James Jennings
 Jennings playing for Kettering Town |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Ryan Jennings | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cambridge United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2006 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 48 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Altrincham (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kettering Town | 37 | (3) |
| 2010– | Cambridge United | 59 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:27, 1 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Ryan Jennings (born 2 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Cambridge United as a defender.
[edit] Career
Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Jennings joined the senior Macclesfield Town team in May 2006 and made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Walsall in the FA Cup as a 90th minute substitute on 21 November 2006, this led to Jennings famously playing in Macclesfield Town's 3rd Round FA Cup clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2007[1][2]His League Two debut came in Macclesfield's first league victory of the 2006–07 as they defeated Rochdale 1–0 in December.[3] He finished the season with 11 appearances,[4] after which we was offered a new contract which he accepted a month later.[5][6] He signed a new deal with the club until the end of the 2007–08 season in December,[7] and after making two appearances for the team that season he joined Conference National side Altrincham on loan.[8][9] He made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Northwich Victoria on 1 January 2008 and finished this spell with nine appearances before being recalled by Macclesfield in February.[10][11][12] He made a further 20 appearances for Macclesfield after his return and was offered a new contract at the end of the season,[8][13] which he subsequently signed.[14]
In the summer of 2009, Jennings left Macclesfield to join Kettering Town.[15] Jennings then joined Cambridge United in summer 2010 from Kettering on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made 43 first team starts in his first season with the club. In his second season with Cambridge Utd, Jennings was named as vice-captain by new manager Jez George[16]
[edit] References
- ^ "First Year Professionals". Macclesfield Town F.C.. 2006-05-09. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~827143,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Walsall 0-1 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 2006-11-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6160936.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Macclesfield 1-0 Rochdale.". BBC Sport. 2006-12-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6201598.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Macclesfield 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=1660. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Player Contract Update". Macclesfield Town F.C.. 2007-05-17. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1026243,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Contract Update". Macclesfield Town F.C.. 2007-06-19. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1055014,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Contract Update". Macclesfield Town F.C.. 2007-12-31. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1203285,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "James Jennings". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=137&playerid=44165. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Macclesfield give five new deals". BBC Sport. 2007-12-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/7166351.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Northwich 1-2 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 2008-01-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7165585.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Altrincham 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=137&teamid=99. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Defender recalled". Macclesfield Town F.C.. 2008-02-28. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1252753,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Alexander upbeat after departures". BBC Sport. 2008-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/7409101.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Transfer news". Macclesfield Town F.C.. 2008-06-30. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1336429,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Poppies bring in Silkmen defender". BBC Sport. 2009-07-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kettering_town/8138568.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Wylde is United's captain". Cambridge News. 2011-09-08. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Cambridge-United/Wylde-is-Uniteds-captain-09082011.htm. Retrieved 2012-22-01.
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