Jason Ainsley

Jason Ainsley
Personal information
Date of birth	30 July 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Spennymoor Town (head of football)
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Guisborough Town
	Spennymoor United
	Bishop Auckland
	Spennymoor United
1994–1995	Hartlepool United
	Inglewood Kiev
	Spennymoor United
	Blyth Spartans
1999	Jurong FC
	Gateshead
	Balestier Khalsa
	Barrow
	Bishop Auckland
	Spennymoor United
	Durham City
	Spennymoor United
Managerial career
2006–2020	Spennymoor Town
2022–2023	Spennymoor Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Ainsley (born 30 July 1970) is an English football manager and former player who is currently Head of Football of Spennymoor Town F.C., which compete in the National League North, in the English football league system.

Playing career[edit]

Ainsley signed for Football League Third Division side Hartlepool United from Spennymoor in June 1994.^[3] In October 1994, Ainsley scored his only professional goal for Hartlepool in a 3–1 victory against Preston.^[4] After leaving Hartlepool, Ainsley played for several English non-league sides as well as for clubs in Australia and Singapore.^[5]

Coaching career[edit]

In 2006, Ainsley was appointed as manager of Northern League Division Two (the tenth tier of English football) side Spennymoor.^[6] Ainsley was manager of National League North club Spennymoor Town from 2006 until 2020.^[7]^[8] Ainsley was the longest-serving manager in the top seven divisions of English football when he left Spennymoor in 2020.^[9] Ainsley won 11 trophies whilst at Spennymoor in more than 770 matches.^[10] Ainsley guided Spennymoor to the National League North (6th tier), the highest division in their history.^[11]

In October 2022, Ainsley returned to Spennymoor Town as manager until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[12] Having missed out on the play-offs on the final day of the season, he returned to his role of Head of Football in May 2023.^[13]

Personal life[edit]

Ainsley is also a teacher and head of year at Mortimer Community College.^[14]

Honours[edit]

Manager[edit]

Spennymoor Town

Northern League Division One: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14; runner-up: 2012–13
Northern League Division Two: 2006–07
FA Vase: 2012–13

References[edit]

^ "Jason Ainsley". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Jason Ainsley". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Jason Ainsley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "Hartlepool 3-1 Preston". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Brown, Steve (4 May 2013). "Jason 'God' Ainsley reaches a career pinnacle". The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^ "Time to transfer to Non-League?". Spennymoor Town FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Former S.League star Jason Ainsley named Northern Non-League Manager of the Year". Goal.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^ "Players Information". Spennymoor Town FC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^ Catherine Priestley (11 December 2020). "Long-serving manager Jason Ainsley leaves Spennymoor Town FC". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Catherine Priestley (11 December 2020). "Long-serving manager Jason Ainsley leaves Spennymoor Town FC". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Catherine Priestley (11 December 2020). "Long-serving manager Jason Ainsley leaves Spennymoor Town FC". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Statement: Football Management Update". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "Chandler Named As Spennymoor Manager". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ Amos, Mike (25 January 2018). "Backtrack: Jason Ainsley - the manager guiding Spennymoor Town to unknown heights has "settled down a bit"". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links[edit]

Jason Ainsley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[1] "Jason Ainsley". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[2] "Jason Ainsley". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[3] "Jason Ainsley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[4] "Hartlepool 3-1 Preston". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[thejournal-5] Brown, Steve (4 May 2013). "Jason 'God' Ainsley reaches a career pinnacle". The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[6] "Time to transfer to Non-League?". Spennymoor Town FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[goal-7] "Former S.League star Jason Ainsley named Northern Non-League Manager of the Year". Goal.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[spennymoor-8] "Players Information". Spennymoor Town FC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[9] Catherine Priestley (11 December 2020). "Long-serving manager Jason Ainsley leaves Spennymoor Town FC". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[10] Catherine Priestley (11 December 2020). "Long-serving manager Jason Ainsley leaves Spennymoor Town FC". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[11] Catherine Priestley (11 December 2020). "Long-serving manager Jason Ainsley leaves Spennymoor Town FC". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[12] "Statement: Football Management Update". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[13] "Chandler Named As Spennymoor Manager". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[14] Amos, Mike (25 January 2018). "Backtrack: Jason Ainsley - the manager guiding Spennymoor Town to unknown heights has "settled down a bit"". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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