Jack King (footballer, born 1985)
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jack King
| image = Jack King 2014-05-03 1.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = King playing for Preston North End in 2014
| fullname = Jack Andrew King{{Cite news
|title=Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13
|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf
|publisher=The Football League
|date=18 May 2013
|page=42
|access-date=26 June 2013
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717125933/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf
|archive-date=17 July 2013
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|08|20|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/jack-king-239727/ |title=Jack King|website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=16 July 2018}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{cite news
| title = Jack King – Stevenage
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/Teams/first-team/midfielder/jack-king/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| access-date = 11 March 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180311081840/https://www.stevenagefc.com/Teams/first-team/midfielder/jack-king/
| archive-date = 11 March 2018
| url-status = dead
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| position = Defender / Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1998–1999 | youthclubs1 = Oxford United
| youthyears2 = 1999–2004 | youthclubs2 = Swansea City
| years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Didcot Town | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2004–2005 | clubs2 = Brackley Town | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2005–2009 | clubs3 = Didcot Town | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = Farnborough | caps4 = 82 | goals4 = 19
| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Woking | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2012–2015 | clubs6 = Preston North End | caps6 = 78 | goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2015–2017 | clubs7 = Scunthorpe United | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = → Stevenage (loan) | caps8 = 20 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = Stevenage | caps9 = 48 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2018–2020 | clubs10 = Ebbsfleet United | caps10 = 68| goals10 = 3
| totalcaps = 416 | totalgoals = 49
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Jack Andrew King (born 20 August 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
After spells in the youth academies at Oxford United and Swansea City respectively, King played for local club Didcot Town in 2004. He subsequently joined Brackley Town in August 2004, before returning to Didcot a year later. He spent four years at Didcot before joining Farnborough, where he helped the club earn promotion to the Conference South. King then signed for Woking ahead of the 2011–12 season, with the club winning the Conference South title during his one season there.
A move into full-time professional football followed when he joined League One club Preston North End in 2012. He spent three seasons at Preston, culminating in promotion to the Championship during the 2014–15 season. King then signed for Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2015. He joined League Two club Stevenage on loan in August 2016, with the deal being made permanent in January 2017. King was released by Stevenage in May 2018 and subsequently signed for Ebbsfleet United of the National League a month later. He spent two years at Stonebridge Road before retiring from professional football in May 2020.
Career
=Early career=
King began playing football at Oxford United's School of Excellence, where he remained until he was 13.{{cite news
| title = Free Kick – Jack King
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/siteassets/commercial/free-kick-issue-01.pdf
| publisher = Free-Kick
| date = 2 December 2017
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He subsequently signed for Swansea City's academy and trained locally to where he lived due to not being able to travel to Swansea each day. He did this for two years before moving to Swansea on a permanent basis when he was offered an academy scholarship aged 15. He spent three years at Swansea, although was ultimately not offered a professional contract. On not being offered a deal, King stated "it was disappointing. I sort of knew in the end. I got a knee injury when I was 18 and going into my third year. So it was no real surprise. I felt I was good enough at the time and will still always think that".
After leaving Swansea in January 2004, King was scheduled to train with Bristol Rovers for the remainder of the 2003–04 season. However, after arriving in Bristol he was unable to get international clearance to play from the Football Association of Wales, which meant he was unable to play professional football until the end of the season.
