Jack Concannon (footballer)

Jack Paul Concannon (born 26 January 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Alvechurch, where he plays as a midfielder.

Jack Concannon
Concannon in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Jack Paul Concannon[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Hagley, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alvechurch
Youth career
2007–2018 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2018 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Tamworth (loan) 21 (5)
2021–2022 Tamworth 34 (2)
2022– Alvechurch 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

Birmingham City

Concannon was born in Hagley, Worcestershire.[3] He joined Birmingham City F.C.'s Academy at the age of seven,[2] worked his way up through the youth system, and took up a two-year scholarship in July 2016.[4][5] Academy coach Steve Spooner described him as "a very good central midfielder that has great understanding of the game both technically and tactically [with] a good engine [and] competitive".[5] In his first year, he scored four goals in 19 appearances for Birmingham's under-18 team,[2] and in his second, he helped Birmingham's youth team reach the semi-final of the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup, and played in both legs as Chelsea outclassed Birmingham 7–0 on aggregate.[6] Where other second-year scholars were offered professional contracts, concerns about Concannon's lack of physicality meant he received a third scholarship year.[7][3]

Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)

Concannon was anxious to go out on loan to demonstrate his ability to cope physically in men's football,[3] and signed for Sutton Coldfield Town of the Southern League Division One Central on work experience in August 2018.[8]

Tamworth (loan)

He moved up a level to join Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on an initial one-month loan on 14 December 2018.[9] He made his Tamworth debut on 22 December in a league fixture at home to St Ives Town, which the away side won 2–1,[10] and coped sufficiently well with men's football that his loan deal was systematically extended to the end of the season,[11] during which he scored five goals from 21 league appearances.[12] The club's manager, Gary Smith, was appreciative: "He's been a fantastic player for us, someone with a great attitude and appetite for the game. He's still learning and growing in stature but he has been absolutely fantastic – a really clever player with great feet."[13]

Return to Birmingham City
Young man in sports kit stretching
Concannon with Birmingham City in 2020

On 24 May 2019, Concannon signed his first professional contract with Birmingham City, of one year.[14] He was an unused substitute for the first team on 1 February 2020,[15] and made his competitive debut for Birmingham three days later in the starting eleven for the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Coventry City. He was booked for a foul after 26 minutes and was substituted after 57 minutes for Jérémie Bela. The score was 2–2 after extra time, and Birmingham won the tie on penalties.[16]

Concannon signed another one-year contract in July 2020.[17] He had no further matchday involvement with the first team,[18] and in May 2021, Birmingham confirmed that Concannon would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season.[19]

Tamworth
Concannon playing for Tamworth in October 2021.

Concannon re-signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 9 August 2021.[20] Concannon made his second debut for Tamworth on 14 August 2021, the opening day of the Southern League Premier Division Central season away at Royston Town, playing the full match in a disappointing 3-0 defeat for his new side.[21]

Concannon starred in the following Southern League Premier Division Central fixture on 17 August 2021 at home to Coalville Town, as he scored his first goal of the season to tie the scores at 1-1, finishing a lovely shot from outside the area, the match finished 1-1.[22]

Jack performed very well again in the clubs next Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at home to Lowestoft Town on 21 August 2021. Tamworth sealed a very impressive 6-1 victory, and despite a Dan Creaney hat trick, Concannon was named man of the match.[23]

Concannon's second goal for Tamworth came on 26 March 2022, in a home Southern League Premier Division Central match against Needham Market. Jack was introduced as a 75th minute substitute for the already cautioned Gift Mussa and capped off an impressive 5-2 victory for the club, scoring the final goal of the match deep into injury time.[24]

Alvechurch

On 13 June 2022, Concannon was announced as signing for fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Alvechurch.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 2018–19[26] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[15] 001000—10
2020–21[27] 000000—00
Total 001000—10
Sutton Coldfield Town (loan) 2018–19[28][29] Southern League Division One Central 3010—1[lower-alpha 1]050
Tamworth (loan) 2018–19[12] Southern League Premier Division Central 215——00215
Tamworth 2021–22[12] 34240—2[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0402
Alvechurch 2022–23[12] 0000—0000
Career total 587600030677
  1. One appearance in Southern League Cup
  2. One appearance in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup

References
  1. "Club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. 18 May 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Jack Concannon". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. Suart, Paul (1 June 2019). "Jack silences critics with rave reviews to earn first Blues deal". Birmingham Mail. p. 33. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Gale OneFile.
  4. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016". The Football Association. p. 40. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "An introduction to the Academy new boys". Birmingham City F.C. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. Dick, Brian (31 March 2018). "Imperious Chelsea, luckless Bailey, Stirk promise – what we learned from Birmingham City's FA Youth Cup defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    "Report: Chelsea Under-18s 4 Blues Under-18s 0". Birmingham City F.C. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. Chapman, Joseph (9 May 2018). "Birmingham City announce the youngsters they've retained – and those who have been released". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. "Blues trio head to Sutton Coldfield Town". Birmingham City F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. "Blues midfielder joins". Tamworth F.C. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. "Tamworth 1–2 St Ives Town". Tamworth F.C. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  11. "Loans for Blues scholars extended". Birmingham City F.C. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    "Concannon remains a Lamb". Tamworth F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. "Player profiles: Jack Concannon". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United FC/Luke Buckingham-Brown. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. Panter, Matt (9 May 2019). "Birmingham City teenager is backed to kick on after loan spell". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  14. "First professional contracts for Blues quartet". Birmingham City F.C. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  15. "Games played by Jack Concannon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. "Birmingham City 2–2 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  17. "New deal for Concannon". Birmingham City F.C. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  18. "Birmingham 2020/21 player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. "Retained and released list". Birmingham City F.C. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  20. "JACK CONCANNON IS A LAMB!". TamworthFC.co.uk. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. "Royston Town 3-0 Tamworth". TamworthFC.co.uk. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  22. "Tamworth 1-1 Coalville Town". TamworthFC.co.uk. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  23. "Tamworth 6-1 Lowestoft Town". TamworthFC.co.uk. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  24. "Tamworth 5-2 Needham Market". TamworthFC.co.uk. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  25. "New Player Signing!". Twitter.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  26. "Games played by Jack Concannon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  27. "Games played by Jack Concannon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  28. "Sutton Coldfield Town Appearances & Goals 2018/19". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United FC/Luke Buckingham-Brown. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  29. Moloney, Alexander (20 August 2018). "Match Report – SCTFC vs Thame United FC". Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
    "No FA Cup run for Gresley". Gresley Rovers F.C. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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