Connor Jennings

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Connor Jennings
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Jennings playing for Stalybridge Celtic in 2012
Personal information
Full name Connor Joseph Jennings[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2009 Stalybridge Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Stalybridge Celtic 103 (44)
2012–2014 Scunthorpe United 16 (0)
2012–2013 → Stockport County (loan) 13 (4)
2013 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 16 (14)
2014 → Grimsby Town (loan) 12 (1)
2014– Wrexham 67 (15)
International career
2011 England C 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Connor Joseph Jennings (born 29 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Welsh club Wrexham. He started his career with Stalybridge Celtic in the 2008–09 season, staying with them until halfway through the 2011–12 campaign, where he scored over 50 goals in over 100 games, before moving on to Scunthorpe United. He played once for the England national C team, scoring one goal.

Club career

Stalybridge Celtic

Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Jennings rose through the youth team at Stalybridge Celtic and made his debut for the club, on 3 March 2009, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 7–1 victory over Hinckley United.[3] He scored his second and third goals for the club as part of a 4–0 win over Burscough in April 2009.[4] He started off the 2009–10 season well scoring once in August, as Celtic won 3–1 at home to Vauxhall Motors.[5] He finished that season with 11 goals in all competitions. He got his 2010–11 campaign of to a good start by scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Nuneaton Town.[6] This turned out to be his most prolific season yet, scoring 18 goals,[7] including two brace's towards the end of the season, against Gloucester City and Vauxhall Motors.[8][9]

After a prolific season in 2010–11, he got his 2011–12 season of to a great start,scoring five goals in August.[10] He went on to score ten goals in the next three months, including brace's against Altrincham and Worcester City.[10] In December 2011, he scored another brace, hitting both of Celtic's goals in a 2–2 draw with Stockport County in the FA Trophy.[11] He followed that up by scoring a stoppage time winner in the replay at Bower Fold as his side won 2–1.[12] On 1 January 2012, he scored his last goal on his last appearance for Stalybridge in stoppage time, scoring a penalty, which he won himself, his team lost the mach 3–1 to rivals Hyde.[13] He scored 51 goals in 123 matches in all competitions, in his time at Stalybridge.[14]

Scunthorpe United

On 5 January 2012, he signed for Football League One side Scunthorpe United on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[15][16] He made his debut on 14 January, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Colchester United.[17] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–5 draw with Derby County in the League Cup on 14 August 2012.[18]

After 14 appearances for Scunthorpe in the 2012–13 season, scoring one goal, he was loaned out to Conference National side Stockport County on 16 November 2012.[19] He made his debut the day after, as his side lost 2–0 away to Nuneaton Town.[20]

Jennings joined Macclesfield Town on loan at the start of the 2013/14 season, initially until January.[21]

On 28 February 2014, Jennings joined Conference side Grimsby Town on an initial one-month loan.[22] On 25 March 2014, Jennings extended his loan with the Mariners until the end of the 2013–14 season.

Wrexham

On 11 July 2014, Jennings signed for Wrexham as the Dragons fired another statement of intent as they aim to bounce back from an awful 2013–14 campaign.[23]

International career

He was selected to play for the England national C team against Gibraltar in November 2011, and he scored his first and England's only goal in that game, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Barrow's Adam Boyes.[24]

Style of play

Jennings who plays as a striker, has been described as 'pacey'. He was also described as a 'stylish' player with an 'eye for goal'.[14] On his arrival at Scunthorpe United, manager Alan Knill said about Jennings, "Technically, he is very good and very quick" he also added "Jennings can play in a number of positions and not just at Centre Forward".[25]

Personal life

Connor's older brother is James Jennings who currently plays for Forest Green Rovers as a defender.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stalybridge Celtic 2008–09[26] Conference North 8 3 0 0 — 0 0 8 3
2009–10[27] Conference North 36 10 3 1 — 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 43 11
2010–11[7] Conference North 36 16 4 0 — 3[lower-alpha 2] 2 43 18
2011–12[10] Conference North 23 15 1 0 — 5[lower-alpha 3] 4 29 19
Total 103 44 8 1 — 12 6 123 51
Scunthorpe United 2011–12[28] League One 4 0 — — — 4 0
2012–13[29] League One 12 0 1 0 2 1 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 16 1
Total 16 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 20 1
Stockport County (loan) 2012–13[30] Conference Premier 13 4 — — 3[lower-alpha 2] 4 16 8
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2013–14[30] Conference Premier 16 14 3 3 — — 19 17
Grimsby Town (loan) 2013–14[30] Conference Premier 12 1 — — — 12 1
Wrexham 2014–15[30] Conference Premier 41 6 4 1 — 9[lower-alpha 2] 2 54 9
Career total 201 69 16 5 2 1 25 12 244 87
  1. ↑ One appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, three in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup, three appearances and four goals in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

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  23. ↑ http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/article/jennings-signing-14.07.11-1738864.aspx
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