 2018–19[4][26] National League North 311030—1[lower-alpha 1]03510
2019–20[4][27] National League North 21120—2[lower-alpha 2]0251
Total 521150—306011
Bradford (Park Avenue) (loan) 2018–19[4] National League North 51———51
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2019–20[4] National League North 30———30
Gateshead 2020–21[4][28] National League North 14310—1[lower-alpha 1]1164
2021–22[4][29] National League North 392874—004432
Total 533184—116236
Notts County 2022–23[4] National League 454210—2[lower-alpha 3]04842
2023–24[30] League Two 118000000118
Total 56501000205950
Career total 19193144006121198
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League North play-offs
  3. Appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

Gateshead

Notts County

Individual

  • National League Player of the Season: 2022–23[31]
  • National League North Player of the Season: 2021–22[10]
  • National League Team of the Year: 2022–23[31]
  • National League North Team of the Year: 2021–22[10]
  • National League Golden Boot: 2022–23[32]
  • National League North Golden Boot: 2021–22[10]
  • Notts County Fans' Player of the Season: 2022–23[19]
  • Notts County Players' Player of the Season: 2022–23[19]
  • National League Player of the Month: August 2022,[8] September 2022,[8] March 2023[33]

References
  1. "Macaulay Langstaff". Notts County F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. Johns, Craig (2 February 2023). "Macaulay Langstaff - ex-Boro prospect 'non-league Haaland' at Notts County". TeessideLive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2017 and 31/08/2017". The Football Association. p. 27. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  4. "M. Langstaff: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. "Arrival | Armstrong Bolsters Spartans' Attacking Options with Langstaff Loan". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. Bowron, Jeff (6 February 2017). "Gateshead FC swoop to sign Northern League striker with impressive goal record". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. Charlie Slater & Andrew Aloia (13 October 2022). "Langstaff flattered by Haaland & Vardy comparisons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. "Notts County striker makes history with award". BBC Sport. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. "Macaulay Langstaff – Notts County's 'Non-League Haaland'". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. Sam Elliott (18 May 2022). "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  11. Abbott, Matt (1 June 2022). "Notts County sign Macaulay Langstaff after 'incredible' season at Gateshead". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  12. Taylor, Paul. "The non-League Haaland: Macauley Langstaff's bid to be the country's top goalscorer". The Athletic. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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  14. Jones, Jordan (28 December 2022). "Bristol City, Cardiff and Swansea City issued transfer warning over target".
  15. "Which strikers are out-Haalanding Haaland this season?". ESPN.com. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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  17. "Report: Notts 3–0 Wealdstone". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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  20. Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  21. Will Magee (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County (3–4 on penalties): National League playoff final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  22. Allen, Sam (26 May 2023). "Macauley Langstaff attracting interest from Championship, reports say". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  23. "New contract: Langstaff". Notts County F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  24. M, Mark (9 August 2023). "David McGoldrick's Impact: A Stellar Signing and Exciting Partnership at Notts County - All Things Fantasy Premier League". Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  25. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Maxwell, Glen (16 September 2017). "Match Report: Blyth Spartans 1–2 Shaw Lane AFC". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Maxwell, Glen (25 November 2017). "Match Report: Blyth Spartans 2–1 Stalybridge Celtic". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Trophy first round: Donovan, Sam (19 December 2017). "Match Report: Blyth Spartans 1–0 AFC Telford United". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Trophy second round: Donovan, Sam (13 January 2018). "Match Report: Blyth Spartans 1–4 Bromley". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  26. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Flett, Dave (23 September 2018). "York City 5 Ashton Athletic 0 report, match stats and player ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (7 October 2018). "York City 3 St Ives Town 0 report, match stats and player ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (25 November 2018). "Kidderminster 1 York City 3 report, match stats and ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  27. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (21 September 2019). "Irlam 0–2 York City – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Richardson, Joe (5 October 2019). "Buxton 1 York City 2 – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (23 November 2019). "York City exit FA Trophy after 1–0 defeat to Altrincham at Bootham Crescent". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  28. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Birch, Alex (3 October 2020). "Magpies progress in FA Cup". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  29. For FA Cup second qualifying round: McGraghan, Jack (18 September 2021). "Gateshead 6–2 Bradford (Park Avenue): Report". Gateshead F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: McGraghan, Jack (2 October 2021). "Runcorn Linnets 2–3 Gateshead: Report". Gateshead F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Match Report: AFC Fylde 1–0 Gateshead FC". AFC Fylde. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  30. "Games played by Macaulay Langstaff in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  31. Scott, Tom (11 May 2023). "Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced". The National League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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  33. "Awards: Langstaff & Williams". Notts County F.C. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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