=Non-League=
Due to being unable to play professionally, King began working as a groundworker for his father's building company alongside playing semi-professional football for local club Didcot Town of the Hellenic Premier Division. After spending the remainder of the 2003–04 season at Didcot, King joined Brackley Town in August 2004.{{cite news |title=SoccerFactsUK – Jack King – 2004–05 |url=http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/player_details.php?playerid=8877 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082027/http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/player_details.php?playerid=8877 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=5 January 2018 |publisher=SoccerFactsUK}}{{cite news |title=SoccerFactsUK – Jack King – 2005–06 |url=http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2005/player_details.php?playerid=8877 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233312/http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2005/player_details.php?playerid=8877 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=5 January 2018 |publisher=SoccerFactsUK}} He rejoined Didcot three months into the following season in November 2005 and helped the club win the Hellenic Premier Division to earn promotion into the Southern Football League.{{Cite web |title="Player's Appearances: Jack King 2005–06 season |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=101147&LeagueCode=HLNC2005 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}} He continued to play regularly for Didcot for several seasons whilst still working at his father's business, stating he received several offers to play in the Football League, although these offers did not appeal to him as he was progressing well in non-League. He scored nearly 40 goals in over 150 appearances across his two spells at Didcot.{{cite news
| title = Football: King in dream move to Preston
| url = http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/9821828.FOOTBALL__King_in_dream_move_to_Preston/
| newspaper = Oxford Mail
| date = 18 July 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}
King left Didcot and joined Southern Premier Division club Farnborough on a two-year part-time contract before the start of the 2009–10 season. King played regularly in the first team during his two seasons at Farnborough; the first saw the club secure the Southern Premier Division title, and his second season resulted in a second-placed finish in the Conference South. He scored 21 goals in 106 appearances in all competitions over the two seasons.{{cite news
| title = Aylesbury United – Jack King
| url = http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/jack-king/#playingcareer
| publisher = Aylesbury United F.C.
| access-date = 19 January 2018}} He opted to leave Farnborough ahead of the 2011–12 season as a result of the club deciding to go full-time. King stated playing full-time football did not appeal to him, despite "more and more interest coming in for him", due to still working for his family's business, meaning going full-time "wasn't an option". He subsequently signed to play part-time for fellow Conference South club Woking on a one-year contract in June 2011.{{cite news
| title = Soccerway – Jack King
| url = https://us.soccerway.com/players/jack-king/137588/
| publisher = Soccerway
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Jack King Signs
| url = http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/2895/jack-king-signs/
| publisher = Woking F.C.
| date = 13 June 2011
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King spent one season at Woking, scoring 12 times in 44 appearances as Woking won promotion back to the Conference National after finishing the season as champions.
=Preston North End=
File:Jack King 2014-05-03 2.jpg in 2014]]
King experienced full-time professional football for the first time when he signed for League One club Preston North End on a one-year contract in July 2012. Preston manager Graham Westley had previously scouted King several times whilst he managed Stevenage, but felt he was too similar a player to Michael Bostwick, and therefore no move materialised at the time. King made his debut for Preston in a 2–0 victory against Huddersfield Town in the League Cup on 13 August 2012, a game in which he scored the opening goal of the match courtesy of a header.{{cite news
| title = Preston 2–0 Huddersfield Town
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19144704
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 13 August 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King scored three times in four games in the opening months of the season;{{soccerbase season|65502|2012|access-date=4 January 2018}} two coming in league victories against Hartlepool United and Doncaster Rovers respectively,{{cite news
| title = Preston 5–0 Hartlepool United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19554019
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 18 September 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Preston
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19709866
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 3 October 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} and the other in a 3–1 League Cup defeat to Middlesbrough at Deepdale.{{cite news
| title = Preston 1–3 Middlesbrough
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19632438
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 25 September 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King played regularly under new manager Simon Grayson, and scored his first goal under Grayson's management in Preston's 3–0 victory against Scunthorpe United on 6 April 2013, a headed goal from Jeffrey Monakana's cross to complete the win.{{cite news
| title = Preston 3–0 Scunthorpe United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21979687
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 6 April 2013
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He played 47 times during the 2012–13 season, scoring seven times, as Preston finished the season in 14th place in League One.{{cite news
| title = League One – 2012–13
| url = http://www.skysports.com/league-1-table/2012
| website = Sky Sports
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, King was deployed at right-back, in central midfield and as a striker in the club's pre-season friendlies with Grayson planning on using his versatility throughout the season.{{cite news
| title = Preston North End: Jack King out for two months with foot injury
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23667049
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 12 August 2013
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He played in the club's first match of the new season, a 1–0 victory against rivals Blackpool in the League Cup on 5 August 2013.{{cite news
| title = Preston 1–0 Blackpool
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23486654
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 5 August 2013
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} After the match, it was revealed that King had suffered a stress fracture in his foot and would not be available for selection for two months. He returned to the first team in November 2013,{{soccerbase season|65502|2013|access-date=4 January 2018}} and scored his first goal of the season with a header to give Preston their first home win in two months in a 1–0 victory against Bristol City on 30 November 2013.{{cite news
| title = Preston 1–0 Bristol City
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25063255
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 30 November 2013
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} In December 2013, King signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the summer of 2015.{{cite news
| title = PNE star Joe to net new deal
| url = https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/pne-star-joe-to-net-new-deal-1-6329085
| newspaper = Lancashire Post
| date = 21 December 2013
| access-date = 4 January 2018
| archive-date = 5 January 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070120/https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/pne-star-joe-to-net-new-deal-1-6329085
| url-status = dead
}} He made 29 appearances during the season, most of which being deployed in the centre of defence,{{cite news
| title = Jack King: "A Lot Of Positives Can Be Taken"
| url = https://www.pnefc.net/news/2014/may/jack-king-a-lot-of-positives-can-be-taken/
| publisher = Preston North End F.C.
