Jon Routledge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Joseph Routledge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Liverpool | ||
| 2007–2008 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Östersund (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011 | Hamilton Academical | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Stockport County | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Hamilton Academical | 60 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Dumbarton | 31 | (0) |
| 2016–2024 | The New Saints | 195 | (18) |
| 2024 | → Marine A.F.C. (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 | |||
Jonathan Joseph Routledge (born 23 November 1989) is an English professional footballer.
Career
[edit]Born in Liverpool, Routledge started his career in the Academy of hometown club Liverpool, but left after 10 years to join Wigan Athletic in 2007.[3][4] He signed a professional contract with Wigan in the summer of 2008,[5] and he impressed enough to sign on for a further year in 2009. He made his first team debut on 24 May 2009 in a Premier League match against Portsmouth.[6] He joined Östersund of the Swedish football Division 1 on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season on 1 April 2010.[7]
On 12 August 2010, he joined Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on loan until January 2011.[8] On 1 February 2011, Routledge signed a permanent deal with Hamilton until the end of the season after having his contract cancelled by Wigan.[9]
In the summer of 2011 he joined Stockport County before in January 2012 returning to Hamilton on loan until the end of the season.[10] He rejoined Hamilton in the summer of 2012 on a permanent deal.[11] He was released by Hamilton in March 2015.[12] In July 2015, Routledge signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship side Dumbarton.[13] He was sent off for the first time in a 3–1 victory over Alloa.[14]
After 38 appearances he left the club in May 2016 and moved to Wales,[15] joining Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints.[16]
Honours
[edit]The New Saints[17]
- Welsh Premier League: 2016–17
- Welsh League Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
Individual
- Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2016–17[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/03/2010 and 31/03/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "1st Team". Wigan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Young Reds blast back". Liverpool Echo. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Bruce is not after revenge". Wigan Evening Post. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "The magnificent seven". Wigan Athletic F.C. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ May, John (24 May 2009). "Wigan 1–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Swede goodbye". Wigan Athletic FC. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies sign Jon Routledge and Joel Thomas". BBC Sport. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Two new recruits Tuesday". Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Midfielder moves across Border". Stockport County FC. Retrieved 28 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jon Routledge rejoins Hamilton". Stockport County FC. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical release English midfielder Jon Routledge". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Routledge signs". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3-1 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club – JONO MOVES ON – TO WALES!". dumbartonfootballclub.com.
- ^ "TNS Sign Former Premier League Midfielder Routledge – TNSFC The New Saints". tnsfc.co.uk. 6 May 2016.
- ^ Jon Routledge at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "2016/17 Dafabet WPL Team of the Season". Welsh Premier League. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Jon Rutledge at Soccerbase
