Jonathan Staley

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jonathan Staley

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = 1868

| birth_place = Newhall, Derbyshire, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1917|1868}}

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1891–1901| clubs1 = Derby County| caps1 = 128 |goals1 = 0

}}

Jonathan Staley (1868–1917) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County.{{cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|year=2004|publisher=SoccerData|isbn=1-899468-67-6}} A full-back, he made his League debut at Stoke in September 1891, but after his first season, only appeared sporadically until 1898-99, when he secured a place in the team and appeared in the 1899 FA Cup final, which Derby lost 4-1 to Sheffield United. In summer 1901, he joined non-League club Ripley Athletic, before retiring.{{Cite web |title=Staley Jonathan Image 1 Derby County 1895 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/staley-jonathan-image-1-derby-1895/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}

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