Jack Finch (footballer, born 1996)

Jack Jonathon Finch (born 6 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Daventry Town.

Jack Finch
Personal information
Full name Jack Jonathon Finch[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996
Place of birth Fenny Compton, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Coventry City 16 (0)
2017 Kidderminster Harriers 4 (0)
2017–2018 Banbury United 44 (0)
2018–2019 Brackley Town 0 (0)
2019 Banbury United 2 (0)
2019–2020 Daventry Town 2 (0)
2020– Banbury United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:12, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Career

Coventry City

Born in Fenny Compton, England, Finch began his career at Sunday league side Fenny Compton Colts and one day, when he was playing as a right-back in a match against Southam United, he was scouted by Coventry City, leading him to join the club when he was nine-year old.[2] While at the academy, Finch started out playing as a right-back before switching to centre-back then into midfield.[3]

After progressing the ranks of the academy, he was called up by the first team in July 2013, but did not travel in the club's pre-season tour.[4] Although he was a regular for the Under-21s side the most of the 2013–14 season, Finch was offered a two-year professional contract.[5] Shortly after being offered a new contract, Finch was called by the first team against Bradford City, where he appeared as an unused substitute.[6] He went on to make two appearances as an unused substitute against Wolverhampton Wanderers[7] and Sheffield United.[8] At the end of the 2013–14 season, he signed a two-year professional contract with them.[9]

Finch made his professional debut starting on 13 August 2014 in a 2-1 League Cup loss to Cardiff City.[10] However, in a match against Crewe Alexandra on 11 October 2014, Finch was sent-off for a second bookable offence, in a 2–1 loss.[11] Despite the sending-off, Finch was given a handful of first team appearances between November and February.[12][13] However, in late-March, he returned to the U21 side for the rest of the season after finding his first team opportunities limited.[14] Despite a setback,[15] Finch went on to make 16 League appearances in the 2014–15 season.[16]

However, the 2015–16 season saw Finch not featured for the first team and did not make a single appearance that season, due to competitions around the midfield position.[17][18] As the 2015–16 season progressed, Finch began to suffer his own setback when he suffered an injury that left him long-term.[19] It wasn't until February 2016 when he returned from injury.[20]

In the 2016–17 season, Finch was included in the first team squad for the pre-season tour.[21][22] Finch then made his first appearance in over a year, in the first round of League Cup, in a 3–2 win over Portsmouth on 9 August 2016.[23] Finch appeared three times in the EFL Trophy.[24][25][26] At the end of the 2016–17 season, Finch was released by the club when his contract came to an end.[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2014–15[28] League One 16010103[lower-alpha 1]0210
2015–16[29] League One 0000000000
2016–17[30] League One 0000103[lower-alpha 2]040
Coventry total 160102060250
Kidderminster Harriers 2017–18[31] National League North 3000—0030
Banbury United 2017–18[32] SFL - Premier Division 5000—1[lower-alpha 3]060
Career total 190102060280
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Jack Finch: Coventry's City latest teenage protege- everything you need to know". The Coventry Telegraph. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. "PROFILE: Coventry City midfielder Jack Finch on Frank Lampard, Jordan Clarkes help and trampolining!". Coventry City F.C. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. "Jordan Willis returning to boost Coventry City defence". The Coventry Telegraph. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. "Academy players offered pro deals". Coventry City F.C. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. "Pressley makes four changes for Bradford City". Coventry City F.C. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. "TEAM NEWS: Conor Thomas and Nathan Delfouneso come into the side for Coventry City against Wolverhampton Wanderers". Coventry City F.C. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. "Big match preview: Sheffield United v Coventry City". Coventry Telegraph. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  9. "Midfielder Jack Finch signs two-year deal with Coventry City". Coventry City F.C. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  10. "Coventry City 2–1 Cardiff City". CCFC Official Site. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Coventry City - Match report". The Coventry Telegraph. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  12. "Coventry City pass up chance to sign Belgium international midfield trialist". The Coventry Telegraph. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  13. "Coventry City midfielder Conor Thomas delighted club has kept hold of John Fleck". The Coventry Telegraph. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  14. "The future's bright! James Maddison and the Sky Blues starlets impress manager Tony Mowbray". The Coventry Telegraph. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  15. "Injury-prone Coventry City defender Reda Johnson ruled out for up to a month". The Coventry Telegraph. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  16. "Coventry City FC Player Profiles Jack Finch". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. "New Coventry City signing Bryn Morris arrives to compete for first-team spot with Conor Thomas". The Coventry Telegraph. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  18. "TEAM NEWS: Coventry City U21s v Cardiff City U21s - Trialist starts for City in Ricoh Arena clash". Coventry City F.C. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  19. "INJURY NEWS: "Marcus was ill but he should be fine. The numbers are short though." Coventry Citys Tony Mowbray". Coventry City F.C. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  20. "Coventry City digest: Ten finest Sky Blues Premier League goals and Jim O'Brien only on the bench for Scunthorpe United". THe Coventry Telegraph. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  21. "Coventry City report back to Ryton for pre-season programme on Thursday". The Coventry Telegraph. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  22. "Coventry City in Austria tour diary: Hard not to get excited by Marvin Sordell". The Coventry Telegraph. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  23. "MATCH REPORT: Coventry City 3-2 Portsmouth (AET) - Andy Rose grabs an extra-time winner in thrilling EFL Cup tie". Coventry City F.C. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  24. "Coventry City's Under-23s restore a bit of confidence to the camp". The Coventry Telegraph. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  25. "Liverpool FC send Cian Harries back to Coventry after trial spell". The Coventry Telegraph. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  26. "Coventry City v Wycombe Wanderers: What a difference three months makes". The Coventry Telegraph. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  27. "NEWS: Coventry City release nine players including Nathan Clarke, Ruben Lameiras and Marcus Tudgay". Coventry City F.C. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  28. "Games played by Jack Finch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  29. "Games played by Jack Finch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  30. "Games played by Jack Finch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  31. Jack Finch at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  32. "Jack Finch". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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