| date = 28 May 2014
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} including two in the League One play-offs, as Preston were defeated 4–2 on aggregate by Rotherham United at the semi-final stage.{{cite news
| title = Preston 1–1 Rotherham United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27272618
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 10 May 2014
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Rotherham United 3–1 Preston (Agg 4–2)
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27320966
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 15 May 2014
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}
He remained at Preston for the 2014–15 season, making his first appearance of the season as a substitute in a 4–0 away victory against Scunthorpe United on 16 August 2014.{{cite news
| title = Scunthorpe United 0–4 Preston
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28716712
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 16 August 2014
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King made 28 appearances in all competitions as Preston earned promotion to the Championship after winning the League One play-offs.{{soccerbase season|65502|2014|access-date=4 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32770740
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 24 May 2015
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King was released by Preston shortly after the end of the season.{{cite news
| title = Soccerbase – Jack King
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=65502
| website = Soccerbase
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He made 102 appearances during his three years at Preston, scoring 10 goals.
=Scunthorpe United=
Following his departure from Preston, King signed for League One club Scunthorpe United on a free transfer, and on a two-year contract, on 26 May 2015.{{cite news
| title = Jack King: Scunthorpe United sign midfielder
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32888469
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 26 May 2015
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King was made vice-captain ahead of the start of the season behind club captain Stephen Dawson, although ultimately went on to captain the team for the majority of the first half of the season due to Dawson sustaining an injury.{{cite news
| title = United appoint captain and vice-captain
| url = https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2015/august/united-appoint-captain-and-vice-captain/
| publisher = Scunthorpe United F.C.
| date = 3 August 2015
| access-date = 5 January 2018}} King debuted for Scunthorpe on the opening day of the 2015–16 season in a 2–1 defeat to newly promoted Burton Albion.{{cite news
| title = Burton Albion 2–1 Scunthorpe United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33744219
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 8 August 2015
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Port Vale on 12 December 2015.{{cite news
| title = Port Vale 1–1 Scunthorpe United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35013838
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 12 December 2015
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He followed this up by scoring again three days later in Scunthorpe's 3–0 home victory against Leyton Orient in an FA Cup Second Round replay,{{cite news
| title = Scunthorpe United 3–0 Leyton Orient
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35035863
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 15 December 2015
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} with the victory setting up an away tie with Premier League club Chelsea in January 2016, a match in which King also played in.{{cite news
| title = Chelsea 2–0 Scunthorpe United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35216358
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 10 January 2016
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} Despite being a regular starter throughout the first half of the season, King started to play more often from the substitutes' bench during the second half of the season.{{soccerbase season|65502|2015|access-date=4 January 2018}} He made 42 appearances in all competitions during the season, with all 12 of his substitute appearances coming in the final months of the season, scoring two goals.
