Eoin Jess

Eoin Jess

Personal information
Full name	Eoin Jess
Date of birth	(1970-12-13) 13 December 1970
Place of birth	Portsoy, Scotland, UK
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1996	Aberdeen	201	(50)
1996–1997	Coventry City	39	(1)
1997–2001	Aberdeen	113	(30)
2000–2001	→ Bradford City (loan)	17	(3)
2001–2002	Bradford City	45	(14)
2002–2005	Nottingham Forest	86	(7)
2005–2007	Northampton Town	64	(2)
Total		565	(107)
International career
1992–1999	Scotland	18	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eoin Jess (born 13 December 1970, Portsoy) is a former Scottish football player. He was capped 18 times by Scotland, scoring two goals.

His career started at Aberdeen, helping the Dons to finish second in the Scottish Premier League in the 1993–94 season. Whilst at the top of his game for Aberdeen, he was connected with moves to the likes of Parma, at the time flying high in the Italian Serie A.

In 1996, he earned a move to Coventry City but this lasted just over a year, during which he scored just once against QPR in 39 Premier League games and scored an own goal in a game against Manchester United. He scored twice in Coventry's run in the 1996–97 FA Cup, netting in the third round game against Woking, and again in the fourth round victory at Blackburn Rovers. He returned to Aberdeen for a second spell.

He returned to the Premier League with Bradford City in 2000 but despite finishing the season as top scorer, financial problems meant he was released in 2002 following the collapse of ITV Digital. He joined Nottingham Forest in August 2002 and in his first season steered Forest into the play-offs. However they were relegated in 2005 and Jess moved on as a free agent. In July 2005 he signed for Northampton Town, and was released from his contract there on 11 April 2007. He later rejoined Nottingham Forest as a coach for the youth team until he left the post in May 2012.

In April 2009, at the age of 38, Jess suffered a mild stroke.

External links

• Eoin Jess career statistics at Soccerbase