Jack Armer

Jack Armer
Personal information
Full name Jack Armer[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Preston, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Burton Albion
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2019 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Preston North End 0 (0)
2019Lancaster City (loan) 15 (1)
2020Lancaster City (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2024 Carlisle United 152 (4)
2024– Burton Albion 9 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Scotland U17 7 (0)
2018 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2020 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:21, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:41, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Jack Armer (born 16 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Burton Albion as a defender.[2] Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth international level.

Early and personal life

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Born in Preston,[3] Armer is from Penwortham and has Scottish descent on his mother's side of the family.[4]

Club career

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Armer joined Preston North End at the age of seven and turned professional in May 2019.[3] He moved on loan to Lancaster City in August 2019.[5] After the loan ended in December 2019, he returned to the club for a second loan spell in January 2020.[6][7]

He was released by Preston at the end of the 2019–20 season,[8] and signed for Carlisle United in August 2020.[9]

On 8 July 2024, Armer joined League One side Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option for a further season.[10][11]

International career

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he was called-up but the Scotland under-19 team in February 2020.[4] He had previously played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels.[12]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 2019–20[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lancaster City (loan) 2019–20[14] Northern Premier League Premier Division 23 1 1 0 0 0 3[a] 1 27 2
Carlisle United 2020–21[15] League Two 24 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 28 1
2021–22[16] League Two 41 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 48 1
2022–23[17] League Two 46 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 53 2
2023–24[18] League One 41 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 43 1
Total 152 4 5 0 4 0 11 1 172 5
Burton Albion 2024–25[19] League One 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
Career total 184 5 5 0 5 0 15 2 210 7
  1. ^ Two appearances and one goal in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, and one appearance in the FA Trophy.

Honours

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Carlisle United

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 18. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ Jack Armer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Jack Armer 'Over The Moon' To Sign First Professional Deal". www.pnefc.net.
  4. ^ a b Hodgson, George (4 February 2020). "Preston North End defender Jack Armer earns Scotland U19 call-up". LancsLive.
  5. ^ "Jack Armer Joins Lancaster City On Loan". www.pnefc.net.
  6. ^ Hodgson, George (15 January 2020). "Jack Armer returns to Lancaster City". LancsLive.
  7. ^ "Armer Returns To Lancaster On Loan". www.pnefc.net.
  8. ^ "Former Preston youngster Jack Armer has been backed to earn a professional contract after his Deepdale release". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Jack Armer: Carlisle United sign ex-Preston North End defender". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020.
  10. ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN JACK ARMER FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE FROM CARLISLE UNITED". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Burton Albion: Forward Billy Bodin & defender Jack Armer join League One side". BBC Sport. 8 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Jack Armer | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Lancaster City | Appearances | Jack Armer | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
  15. ^ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.