Jake Cassidy

Jake Ashley Cassidy (born 9 February 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for York City. He has represented Wales at both under 19 and under 21 levels.

Jake Cassidy
Personal information
Full name Jake Ashley Cassidy[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Place of birth Glan Conwy, Wales[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 York City
Youth career
Conwy Rovers
0000–2010 Llandudno Junction
2010 Airbus UK Broughton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Llandudno Junction 32 (28)
2010–2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 (0)
2012 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 10 (5)
2012–2013 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 26 (11)
2014 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 19 (1)
2014–2015 → Notts County (loan) 16 (4)
2015 → Southend United (loan) 17 (0)
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic 21 (0)
2016–2017 Guiseley 30 (8)
2017–2019 Hartlepool United 43 (7)
2018–2019 → Maidstone United (loan) 16 (2)
2019 → Maidstone United (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020 Maidenhead United 28 (5)
2020 Stevenage 9 (1)
2020– York City 8 (1)
National team
2011 Wales U19 5 (1)
2011–2013 Wales U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Cassidy joined Welsh Alliance club Llandudno Junction aged 16, where he made an immediate impact in his first season, scoring 28 times in 32 appearances in the 2009–10 season.

His debut season earned him a move to Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK Broughton in Summer 2010, and his impressive appearances for the club in a series of pre-season games saw him immediately depart for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He signed a two-year deal (with an option for a third) with the English Premier League side for an undisclosed fee following a short trial.[3]

In March 2012, he moved on loan to League One side Tranmere Rovers, in a move later extended to run until the end of the season.[4] He made his professional debut on 17 March 2012 in a 1–1 draw at Sheffield United,[5] and scored in his second appearance, a 2–0 win at Rochdale.[6] In total, he scored five times in ten appearances.

Ahead of the 2012–13 season the striker renewed returned for a second loan period with Tranmere Rovers; a move which lasted until January 2013.[7] He scored his first goals of his return with a hat-trick against Colchester United in a 4–0 win on 1 September 2012 that put Tranmere top of the league. Cassidy was then named the League One Player of the Month for September 2012, after scoring seven league goals during the month.[8] He returned to Wolves after his loan spell ended in January 2013 having scored 11 goals in 26 appearances.

Cassidy made his Wolves debut as a substitute in the club's FA Cup elimination at Luton Town on 5 January 2013,[9] the final game of Ståle Solbakken's reign, before being selected to start Wolves' next league game by their new manager Dean Saunders.[10] He made six league appearances as the club unsuccessfully fought to avoid relegation to League One.

At the start of the 2013–14 season, under new manager Kenny Jackett, Cassidy became a regular member of Wolves' matchday squads, starting several matches and appearing often as a substitute. However, he failed to score in any of these games.

In January 2014 joined Tranmere Rovers for a third loan spell, after a three-month deal was agreed.[11] This loan spell, however, was less successful than his previous two as he scored just once in 19 appearances as the club struggled to avoid relegation.

After having signed a new one-year contract at Wolves (with an option for a further year),[12] he was loaned to League One team Notts County in July 2014 until January 2015,[13] during which time he scored four times during 20 appearances.

On 15 January 2015, he was loaned out for the rest of the season to League Two side Southend United.[14] He won a play-off final promotion medal for Southend United.

On 23 June 2015, with effect from 1 July 2015, Jake signed a 2-year contract with a further 1 year option with Oldham Athletic.

On 31 August 2016, Cassidy had his contract mutually terminated by Oldham Athletic after 1 season at the club.[15]

Cassidy then dropped into the National League, signing for Guiseley, where he scored eight goals in 34 games in the 2016–17 season. At the end of the season he joined Hartlepool United on a two-year deal. He scored 7 goals in 44 games for Pools, and had two loan spells with Maidstone United during his time in the North-East, where he scored 4 goals in 30 games. Cassidy joined Maidenhead United for the 2019–20 season.[16]

Cassidy signed for League Two club Stevenage for a five-figure fee on 14 January 2020.[17] He was released at the end of the season.[18]

Cassidy signed for York City on 18 August 2020.[19]

International career

Cassidy was capped by Wales at both under-19 and under-21 level.[20] He scored once for the under-19s, against Scotland in September 2011.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2012–13[22] Championship 6 0 1 0 ― ― 7 0
2013–14[23] League One 14 0 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 18 0
Total 20 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 25 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2011–12[24] League One 10 5 ― ― ― 10 5
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2012–13[22] League One 26 11 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 28 11
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2013–14[23] League One 19 1 ― ― ― 19 1
Total 55 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 57 17
Notts County (loan) 2014–15[25] League One 16 3 1 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 20 4
Southend United (loan) 2014–15[25] League Two 17 0 ― ― ― 17 0
Oldham Athletic 2015–16[26] League One 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
2016–17[27] League One 0 0 ― 2 0 ― 2 0
Total 21 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 25 0
Guiseley 2016–17[28] National League 30 8 2 0 ― 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 34 8
Hartlepool United 2017–18[28] National League 35 5 0 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 36 5
2018–19[28] National League 8 2 ― ― ― 8 2
Total 43 7 0 0 ― 1 0 44 7
Maidstone United (loan) 2018–19[28] National League 23 2 3 0 ― 4[lower-alpha 2] 2 30 4
Maidenhead United 2019–20[28] National League 28 5 3 1 ― 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 32 6
Stevenage 2019–20[29] League Two 9 1 ― ― 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 1
York City 2020–21[28] National League North 8 1 2 0 ― 0 0 10 1
Career total 279 45 15 1 6 0 13 3 304 48
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 554. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Wolverhampton Wanderers sign young forward Jake Cassidy". BBC Sport. 17 August 2010.
  4. "Tranmere Rovers sign Wolves striker Jake Cassidy on loan". BBC Sport. 16 March 2012.
  5. "Sheffield United 1–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012.
  6. "Rochdale 0–2 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 20 March 2012.
  7. "Tranmere Rovers sign Jake Cassidy and Joe Thompson". BBC Sport. 3 August 2012.
  8. "Cassidy named Player of the Month". The Football League. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
  9. "Luton 1–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 5 January 2013.
  10. "Wolves 1–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 11 January 2013.
  11. "Cassidy completes Rovers move". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 24 January 2014.
  12. "Jake Cassidy signs new Wolves deal". Express & Star. 4 July 2014.
  13. "Notts County sign Wolves striker on loan". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014.
  14. "Jake Cassidy: Wolves striker joins Southend United on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015.
  15. "DEPARTURE: Striker Leaves Oldham Athletic". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  16. "New Signing | Mags capture Cassidy". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  17. "Jake Cassidy joins from Maidenhead". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  18. Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List
  19. Jake Cassidy signs for City
  20. "UEFA Under 21 Matches / Gemau Ryngwladol UEFA Dan 21 v. Lithuania & San Marino" (PDF). FAW. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  21. "Welsh Football News – Under 19". Dragonsoccer.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  22. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  23. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  24. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  25. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  26. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  27. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  28. Jake Cassidy at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  29. "Games played by Jake Cassidy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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