Jason Mooney (Northern Irish footballer)
![]() Mooney playing for York City in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Bryan Mooney[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 February 1989||
Place of birth | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.04 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Donaghadee | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Ards | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Ards | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Bangor | ||
2009 | Ards Rangers | ||
2009–2011 | Comber Recreation | ||
2011–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Oxford City (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | York City | 4 | (0) |
2015 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Cliftonville | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Ards | (0) | |
2019–? | Donaghadee FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 23 July 2020 (UTC) |
Jason Bryan Mooney (born 26 February 1989) is a Northern Irish semi-professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Born in Newtownards, County Down,[4] Mooney worked various jobs including as a gardener, at a car wash and at a farm while playing in Northern Ireland.[3] He started his football career with Ards's youth system, with whom he won the Youth League Cup in April 2008.[5] His debut for the first team came before that, as he started a 2–1 away defeat to Carrick Rangers in the Irish First Division on 29 December 2007.[6] Mooney made three appearances for Ards in the 2007–08 season,[6] before signing for newly promoted IFA Premiership club Bangor in the summer of 2008.[7] He had a spell with Ards Rangers before joining Comber Recreation (both of the Northern Amateur Football League) over the summer of 2009.[8][9]
Mooney took part in a goalkeeping course in the south of England during the summer of 2011, which was attended by scouts from across England.[10] He signed a one-year contract with English League One club Wycombe Wanderers in August 2011 after impressing during a two-month trial.[11] He had earlier signed non-contract terms after working for the club as a barman.[11] Mooney spent the 2011–12 season on loan at Southern League Premier Division club Oxford City,[10] and helped the club to win promotion into the Conference North with a 4–2 play-off final victory over AFC Totton.[12] He made 45 appearances for City,[13] but was released by Wycombe in May 2012 following their relegation into League Two.[14]
Mooney had trials with Conference Premier club Cambridge United and League One club Tranmere Rovers before joining the latter on a one-year contract in July 2012 as back-up for Owain Fôn Williams.[8][15] He made his debut on 27 April 2013, in a 0–0 home draw with Bournemouth – his clean sheet helped to deny the visitors the League One title on the last day of 2012–13.[16] Mooney signed a new one-year contract in June 2013 and manager Ronnie Moore commented that "Jason has really progressed and I'm pleased he will be staying with us".[17] He made three appearances in 2013–14, which culminated in Tranmere's relegation to League Two.[18]
Mooney turned down a new contract with Tranmere to sign for League Two club York City on 29 May 2014 on a two-year contract.[19][20] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with his former club Tranmere in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014.[21] Having made only five appearances for York, he joined Conference Premier club Alfreton Town for the rest of the season on 17 January 2015.[22] Mooney made 13 appearances for Alfreton before being recalled by York on 3 April 2015 after Bobby Olejnik was suspended.[21][23][24]
Mooney was released by York by mutual consent[25] ahead of a transfer to their League Two rivals Accrington Stanley on 1 July 2015 on a one-year contract.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 October 2016
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ards | 2007–08[6] | Irish First Division | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Oxford City (loan) | 2011–12[13] | Southern League Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
Tranmere Rovers | 2012–13[27] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14[18] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
York City | 2014–15[21] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Alfreton Town | 2014–15[28] | Conference Premier | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Accrington Stanley | 2015–16[29] | League Two | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Cliftonville | 2016–17[28] | NIFL Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 94 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
- ^ One appearance in Southern League Cup, two in Oxfordshire Senior Cup, two in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
Honours
[edit]Oxford City
- Southern League Premier Division play-offs: 2011–12[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers FC player profiles". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
- ^ a b Flett, Dave (29 May 2014). "Goalkeeper Jason Mooney delighted to link up with manager Nigel Worthington at York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Jason Mooney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Ards Colts are league cup winners". Ards F.C. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Line-ups 2007/08". Ards F.C. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "McKee heads for Bangor". Ards F.C. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b Mason, Aaron (3 July 2012). "United get set to size up massive Mooney". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
- ^ Mawhinney, Martin (11 August 2009). "On your marks; Race is underway in Premier and Eamonn McCarthy's men are Cleary out to retain title". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b Hilton, Nick (1 May 2013). "Tranmere Rovers FC keeper Jason Mooney delighted to be living the dream after keeping clean sheet on his debut". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Wycombe Wanderers hand contract to former club barman". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b Farrant, Nick (8 May 2012). "Football: Superb City go up in style". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b "2011". Google Docs. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Relegated Wycombe Wanderers release six players". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers sign goalkeeper Jason Mooney". BBC Sport. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Tranmere 0–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Jason Mooney: Tranmere goalkeeper signs one-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Ian Goodison: Tranmere Rovers release stalwart and two others". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "York City sign Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper Jason Mooney". BBC Sport. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Jason Mooney: Alfreton sign York keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (3 April 2015). "Dave Winfield header earns York City vital 1–0 win against Cheltenham". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (1 April 2015). "With video: "I want fans to intimidate Cheltenham," says York City boss Russ Wilcox". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (1 July 2015). "York City goalkeeper Jason Mooney released by mutual consent". The Press. York. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Jason Mooney: Accrington Stanley sign York City keeper". BBC Sport. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b "J. Mooney". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
External links
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- Jason Mooney at Soccerbase
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Newtownards
- Association footballers from County Down
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Ards F.C. players
- Bangor F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Oxford City F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Ards Rangers F.C. players