=Stevenage=
Having made no appearances for Scunthorpe in the opening weeks of the 2016–17 season,{{soccerbase season|65502|2016|access-date=4 January 2018}} King joined League Two club Stevenage on 30 August 2016, on a loan agreement until January 2017.{{cite news
| title = Jack King: Scunthorpe midfielder joins Stevenage on loan
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37221490
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 30 August 2016
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He made his debut for Stevenage the same day his signing was announced, playing the whole match in a 3–1 away defeat to Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy.{{cite news
| title = Leyton Orient 3–1 Stevenage
| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/leyton-or-vs-stevenage/367306
| website = Sky Sports
| date = 30 August 2016
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} This was followed by his first league start for the club three days later, on 3 September 2016, in Stevenage's 6–1 victory against Hartlepool United at Broadhall Way.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 6–1 Hartlepool United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37202496
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 3 September 2016
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} He scored his first goal for the Hertfordshire club a week later, doubling Stevenage's lead from close range from a Matt Godden cross in an eventual 2–1 victory against Crawley Town.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 2–1 Crawley Town
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37263691
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 10 September 2016
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King made 23 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell, returning to his parent club upon the expiry of the loan agreement on 9 January 2017.
King signed for Stevenage on an 18-month permanent deal on 31 January 2017, joining on a free transfer.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage FC sign Jack King on permanent deal
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2017/january/stevenage-fc-sign-jack-king-on-permanent-deal/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 31 January 2017
| access-date = 4 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Stevenage: Scunthorpe's Jack King and Arsenal striker Kaylen Hinds join
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38813606
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 31 January 2017
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} King made 39 appearances for the club in all competitions in his first season for the club as Stevenage missed out on a play-off place following a 10th-place finish.{{cite news
| title = League Two – 2016–17
| url = http://www.skysports.com/league-2-table/2016
| website = Sky Sports
| access-date = 4 January 2018}} The 2017–18 season saw King make 37 appearances in all competitions as Stevenage finished the League Two season in 16th position.{{soccerbase season|51791|2017|access-date=19 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = League Two – 2017–18
| url = http://www.skysports.com/league-2-table/2017
| website = Sky Sports
| access-date = 11 May 2018}} King was released upon the expiry of his contract in May 2018.{{cite news
| title = Player meetings concluded – retained/released list available
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44042024
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 8 May 2018
| access-date = 11 May 2018}}
=Ebbsfleet United=
Following his departure from Stevenage, King signed for National League club Ebbsfleet United on a free transfer on 27 June 2018.{{cite news
| title = Ebbsfleet United sign former Stevenage defender Jack King
| url = http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/king-joins-fleet-185375/
| newspaper = Kent Online
| date = 27 June 2018
| access-date = 27 June 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Jack King: Ebbsfleet sign former Stevenage man
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44635830
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 27 June 2018
| access-date = 27 June 2018}} He made his Ebbsfleet debut in the club's first game of the 2018–19 season, playing the whole match in a 1–0 defeat to Chesterfield at Stonebridge Road on 4 August 2018.{{soccerbase season|51791|2018|access-date=15 July 2018}}{{cite news
| title = Ebbsfleet United 0–1 Chesterfield
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44989670
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 4 August 2018
| access-date = 14 May 2019}} King started in the club's first eleven games of the season, before being left out of the team by manager Daryl McMahon following a 4–1 away defeat to Wrexham on 15 September 2018.{{cite news
| title = Ebbsfleet United defender Jack King brought back in from the cold under new manager Garry Hill
| url = https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/return-of-the-king-195440/
| newspaper = Kent Online
| date = 17 December 2018
| access-date = 14 May 2019}} He did not play again under McMahon, with King stating that he felt that the manager had "left him out in the cold" without communicating the reason behind him being left out of the first team. McMahon was replaced by Garry Hill in November 2018, and King returned to the team, playing in a 0–0 FA Cup draw with League Two club Cheltenham Town on 10 November 2018.{{cite news
| title = Ebbsfleet United 0–0 Cheltenham Town
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46080498
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 10 November 2018
| access-date = 14 May 2019}} He scored his first goal for Ebbsfleet in a 2–0 home victory against Leyton Orient on 19 January 2019.{{cite news
| title = Ebbsfleet United 2–0 Leyton Orient
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46847978
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 19 January 2019
| access-date = 14 May 2019}} He played regularly in defence for the remainder of the season, making 36 appearances during the season and scoring two goals.
