Karl Munroe

Karl Augustus Munroe (born 23 September 1979) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

He had spells with Macclesfield Town making 119 league appearances, Altrincham, where he played 86 games scoring two goals and Hyde United.

Career

Early career Munroe started off playing for Oldham Athletic as a schoolboy. He also played for Manchester schoolboys alongside Manchester United player Wes Brown.

Swansea City In 1994, he joined Swansea City as a schoolboy, in 1997 he broke through into the first team. He left them in 1999 having made only one senior appearance for the club.

Macclesfield Town In summer 1999, Munroe joined Macclesfield Town where he stayed until 2004. In his five years with them he made a total of 119 league appearances, scoring one goal for the club, playing mostly in the centre of midfield. In summer of 2004, he left the club. He spent a season at Hyde, making his last appearance for the club on 25 April 2009, in the 3–1 win over Solihull Moors in the last game of the 2008–09 Conference North season. He made a total of 33 appearances scoring once for the club in all competitions.

FC United of Manchester In late August 2010, Munroe signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit FC United of Manchester. He signed after appearing as a trialist for the club in pre season.