Jordan Tunnicliffe

Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe (born 23 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crawley Town.

Jordan Tunnicliffe
Tunnicliffe playing for Crawley Town in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2012 West Bromwich Albion
2012–2013 Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Barnsley 0 (0)
2014 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2014 Sutton Coldfield Town
2014–2017 Kidderminster Harriers 67 (1)
2015 → Hednesford Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2017–2019 AFC Fylde 86 (10)
2019– Crawley Town 58 (3)
National team
2017 England C
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Nuneaton,[2] Tunnicliffe joined West Bromwich Albion's academy in 2004,[3] and signed as a scholar in June 2010.[4] He left the club in 2012,[3] and trialled with West Ham United that summer before joining Nike Academy.[4] He had an unsuccessful trial with Norwich City in April 2013, and joined Barnsley that summer.[4] He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in January 2014.[5] He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]

He joined Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2014.[4]

Kidderminster Harriers

In November 2014, Tunnicliffe joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract by a further season.[7][8] He joined Hednesford Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2015,[9] but was recalled from his loan the following month.[10] He extended his contract by a further year in May 2015.[11]

Following a hamstring injury, he returned to Sutton Coldfield Town on a month-long loan in February 2016.[12][13][14] He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.[15]

He was awarded their Players' Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season,[16] but turned down the offer of a new contract at the end of the season.[17]

AFC Fylde

In the summer of 2017, Tunnicliffe signed for National League side AFC Fylde.[17] Tunnicliffe's debut for the club came on 5 August, as they drew 2–2 at home to Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season.[2][18] Tunnicliffe scored his first goal of the season on 16 September 2017 with Fylde's second goal of a 2–2 draw with Eastleigh.[19]

Crawley Town

On 11 July 2019, Tunnicliffe signed for League Two side Crawley Town in July 2019 on a two-year contract.[20][21] On 3 August 2019, he made his first appearance for the Reds, playing the full 90 minutes away to Carlisle United.[2][22] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 1 February 2020: the opening goal of a 3–1 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United.[23]He made 45 appearances across the 2019–20 season and scored 1 goal.[2]

Tunnicliffe scored Crawley's final goal of a 3–0 FA Cup third round win over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.[24]

International career

He was called up the England C team in May 2017,[25] and made his debut as a late substitute against Panjab later that month.[26]

Personal life

His brother James is also a footballer.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2013–14 Championship 0000000000
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 1000—0010
Kidderminster Harriers 2014–15 Conference Premier 10000—00100
2015–16 National League 15000—00150
2016–17 National League North 42121—5[lower-alpha 1]1483
Total 671210051743
Hednesford Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference North 4000—0040
AFC Fylde 2017–18 National League 46630—1[lower-alpha 2]0506
2018–19 National League 40410—10[lower-alpha 3]2516
Total 8610400011210112
Crawley Town 2019–20 League Two 37120402[lower-alpha 4]0451
2020–21 League Two 21242101[lower-alpha 4]0274
Total 583625030725
Career total 218141235015325220
  1. 3 appearances and 1 goal in the FA Trophy, 2 appearances in National League North play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  3. 7 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in National League play-offs
  4. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. Jordan Tunnicliffe at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. "Jordan Tunnicliffe". www.kidderminsterharriers.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. "2 MORE NEW SIGNINGS". www.sctfc.com. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "Stalybridge Borrow Barnsley Defender". Pitchero Non-League. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Barnsley FC Retained List". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. "TUNNICLIFFE TURNS PRO". www.sctfc.com. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. "Tunnicliffe snapped up by Harriers". Kidderminster Shuttle. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. "'Winless streak hurts' - Whild". Kidderminster Shuttle. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  10. "Whild keen to stay in Harriers hot-seat". Kidderminster Shuttle. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. "Tunnicliffe commits to Harriers". Kidderminster Shuttle. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. "Kidderminster Harriers aiming to keep survival bid alive at Wrexham". Kidderminster Shuttle. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. Murrall, Neil (22 February 2016). "TUNNICLIFFE RETURNS TO THE ROYALS". www.sctfc.com. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. "Tunnicliffe relishing Harriers return". Kidderminster Shuttle. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  15. "Harriers offer contracts to quartet after five secured on new deals". Kidderminster Shuttle. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  16. "Fans to turn out in force as Harriers aim to bag play-off final place". Kidderminster Shuttle. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  17. Maher, Matt (26 May 2017). "Jordan Tunnicliffe departs Kidderminster Harriers". Express & Star. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. "AFC Fylde 2-2 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. "REPORT | Eastleigh 2-2 AFC Fylde". afcfylde.co.uk. AFC Fylde. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. "Jordan Tunnicliffe joins Crawley Town from AFC Fylde". BBC Sport. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. Pole, Matt (11 July 2019). "Crawley Town sign former West Bromwich Albion and Barnsley defender". Crawley & Horley Observer. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  22. "Carlisle United 2-1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  23. "Crawley Town 3-1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  24. Beardmore, Michael (10 January 2021). "Crawley crush Leeds in stunning FA Cup upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  25. Badcock, Matt (4 May 2017). "Paul Fairclough names experimental England C squad for Panjab FA and Jersey tests". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  26. "Tunnicliffe features for England C". afcfylde.co.uk. AFC Fylde. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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