King captained the team during the 2019–20 season, where he scored once in 39 appearances in a season that was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.{{soccerbase season|65502|2019|access-date=28 August 2019}}{{cite news
| title = It's a new beginning for former Ebbsfleet United captain Jack King after retiring from football and heading back to the building game
| url = https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/every-player-should-have-a-back-up-says-former-fleet-skipper-227041/
| work = KentOnline
| date = 12 May 2020
| access-date = 17 June 2021}} He announced his retirement from playing in May 2020, returning to work full-time as a builder at his father's construction business.
Style of play
Described as a "versatile" player due to being deployed in several positions over the course of his career,{{cite news
| title = Boroguide – Jack King
| url = http://www.boroguide.co.uk/players/player.php?ID=900
| publisher = Boroguide
| access-date = 5 January 2018}}{{cite news
| title = The right PNE role for versatile Jack
| url = https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/the-right-pne-role-for-versatile-jack-1-5053188
| newspaper = Lancashire Post
| date = 23 October 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2018
| archive-date = 6 January 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063657/https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/the-right-pne-role-for-versatile-jack-1-5053188
| url-status = dead
}} King started out playing in central midfield and stated this was his natural position when progressing through the youth ranks and into semi-professional football. King also said that central midfield was where he prefers playing and where he has most experience.
During his time at Preston North End, King developed the versatile reputation due to playing in five different positions within the space of two months of arriving at the club. This included playing central defence, right-back, right-midfield, central midfield and as a striker. On this, King said "Playing in different positions is something I see as adding another string to my bow, it can help develop my game". In 2012, he also revealed that his manager at Preston, Graham Westley, believed that King should be looking at playing in central defence in the long-term. This proved to be the case as, from 2014 onward, this was where King was predominantly deployed.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Didcot Town
|2003–04{{Cite web |title=Player's Appearances: Jack King 2003–04 season |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=45320&LeagueCode=HLNC2003 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}} |Hellenic League Premier Division |13 |2 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2{{efn|Appearances in Hellenic League Challenge Cup}} |0 |15 |2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Brackley Town
|Southern League Division One West |26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06
|Southern League Division One West |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| Didcot Town
|2005–06{{Cite journal |date=4 March 2006 |title=Season Stats 2005–06 |journal=Didcot Town FC Official Matchday Programme |volume=vs Abingdon Town}} |Hellenic League Premier Division |29 |6 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |11{{efn|Five appearances one goal in Hellenic League Challenge Cup, three appearances one goal in FA Vase, three appearances two goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy}} |4 |40 |10 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Farnborough
|Southern League Premier Division |41 | 8 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|Three appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Southern League Cup}} | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
| 2010–11
|41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 9{{efn|Four appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Championship match, three appearances in Conference South play-offs}} | 0 | 54 | 12 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!82 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 108 | 21 | |
| Woking
|Conference South |37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Four appearances one goal in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy}} | 1 | 44 | 12 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Preston North End
|36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=EFT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
| 2013–14
|League One |24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in League One play-offs}} | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2014–15
|League One |18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 102 | 10 | |
| Scunthorpe United
|League One |36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Stevenage
|2016–17{{efn|Part of this season was spent on loan from Scunthorpe United}} |36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|League Two |32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ebbsfleet United
|2018–19{{Cite web |date=22 September 2018 |title=Ebbsfleet United FC on X |url=https://twitter.com/EUFCofficial/status/1043499139005333504 |website=Twitter}} |34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|National League |34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!445 | 55 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 537 | 69 |
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Honours
Didcot Town
- Hellenic Football League Premier Division: 2005–06
- Hellenic League Challenge Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06{{Cite web |title=Season Stats |url=http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/stevetclare/DTFC1/season_stats.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929064558/http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/stevetclare/DTFC1/season_stats.htm |archive-date=29 September 2006 |website=Didcot Town FC}}
- Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy: 2005–06
Farnborough
- Southern Football League Premier Division: 2009–10
Woking
Preston
Individual
- Conference South Team of the Year: 2011–12{{cite news
| title = Conference Awards and AGM Details
| url = http://nonleague.pitchero.com/uncategorized/conference-awards-and-agm-details-13794/
| publisher = Non-League Pitchero
| date = 11 June 2012
| access-date = 11 March 2018}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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