Jordan Sinnott
{{Short description|English footballer (1994–2020)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jordan Sinnott
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Jordan James Sinnott
| birth_date = {{birth date|1994|2|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bradford, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|25|1994|2|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Sheffield, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2008–2012
| youthclubs1 = Huddersfield Town
| years1 = 2012–2015
| years2 = 2012–2013
| years3 = 2013
| years4 = 2015–2016
| years5 = 2016–2017
| years6 = 2017–2018
| years7 = 2018–2019
| years8 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Huddersfield Town
| clubs2 = → Altrincham (loan)
| clubs3 = → Bury (loan)
| clubs4 = Altrincham
| clubs5 = FC Halifax Town
| clubs6 = Chesterfield
| clubs7 = Alfreton Town
| clubs8 = Matlock Town
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 1
| caps4 = 57
| goals4 = 4
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 7
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 1
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 5
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 1
| totalcaps = 152
| totalgoals = 19
}}
Jordan James Sinnott (14 February 1994 – 25 January 2020) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the son of the former Huddersfield Town captain Lee Sinnott{{cite news |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-midfielder-jordan-sinnott-5674222|title=Huddersfield Town midfielder Jordan Sinnott joins Bury on youth loan|first=Mel|last=Booth|newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=7 August 2014|accessdate=30 August 2014}} and was contracted to Northern Premier League side Matlock Town at the time of his death in January 2020. He died following an altercation in Retford town centre where he was attacked.
Career
=Huddersfield Town=
He attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy and, later, joined Huddersfield's Town Academy in the late 2000s,{{cite news|title=Famous fathers of new Huddersfield Town academy players|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/famous-fathers-new-huddersfield-town-4998935|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=21 May 2010|accessdate=28 March 2015}} eventually becoming the captain of the under-18 team in 2012. During the same year, Sinnott was offered a professional contract.{{cite news|title=Professional deals offered to four Huddersfield Town youngsters|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/professional-deals-offered-four-huddersfield-4954820|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=21 April 2012|accessdate=28 March 2015}}
Following the sacking of Simon Grayson as Huddersfield manager on 24 January 2013, the manager of the under-18 team, Mark Lillis, was promoted to the role of caretaker manager, and gave Sinnott his first appearance in the Huddersfield first team in their 1–1 draw against Leicester City in the 4th round of the FA Cup at the John Smith's Stadium on 26 January 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21332915|title=Leicester City 1 – 2 Huddersfield Town|date=12 February 2013|accessdate=28 March 2015|work=BBC Sport}} After the match, Sinnott expressed being positive on his debut and described himself as "not really the nervous type!"{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-post-leicester-621180.aspx?pageView=full |title=SINNOTT DELIGHTED WITH TOWN DEBUT |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |accessdate=28 March 2015 |date=26 January 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328235951/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-post-leicester-621180.aspx?pageView=full |archivedate=28 March 2015 |url-status=unfit }} His first league appearance was as a substitute in Town's 6–1 defeat by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 19 February 2013.{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest 6 – 1 Huddersfield Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448640|work=BBC Sport|date=19 February 2013|accessdate=28 March 2015}}
Despite only making two appearances, Sinnott was offered a new two-year contract by the club,{{cite news|title=Huddersfield Town release striker Alan Lee|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22434000|work=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2013|accessdate=28 March 2015}} which he signed, keeping him at the club until 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-contract-extension-891243.aspx |title=Sinnott signs contract extension |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|accessdate=28 March 2015 |date=2 July 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705225533/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-contract-extension-891243.aspx |archivedate=5 July 2013 |url-status=unfit}}
After eight years at the club, Sinnott was released by Huddersfield after having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 2 February 2015, with his contract due to expire in the summer.{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/huddersfield-town-matt-crooks-jordan-sinnott-2244246.aspx |title=TWO DEVELOPMENT SQUAD PLAYERS RELEASED |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |accessdate=28 March 2015 |date=2 February 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203233726/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/huddersfield-town-matt-crooks-jordan-sinnott-2244246.aspx |archivedate=3 February 2015 |url-status=unfit}}
=Loan spells=
After being told by Huddersfield Town's management that he would be loaned out,{{cite news|title=Huddersfield Town ready to loan out young prospects|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-ready-loan-out-4948328|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=24 July 2012|accessdate=28 March 2015}} it was announced on 6 December 2012, he joined his father, Lee, at Conference North side Altrincham for a month, making six appearances before returning in January 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-loaned-to-altrincham-526856.aspx |title=SINNOTT LOANED TO ALTRINCHAM |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |accessdate=28 March 2015 |date=5 December 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328235430/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-loaned-to-altrincham-526856.aspx |archivedate=28 March 2015 |url-status=unfit }}{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-liam-extends-millers-stay-591335.aspx |title=LIAM EXTENDS MILLERS STAY |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |accessdate=28 March 2015 |date=14 January 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328235429/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-liam-extends-millers-stay-591335.aspx |archivedate=28 March 2015 |url-status=unfit }}
