Jake Cole
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Cole
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Jake Stanley Cole{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=89}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hammersmith, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Gloucester City
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2003
| youthclubs1 = Queens Park Rangers
| years1 = 2003–2009 | clubs1 = Queens Park Rangers | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = → Hayes (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = → Farnborough Town (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = → Oxford United (loan) | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2009 | clubs6 = → Barnet (loan) | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2009–2011 | clubs7 = Barnet | caps7 = 77 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2014 | clubs8 = Plymouth Argyle | caps8 = 91 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2014–2016 | clubs9 = Woking | caps9 = 63 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2019 | clubs10 = Aldershot Town | caps10 = 80 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2019–2020 | clubs11 = Maidstone United | caps11 = 20 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020– | clubs12 = Gloucester City | caps12 = 22 | goals12 = 0
| club-update = 07 August 2020 (UTC)
}}
Jake Stanley Cole (born 11 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gloucester City. He previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Hayes, AFC Wimbledon, Farnborough Town, Oxford United, Barnet, Plymouth Argyle, Woking and Aldershot Town.
Career
Cole was born in Hammersmith, London. He was the second choice goalkeeper at Queens Park Rangers for a number of years, being understudy to Nick Culkin, Chris Day, Paul Jones, Simon Royce and Lee Camp, but was praised by John Gregory as being a model professional.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} He played for Hayes,{{cite web |url=http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2003/player_details.php?playerid=1784 |title=Jake Cole: 2003–04 |website=SoccerFactsUK |access-date=20 May 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://hyufc.com/features/a_z/hfc/chudley-collingwood.html |title=Chudley – Collins |publisher=Hayes & Yeading United F.C. |access-date=20 May 2013}} AFC Wimbledon,{{cite web |url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?squad=37&Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&player_id=683&position=Goalkeeper |title=AFC Wimbledon former senior squad: Jake Cole |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330014734/http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?squad=37&Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&player_id=683&position=Goalkeeper |archive-date=30 March 2008 |url-status=dead}} Farnborough Town,{{cite web |url=http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/player_details.php?playerid=7382 |title=Jake Cole: 2004–05 |website=SoccerFactsUK |access-date=20 May 2013}} Oxford United and Barnet on loan during his six years there. Towards the end of the 2006–07 season he became first choice goalkeeper after Lee Camp was recalled from his loan spell to Derby County.
Cole had been given the number 12 jersey for the 2007–08 season, indicating that John Gregory would be signing a number one keeper before the start of the season, with rumours focusing on the permanent signing of Lee Camp.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} Camp was then signed therefore limiting Cole's first team opportunities; however Cole continued to impress for Rangers' second string with manager John Gregory saying in 2007, "I have been impressed by Jake's overall attitude and ability. He is a fantastic understudy to Lee Camp."{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/6949833.stm |title=QPR keeper bags new one-year deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2007 |access-date=13 July 2008}}
Cole slipped further down the pecking order at QPR following the signing of Radek Černý in the summer of 2008. He was loaned to the Conference National club Oxford United for three months on 11 July 2008.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7501374.stm |title=QPR loan keeper Cole to Oxford |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2008 |access-date=13 July 2008}} In March 2009 he joined Barnet on loan.
He was released by QPR on 19 May 2009. However, he was soon snapped up by Barnet on a one-year contract on 6 July 2009. He left Barnet at the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~2364128,00.html |title=Southam leaves Barnet |publisher=Barnet F.C. |date=21 May 2011 |access-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523093610/http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10431~2364128%2C00.html |archive-date=23 May 2011 |url-status=dead}} He spent time on trial with Gillingham and Plymouth Argyle in July 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/new-trialists-Plymouth-Argyle/story-12927746-detail/story.html |title=Two new trialists at Plymouth Argyle |newspaper=The Herald |date=12 July 2011 |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718100139/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/new-trialists-Plymouth-Argyle/story-12927746-detail/story.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} Cole agreed a two-year contract with Argyle later that month.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14106455.stm |title=Keeper Jake Cole wins Plymouth Argyle contract |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=20 July 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Zubar-says-wanted-stay-Plymouth-Argyle/story-12971381-detail/story.html |title=Zubar says he always wanted to stay at Plymouth Argyle |newspaper=The Herald |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614040619/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Zubar-says-wanted-stay-Plymouth-Argyle/story-12971381-detail/story.html |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}
At Argyle, Cole emerged as the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of club stalwart Romain Larrieu in the 2011–12 season, playing in 39 of the Pilgrims' 50 games that season, as the club scraped EFL League Two survival. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Larrieu retired and Rene Gilmartin came in as new competition for Cole, but again he came out as first-choice, with the club nearly mirroring their performance from the previous season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18739325 |title=Rene Gilmartin targets Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper spot |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2012}} The 2013–14 season was a more successful one on the pitch for Argyle, and during it Argyle re-signed Luke McCormick and so Cole found himself as the club's back-up goalkeeper, only for injuries to McCormick to see him play exactly the same number of times as McCormick that year. Cole played his last game for Argyle in a 3–3 draw with Portsmouth.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27168050 |title=Portsmouth3-3 Plymouth |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2014/may/retained-list/ |title=2013-14 Retained List |publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C. |date=6 May 2014}}
After leaving Plymouth Argyle, Cole went on to sign for Conference Premier club Woking for the 2014–15 season. In Cole's two seasons at Woking they finished 7th and then 12th in the National League before he left the Cardinals.
On 8 June 2016, Cole joined local rivals Aldershot Town, initially on a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.theshots.co.uk/jake-cole/ |title=Shots sign goalkeeper Jake Cole |publisher=Aldershot Town F.C. |date=8 June 2016}} In Cole's first two seasons at the Shots, the club finished 5th in the National League both times, qualifying for the play-offs. In 16-17, Aldershot lost in the semi-finals 5–2 on aggregate to Tranmere Rovers, with Cole making a costly error to gift James Norwood a goal in the first-leg.{{cite web |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/you-panic-aldershot-towns-jake-12985617 |title=Aldershot Town's Jake Cole dropped the ball |publisher=Surrey Live |date=4 May 2017}} In 17-18, Aldershot lost in a play-off qualifying game to Ebbsfleet United on penalties, with Cole an unused sub in that game. Cole left the Shots at the end of the 2018-19 campaign and then joined Maidstone United.[http://www.maidstoneunited.co.uk/2019/05/jake-joins-maidstone-united/ Jake joins Maidstone United]
Career statistics
{{updated|27 March 2019}}
{{notelist}}
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.theshots.co.uk/player-profile/jake-cole/ Jake Cole profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712132601/https://www.theshots.co.uk/player-profile/jake-cole/ |date=12 July 2017 }} at the Aldershot Town F.C. website
- {{soccerbase|36996|Jake Cole}} (Farnborough Town, Plymouth Argyle, onwards)
- {{soccerbase|41165|Jake Cole}} (Queens Park Rangers, Oxford United, Barnet)
{{Navboxes
| title = Awards
| bg = gold
| fg = navy
| list1 =
{{Barnet F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{Aldershot Town F.C. Player of the Season}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Jake}}
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Category:People from Hammersmith
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:AFC Wimbledon players
Category:Farnborough F.C. players
Category:Oxford United F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players
Category:Maidstone United F.C. players
Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Category:Isthmian League players
Category:National League (English football) players