Introduction
Ryan Jennings (born 8 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Buxton.
He began his career in the Football League with Wigan Athletic where he spent spells on loan with Accrington Stanley, Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town. Since his release by Wigan in 2016 he has turned out for both Fylde and Curzon Ashton.
Career
Jennings began his career with his hometown club Stockport County and joined Wigan Athletic in 2012. He went on loan at Accrington Stanley in March 2015 but failed to make an appearance for Stanley through injury. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2015 in a 2–1 League Cup defeat against Bury. On 12 November 2015, Jennings joined National League side Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal.
On 15 February 2016, Jennings joined National League side Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season. Jennings was part of the team that eventually went on to beat Forest Green Rovers 3–1 in the 2016 National League play-off Final at Wembley, seeing Grimsby promoted to League Two after a six-year absence from the Football League.
In September 2016 Jennings joined National League North side Fylde, but by December he had joined local league rivals Curzon Ashton. On 15 June 2017 he penned a one-year deal with Alfreton Town. During his time at Alfreton he received a call up for England C as back up, unfortunately he was never used .
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| AFC Fylde | 2016–17 | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Curzon Ashton | 2016–17 | National League North | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Alfreton Town | 2017–18 | National League North | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
- Grimsby Town
- National League Play-offs Winners (1): 2015–16