Former Carlisle United apprentice Liam McCarron has left Stoke City and penned a one-year deal with Northampton Town following a successful trial period.
Having progressed through the ranks at Carlisle, McCarron signed for Leeds United in 2019 where his only first team appearance for the Yorkshire side came against Arsenal in the Premier League in 2021. The winger then joined Stoke City in 2022 and was loaned out to Port Vale for the 2022/23 season.
Now, following a frustrating campaign last year being mainly restricted to Premier League 2 football, McCarron has joined Jon Brady’s Northampton side on a permanent deal.
Discussing McCarron’s arrival, Brady said: “He is strong and he travels well with the ball. He can play in both attacking and defensive positions all down the left hand side and inverted on the right-hand side, offering flexibility in formations and systems. He has speed and the ability to break the back line in attack.
“Liam has a good pedigree, he has some big clubs on his CV but he is at the stage where he needs to start adding appearances to that CV. He is motivated to do that here and we feel we can help improve and develop his game. There was other interest in him and we are pleased he has chosen to join us.”
