Jamie Tolley

Jamie Christopher Tolley (born 12 May 1983) is a footballer who plays for Newtown in the Welsh Premier League. Until October 2005 he was a regular in the Wales under-21 team, having made his first appearance aged 18. He is the cousin of former Shrewsbury Town midfielder Glenn Tolley.

Jamie Tolley
Tolley with Macclesfield Town in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jamie Christopher Tolley[1]
Date of birth (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983
Place of birth Ludlow, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newtown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 Shrewsbury Town 181 (17)
2006–2009 Macclesfield Town 63 (3)
2009–2010 Hereford United 10 (0)
2010–2012 Wrexham 58 (9)
2012–2013 Mansfield Town 2 (0)
2013 Kidderminster Harriers 1 (0)
2014 Colwyn Bay 16 (0)
2016 Newtown 12 (0)
International career‡
2001–2005 Wales U21 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Early life

As a teenager, Tolley attended Ludlow Church of England School.[2]

Career

Tolley began his career as a trainee with Shrewsbury Town, and made his début for the club on 20 November 1999 in a 2–2 draw with Oxford United. Aged just 16 years 193 days, he became the youngest player in Shrewsbury's history.

By the end of the 2005–06 season Tolley had allowed his contract to expire. After failing to receive the interest he had hoped for, Tolley eventually joined Macclesfield Town, a week into the 2006–07 season. Although he was out-of-contract, as he was under 24 and spent his development years at Shrewsbury, a transfer fee had to be paid. This was revealed to be a five-figure sum that did not meet Shrewsbury's valuation, but Tolley was allowed to leave in the best interests of both the club and the player, according to manager Gary Peters.[3]

Tolley made his Macclesfield debut in their 2–1 defeat at home to Milton Keynes Dons on 12 August 2006, having signed for the club two days earlier.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Tolley rejected the offer of a new contract with the Silkmen. He trialled with Luton Town, but returned to Macclesfield later that summer, signing a six-month contract.[4] Tolley was offered an additional 6-month contract in January 2009 to help the Silkmen cover the sale of Terry Dunfield. However, further injuries and ineffective performances in the period resulted in Tolley being released by manager Keith Alexander at the end of the 2008–09 season.

At the start of the 2009–10 season Tolley signed a years contract at League Two side Hereford United, however a disappointing season which only saw 10 appearances ended with his contract termination by mutual consent in March 2010.[5]

In July 2010, Tolley joined Conference side Wrexham on trial,[6] featuring in several pre-season friendlies before signing a short-term deal with the club in an attempt to prove his fitness to manager Dean Saunders.[7] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2010–11 season as a substitute in place of David Brown during a 1–0 win over Cambridge United.

He stayed at Wrexham for 2 seasons before turning down a new contract to stay with the dragons and signing for divisional rivals Mansfield Town during the summer of 2012.[8]

After an unsuccessful year at the Stags, he was released having made only 2 first team appearances, but soon linked up with Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year deal.[9] His contract with Harriers was cancelled midway through the season and he left the club after only 4 minutes of first team action, joining up with Frank Sinclair, a former Wrexham teammate, at Colwyn Bay.[10]

Tolley joined Welsh Premier League side Newtown in January 2016.[11] He made his debut against Aberystwyth on Saturday 16 January 2016.

Career statistics
As of 29 August 2010.
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other[12] Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Shrewsbury Town 1999–2000 2020000040
2000–01 2420010102602
2001–02 231100000241
2002–03 333311040414
2003–04 273200050343
2004–05 364001021395
2005–06 364212010415
Subtotal 181171025013120920
Macclesfield Town 2006–07 231401010291
2007–08 242100000252
2008–09 160002000180
Subtotal 633503010723
Hereford United 2009–10 100001020130
Wrexham 2010–11 2000000020
Total 256 20 15 2 9 0 16 1 296 23

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Current professional players". Shropshire Schools & Colleges Association. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  3. "Midfield Moves On". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2006.
  4. "Breaking news". Macclesfield Town official website. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  5. "Tolley Leaves Bulls". Hereford United F.C. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  6. "Brown Goes From Green To Red". Wrexham FC official website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  7. "Tolley gets short-term deal". Wrexham F.C. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  8. "Jamie Tolley turns down Wrexham". Daily Post. June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  9. "Kidderminster Harriers: Jamie Tolley signs following Stags exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  10. "Seagulls sign Tolley". Colwyn Bay official. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  11. "Robins sign former Shrews star". Newtown AFC. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  12. Includes statistics for other competitive competitions, including Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and play-off matches
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