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Jay Lynch
Personal information
Full name Jay Anthony Lynch[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Salford,[1] England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 12
Youth career
–2010 Manchester United
2010–2012 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2014 Accrington Stanley 2 (0)
2014–2017 Salford City 110 (0)
2017–2019 AFC Fylde 81 (0)
2019– Rochdale 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:49, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Jay Anthony Lynch (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Rochdale.

Career

Lynch started his career playing youth team football for Manchester United before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2010. After playing for the club's under-18 side, he moved to the under-21 side,[3] and was named on the bench for three Premier League games in the 2011–12 season, including against former club Manchester United.[4] He was released by the club in June 2014 after his contract expired.[5]

In August 2014 Lynch signed for Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms.[6][3] He made his debut as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town after starting goalkeeper Luke Simpson was sent off.[7] In September 2014 he was released by mutual consent.[8]

He subsequently joined Salford City,[9] making his debut on 6 September in a match against Spennymoor Town.[10] He left the club in May 2017.[11]

On 19 August 2019, Lynch joined League One club Rochdale on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.[12] He had previously turned down a new deal with AFC Fylde.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2017 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2014–15 League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Salford City 2014–15 Northern Premier League Division One North 21 0 3 0 — 0 0 24 0
2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division 44 0 8 0 — 2[a] 0 54 0
2016–17 National League North 44 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 48 0
Total 109 0 13 0 0 0 4 0 126 0
AFC Fylde 2017–18[15] National League 9 0 2 0 — 0 0 11 0
Career total 120 0 15 0 0 0 4 0 139 0
  1. ^ Appearances in 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division Play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

AFC Fylde

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jay Lynch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Jay Lynch - Goalkeeper - First Team - Rochdale AFC". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Lynch and Alabi out to shine". Accrington Stanley. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "J. Lynch". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Four senior players to be released". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Accrington Stanley sign goalkeeper Jay Lynch". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Shrewsbury 4–0 Stanley". Accrington Stanley. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Jay Lynch leaves club". Accrington Stanley. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ^ http://www.evostikleague.co.uk/saturdays-transfer-list-20768/
  10. ^ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/salfordcityfc/s/match-centre-72445/1-1008960
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/SalfordCityFC/status/869513653606916096
  12. ^ "Goalkeeper Jay Lynch Joins Rochdale". Rochdale. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Jay Lynch: Rochdale sign former AFC Fylde goalkeeper on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Jay Lynch". Salford City Official Site. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  15. ^ Jay Lynch at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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