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Jordan Tunnicliffe

Jordan Tunnicliffe

English footballer

Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe (born 13 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Wrexham.

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Career

Early career

Born in Nuneaton,[2] Tunnicliffe joined West Bromwich Albion's academy in 2004,[3] and signed as a scholar in June 2010.[4] He left the club in 2012,[3] and trialled with West Ham United that summer before joining Nike Academy.[4] He had an unsuccessful trial with Norwich City in April 2013, and joined Barnsley that summer.[4] He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in January 2014.[5] He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]

He joined Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2014.[4]

Kidderminster Harriers

In November 2014, Tunnicliffe joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract by a further season.[7][8] He joined Hednesford Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2015,[9] but was recalled from his loan the following month.[10] He extended his contract by a further year in May 2015.[11]

Following a hamstring injury, he returned to Sutton Coldfield Town on a month-long loan in February 2016.[12][13][14] He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.[15]

He was awarded their Players' Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season,[16] but turned down the offer of a new contract at the end of the season.[17]

AFC Fylde

In the summer of 2017, Tunnicliffe signed for National League side AFC Fylde.[17] Tunnicliffe's debut for the club came on 5 August, as they drew 2–2 at home to Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season.[2][18] Tunnicliffe scored his first goal of the season on 16 September 2017 with Fylde's second goal of a 2–2 draw with Eastleigh.[19]

Crawley Town

On 11 July 2019, Tunnicliffe signed for League Two side Crawley Town in July 2019 on a two-year contract.[20][21] On 3 August 2019, he made his first appearance for the Reds, playing the full 90 minutes away to Carlisle United.[2][22] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 1 February 2020: the opening goal of a 3–1 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United.[23] He made 45 appearances across the 2019–20 season and scored 1 goal.[2]

Tunnicliffe scored Crawley's final goal of a 3–0 FA Cup third round win over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.[24] He was named in the League Two Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[25][26]

Wrexham

On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Tunnicliffe had signed for National League side Wrexham.[27] By 24 August he has only made one substitutes appearance.[28]

International career

He was called up the England C team in May 2017,[29] and made his debut as a late substitute against Panjab later that month.[30]

Personal life

His brother James is also a footballer.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 February 2024[2]
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  1. 3 appearances and 1 goal in the FA Trophy, 2 appearances in National League North play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  3. 7 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in National League play-offs
  4. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  5. Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

Individual

References

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    "Wrexham clinch the signing of centre-back Jordan Tunnicliffe on a two-year deal".
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    "Wrexham AFC defender Jordan Tunnicliffe still has key part to play and is pushing for starting place". The Leader.
  29. [29]
    Badcock, Matt (4 May 2017). "Paul Fairclough names experimental England C squad for Panjab FA and Jersey tests". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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    "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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