On 7 August 2013, Sinnott joined Bury on a six-month loan from Huddersfield Town.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23603487|title=Huddersfield's Jordan Sinnott joins on six-month loan|work=BBC Sport|date=7 August 2013|accessdate=7 August 2013}} Sinnott then made his Bury debut three days later, coming on as a substitute for John Rooney in the second half, in a 2–1 loss against Oxford United.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23558498|title=Oxford United 2–1 Bury|date=10 August 2013|accessdate=28 March 2015|work=BBC Sport}} Sinnott then scored his first goal in the next game, as Bury beat Accrington Stanley 3–0.{{cite news|title=Bury 3–0 Accrington Stanley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23644606|work=BBC Sport|date=17 August 2013|accessdate=28 March 2015}} After making 10 appearances for the Shakers, he was recalled by Huddersfield on 18 October.{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-recalled-1120724.aspx |title=SINNOTT RECALLED FROM BURY |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |accessdate=28 March 2015 |date=18 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329002058/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-sinnott-recalled-1120724.aspx |archivedate=29 March 2015 |url-status=unfit }}
=Later career=
After being released by Huddersfield Town, Sinnott rejoined his father at Conference side Altrincham for the second time.{{cite news|title=Altrincham: Lee Sinnott signs son Jordan for Conference club|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31471150|work=BBC Sport|date=14 February 2015|accessdate=28 March 2015}} He then had spells at F.C. Halifax Town and Chesterfield before joining Alfreton Town in 2018; at the time of his death he was playing for Matlock Town.{{cite news |last1=Whitelam |first1=Paul |title=Police statement after Matlock Town player Jordan Sinnott suffers broken skull in town centre assault |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/jordan-sinnott-retford-matlock-alfreton-3777559 |accessdate=26 January 2020 |publisher=Lincolnshire Live |date=25 January 2020}}
Death
Sinnott was found unconscious with a suspected fractured skull in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 25 January 2020, following an altercation in which he was attacked and sustained a head injury.{{cite news |title=Footballer dies after assault in Nottinghamshire |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/25/non-league-footballer-dies-after-assault-in-nottinghamshire |accessdate=25 January 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=25 January 2020}} He was admitted to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield in a critical condition where he died just before 19:00 that evening.{{cite news|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/police-arrest-third-man-suspicion-17645414|title=Police arrest third man on suspicion of murder of Jordan Sinnott|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|author=Sutcliffe, Robert|date=28 January 2020}} Matlock Town and his former club Alfreton Town had both postponed their respective matches earlier that day.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-51249670|title=Matlock Town footballer Jordan Sinnott dies after 'assault on night out'|work=BBC News|date=25 January 2020}} Police arrested two men in connection with the fight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/murder-detectives-make-second-arrest-3779207|title=Murder detectives make second arrest after death of footballer Jordan Sinnott|first=Paul|last=Whitelam|date=26 January 2020|website=lincolnshirelive}}
He carried a donor card at the time of his death.{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gloucester-city-fans-touching-gesture-3791897|title=Gloucester City fans touching gesture in memory of tragic footballer Jordan Sinnott|work=Gloucestershire Live|author=Phillips, Jenni|date=29 January 2020|accessdate=2 February 2020}}
In a tribute following his death, Sinnott's brother Tom, as well as his friend Duane Holmes, sent an appeal to football clubs across the country to send in shirts with Sinnott's name on the back for his funeral.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2020-01-29/football-clubs-donate-shirts-in-memory-of-jordan-sinnott/|title=Football clubs donate shirts in memory of Jordan Sinnott|website=ITV News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}} 800 different football shirts were donated from around the world, these were displayed at his funeral at Bradford City's stadium.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-51735676|title=Hundreds attend footballer's funeral|date=2020-03-04|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-03-04|language=en-GB}} It was announced that after the funeral, the football shirts would be donated to Sport Relief.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18193325.shirts-jordan-campaign-underway-jordan-sinnott/|title=Football clubs unite for 'Shirts for Jordan' campaign after death of footballer|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}
In July 2020, two men, Kai Denovan and Cameron Matthews, were jailed for manslaughter for their part in the "violent, drunken attack" that killed Sinnott. Denovan was jailed for eleven years and Matthews for eight years and three months.{{cite news |last1=Vernalls |first1=Richard |title=Men who killed footballer Jordan Sinnott in fight over 'joke' jailed |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/jordan-sinnott-killers-retford-sentence-4384942 |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=Lincolnshire Live |date=31 July 2020}} A third man, Sean Nicholson, pleaded guilty to affray and was sentenced to fourteen months in prison.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2020-07-31/three-jailed-over-death-of-professional-footballer-jordan-sinnott-matlock-town-nottinghamshire|title=Three jailed over death of professional footballer Jordan Sinnott|publisher=ITV News Central|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=9 April 2022}}
Sinnott was engaged to Kelly Bossons. Following Sinnott's funeral, Bossons discovered she was pregnant with Sinnott's child. Their daughter was born in September 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2020-10-09/newborn-daughter-of-killed-footballer-described-as-a-little-miracle|title=Newborn daughter of killed footballer described as a 'little miracle'|publisher=ITV News Central|date=9 October 2020|accessdate=9 April 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinnott, Jordan}}
Category:Footballers from Bradford
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:Altrincham F.C. players
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players
Category:Alfreton Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:People educated at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Deaths by beating in the United Kingdom
Category:FC Halifax Town players
Category:Matlock Town F.C. players