Jay Lynch (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jay Anthony Lynch[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 March 1993||
Place of birth | Salford,[1] England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
Number | 1 | ||
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 | 16 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:42, 5 April 2021 (UTC) |
Jay Anthony Lynch (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Rochdale.
Career[]
Early 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]
Accrington Stanley[]
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 he was released by mutual consent,[8] having complained using his Twitter account at the lack of chances he had received, saying "talent counts for nothing nowadays, it's all politics and finances".[9]
Salford City[]
He subsequently joined Salford City,[10] making his debut on 6 September in a match against Spennymoor Town.[11] He left the club in May 2017.[12]
Fylde[]
Lynch joined newly promoted National League side Fylde in June 2017, signing a two-year contract.[13] He cited the clubs' "top-class" facilities and the need for a new challenge as his reasons for signing.[14] In 2019, he was named the National League's goalkeeper of the year,[15] and started at Wembley Stadium as Fylde lost 3–0 to Salford in the 2019 National League play-off Final.[16]
Rochdale[]
On 19 August 2019, Lynch joined League One club Rochdale on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.[17] He had previously turned down a new deal with AFC Fylde.[18]
On 19 June 2021, Lynch signed a new one-year contract.[19]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 21 November 2017 [20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[21] | National League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 120 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
Honours[]
AFC Fylde
References[]
- ^ a b c "Jay Lynch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Jay Lynch - Goalkeeper - First Team - Rochdale AFC". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Lynch and Alabi out to shine". Accrington Stanley. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "J. Lynch". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Four senior players to be released". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley sign goalkeeper Jay Lynch". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 4–0 Stanley". Accrington Stanley. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Jay Lynch leaves club". Accrington Stanley. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Lynch leaves Stanley". Eurosport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Salford Dig In To Stay Top - 1st Team - Salford City Football Club". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
- ^ @SalfordCityFC (30 May 2017). "Jay Lynch has left the club after making 127 appearances with 53 clean sheets over the last three seasons!All the…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jay Lynch: AFC Fylde sign Salford City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "New signing Lynch's number one ambition with Fylde". Blackpool Gazette. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "AFC Fylde's in-demand Jay Lynch named National League's goalkeeper of the year". Blackpool Gazette. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Buildbase National Game Awards 2019: Reusch Goalkeeper of the Year – Jay Lynch". The Non-League Paper. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Jay Lynch Joins Rochdale". Rochdale. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Jay Lynch: Rochdale sign former AFC Fylde goalkeeper on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Jay Lynch Pens New Deal". Rochdale AFC. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Jay Lynch". Salford City Official Site. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Jay Lynch at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links[]
- Jay Lynch at Soccerbase
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Salford
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Salford City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
- AFC Fylde players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- National League (English football) players