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Jason Gilchrist

Jason Gilchrist

English association football player

Jason Lee Gilchrist (born 17 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ashton United.

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Career

Born in St Helens, Merseyside, Gilchrist attended the De La Salle School in the town.[3] He joined Manchester City in 2001 at the age of six, having been picked up by local scout Jimmy Pullen.[3] He spent ten years at the club and was top scorer in six of those seasons.[3] He failed to earn a scholarship with Manchester City and in the summer of 2011 he joined Burnley on a two-year scholarship.[3][4] In his first season in the youth team he scored 26 goals finishing as top goalscorer.[3] In his second year in the youth team he scored 22 goals, which included a hat-trick at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup.[5] In March 2013 he experienced his first taste of senior football joining Conference North side Droylsden on loan until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home defeat to Guiseley.[7] His first professional goal came in April 2013 in a 3–1 away win at Colwyn Bay.[7] He made a total of ten appearances for the Bloods scoring once, however, he could not save the club from relegation to the Northern Premier League.[7]

In the summer of 2013 following the conclusion of his scholarship he was offered a one-year professional contract with the Championship side.[5] He spent the majority of his first year as a professional playing in the Development Squad as Burnley gained promotion to the Premier League.[8] In the summer of 2014 he signed a new one-year contract extension, remaining in the Development Squad.[8] In February 2015 he signed for League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his professional league debut in a 3–0 away defeat to Burton Albion, replacing Josh Windass as a substitute.[10]

In January 2016, he was sent out on loan to National League side Chester on a one-month loan deal.[11] In April 2016, it was announced that he was to leave Burnley at the end of the season after his contract was not renewed and joined FC United of Manchester in time for the start of the 2016–17 season.[12][13] In November 2017, Gilchrist joined National League North rivals Southport for a club record fee.[14] He scored 26 Goals for the club and was the top scorer in the National League North for the 2017–18 season.[15] He was transfer listed by the club in March 2019.[16] On 28 March 2019, Gilchrist joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2018–2019 season.[17] He signed for South Shields ahead of the 2019/2020 season.[18] On 18 January 2021, Gilchrist joined National League North side York City on a one-month loan deal.[19] In June 2021, Gilchrist joined York on a permanent deal.[20]

In December 2021, Gilchrist signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton.[21] The season ended in success as Buxton were crowned champions and promoted to the National League North.[22]

In January 2023, Gilchrist returned to the Northern Premier League to join Ashton United.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 March 2022
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  1. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

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    "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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    "Accrington Stanley". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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    "Many happy returns for Burnley hat-trick hero Jason Gilchrist". St Helens Star. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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    "Burnley sign three youngsters". St Helens Star. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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    "Loan Move For Duo". burnleyfootballclub.com.
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    "Transfer News: Luke Conlan returns to Burnley on one-year deal". Sky Sports. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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    "Young Claret joins Reds". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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    "Gilchrist and Ginnelly join the loan departures". Claretsmad. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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    Boden, Chris (13 April 2016). "New deals for trio as three depart Turf Moor". Burnley Express. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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    Scholes, Tony (8 August 2016). "Gilchrist and Lowe join FC United". Up the Clarets. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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    Whitney, Steve (12 November 2017). "Gilchrist Leaves FC United For Club Record Fee". The National League. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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    "National League North Top Scorers".
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    "LOAN | Jason Gilchrist". 28 March 2019.
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    "Mariners sign striker Jason Gilchrist from Southport". 18 July 2019.
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    "City make double striker swoop". York City FC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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    "Jason Gilchrist signs from South Shields". www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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    "Striker Jason Gilchrist signs for the Bucks". Buxton FC. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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    Cooper, Louise (25 April 2022). "Video shows fantastic moment Buxton FC lift Northern Premier League trophy and celebrate with fans". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  23. [23]
    @AshtonUnitedFC (7 January 2023). "Prolific forward Jason Gilchrist joins the club from Steve Cunningham's former side Buxton whom he played under and made his debut for against the Robins last season! 🎯 Welcome, Jason! 🤝 #AUFC #ONECLUB 5/5" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Twitter.
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    "South Shields – Appearances – Jason Gilchrist – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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    "South Shields – Appearances – Jason Gilchrist – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (2 October 2021). "Clayton Donaldson's double sees York City progress in FA Cup". The Press. York. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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    "Buxton – Appearances – Jason Gilchrist". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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