Jack Senior (footballer)
Jack Christopher Senior (born 13 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for National League club FC Halifax Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack Christopher Senior[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 January 1997||
Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Halifax Town | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Elland Juniors | ||
2007–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Luton Town | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Gloucester City | 8 | (1) |
2020– | FC Halifax Town | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:58, 31 October 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Huddersfield Town
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire,[2] Senior started out at Elland Juniors before joining the youth system at Huddersfield Town aged 10.[4] He began a two-year scholarship at the start of 2013–14,[5] before signing his first professional contract with the club for 2015–16.[6] Senior was involved in the first-team pre-season programme,[7] but predominantly played for the Development Squad that won the Northern Division by eight points, for whom he scored two goals from 36 appearances.[8] At the end of the season, Huddersfield took up the option to extend Senior's contract by a further year.[9]
Luton Town
Senior signed for League Two club Luton Town on a two-year contract on 31 August 2016.[10] After signing for Luton, manager Nathan Jones said "He ticks all the boxes for us. He's a young, hungry and athletic player who wants to learn."[10] He suffered an injury setback in training,[11] though he made his Luton debut on 4 October, starting in their 2–0 victory at home to West Bromwich Albion U21 in the EFL Trophy.[4][12] Senior made his English Football League debut as a 56th-minute substitute for Jordan Cook in a 2–1 win away to Crewe Alexandra on 14 January 2017.[13] Thereafter, he made 10 consecutive starts,[14] which ended when he was rested for Luton's league match against Yeovil Town on 4 March.[15] Senior started in Luton's 1–1 draw at home to Exeter City two weeks later,[16] but missed their subsequent four matches after he was sidelined with a foot injury.[17] In April 2017, he was named in the EFL Trophy Team of the Tournament.[18] Despite being available for selection, Senior made no further appearances and finished 2016–17 with 16 appearances.[14]
On 14 November 2017, Senior signed a one-year contract extension with Luton, with the option of a further year.[19] He joined National League club Harrogate Town on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of 2018–19.[20] Senior was released by Luton when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[21]
Gloucester City
After leaving Luton, Senior went on trial with Grimsby Town in July 2019,[22] but was not offered a contract.[23] He signed for National League North club Gloucester City on 26 November 2019[24] and scored on his debut four days later in a 2–2 home draw with Kettering Town.[25]
FC Halifax Town
Senior signed for National League club FC Halifax Town on 21 August 2020.[26]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 October 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luton Town | 2016–17[14] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2017–18[27] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2018–19[28] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2018–19[25] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Gloucester City | 2019–20[25] | National League North | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
FC Halifax Town | 2020–21[25] | National League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs
References
- "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Jack Senior". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Jack Senior". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Thomson, Doug (5 October 2016). "Luton Town debut for former Huddersfield Town defender". Examiner Live. Reach. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Booth, Mel (3 April 2013). "Huddersfield Town offer senior contracts to promising youngsters". Examiner Live. Reach. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Threlfall-Sykes, David (22 June 2015). "Contract update". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Thomson, Doug (13 July 2015). "Why Chris Powell is the perfect mentor for young Huddersfield Town player Jack Senior". Examiner Live. Reach. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Threlfall-Sykes, David (10 May 2016). "Jack Senior previews Saturday's U21 final". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Porter, Alexandra (9 May 2016). "Huddersfield Town confirm release of Karim Matmour as part of summer exits". Examiner Live. Reach. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Simmonds, Mike (31 August 2016). "Hatters sign Senior from Huddersfield". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Wright, Matt (22 September 2016). "Luton Town: Nathan Jones wants Hatters to 'play like they can play' against Doncaster". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017.
- Simmonds, Mike (4 October 2016). "Hatters through in EFL Trophy after dominant display against Baggies". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Simmonds, Mike (14 January 2017). "10-man Luton record superb Crewe victory". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Games played by Jack Senior in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Simmonds, Mike (5 March 2017). "Jones changed defence around to 'make a statement' at Glovers". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Luton Town 1–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Simmonds, Mike (14 April 2017). "Trio could return for Hatters against O's". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Simmonds, Mike (4 April 2017). "Senior 'chuffed' to be named in Checkatrade Team of the Tournament". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Jack Senior: Luton Town left-back extends contract until 2019". BBC Sport. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Simmonds, Mike (31 January 2019). "Deadline day: Hatters full back heads to Harrogate Town on loan". Luton Today. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- Simmonds, Mike (17 May 2019). "McCormack leaves Kenilworth Road as Luton release five". Luton Today. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Findlater, James (8 July 2019). "Who are Alex Penny and Jack Senior? A look at Grimsby Town's two trialists". Grimsby Live. Local World. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Findlater, James (15 July 2019). "Grimsby Town close to fifth signing as defender set to arrive on loan this week". Grimsby Live. Local World. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Jack is added to the Senior squad". Gloucester City A.F.C. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "J. Senior: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- Scargill, Tom (21 August 2020). "FC Halifax Town: Left-back Senior signs up at The Shay". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Games played by Jack Senior in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Games played by Jack Senior in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.