Macaulay Langstaff

Macaulay Edward Langstaff (born 3 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Millwall.

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

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

Early career
When he was 10, Langstaff joined the academy of Middlesbrough, where he played until he was 13. He played for 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.

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

In 2018, he moved to York City, where he played for two years. 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. He was also named in the league's Team of the Year. Gateshead earned promotion to the National League that season as champions.

Notts County


In 2022, Langstaff joined Notts County on a three-year contract for a transfer fee of £50,000. In October, he became the first player to win back-to-back National League Player of the month awards. 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. On 7 April 2023, he scored his 41st goal in 41 league games, none of them penalties. This set a new County club record, and the National League division record, for league goals in a season. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Langstaff was voted as the Notts County Fans' and Players' Player of the Season. 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. Langstaff converted his kick during the shootout.

On 7 August 2023, after fielding offers from teams in higher leagues, Langstaff signed a new contract with Notts County, contracting him to the club until the end of the 2026–27 season. He started the 2023–24 season strongly, with 11 goals in his first 15 appearances. He recorded a first-half hat-trick in Notts' 5–0 win over Morecambe on 29 December, which was his first hat-trick in the English Football League. By the start of 2024, he was the top scorer in the EFL, with 20 goals in 27 appearances. He won a third consecutive golden boot award for the 2023–24 season with a tally of twenty-eight and finished the season as the top scorer in the EFL. On 10 June 2024, it was announced that Langstaff would become Notts County's club captain.

Millwall
On 8 July 2024, Langstaff signed for Championship club Millwall on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.

Honours
Gateshead
 * National League North: 2021–22

Notts County
 * National League play-offs: 2023

Individual
 * National League North Golden Boot: 2021–22
 * National League North Team of the Year: 2021–22
 * National League North Player of the Season: 2021–22
 * National League Player of the Month: August 2022, September 2022, March 2023
 * Notts County Supporters' Player of the Season: 2022–23
 * Notts County Players' Player of the Season: 2022–23
 * National League Golden Boot: 2022–23
 * National League Team of the Year: 2022–23
 * National League Player of the Season: 2022–23
 * EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2023–24
 * EFL League Two Golden Boot: 2023–24