Jason Mooney (Northern Irish footballer)

Jason Mooney

Mooney playing for York City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jason Bryan Mooney[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989[2]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)[3]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Accrington Stanley
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2007 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)
2011–2012Oxford City (loan) 35 (0)
2012–2014 Tranmere Rovers 4 (0)
2014–2015 York City 4 (0)
2015Alfreton Town (loan) 13 (0)
2015– Accrington Stanley 26 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 18 March 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Jason Bryan Mooney (born 26 February 1989) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Accrington Stanley.

Career

Born in Belfast,[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 team Bangor during 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 side 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 to 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 draw with Bournemouth at Prenton Park – his clean sheet helped to deny the visitors the League One title on the last day of the 2012–13 season.[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 the 2013–14 season, 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 a two-year contract on 29 May 2014.[19][20] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with his former club Tranmere in the opening match of the 2014–15 season on 9 August 2014.[21] Having made only five appearances for York he joined Conference Premier side 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 a one-year contract on 1 July 2015.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ards 2007–08[6] Irish First Division 30000030
Oxford City (loan) 2011–12[13] Southern League Premier Division 350505[lower-alpha 1]0450
Tranmere Rovers 2012–13[27] League One 1000000010
2013–14[18] League One 3000000030
Total 4000000040
York City 2014–15[21] League Two 4000100050
Alfreton Town 2014–15[21] Conference Premier 130130
Accrington Stanley 2015–16[28] League Two 210201000240
Career total 800702050940

Honours

Oxford City

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Tranmere Rovers FC Player Profiles". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2014. (registration required (help)).
  5. "Ards Colts are league cup winners". Ards F.C. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Line-ups 2007/08". Ards F.C. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. "McKee heads for Bangor". Ards F.C. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 Mason, Aaron (3 July 2012). "United get set to size up massive Mooney". Cambridge News. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. 1 2 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.
  11. 1 2 "Wycombe Wanderers hand contract to former club barman". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012.
  12. 1 2 Farrant, Nick (8 May 2012). "Football: Superb City go up in style". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  13. 1 2 "2011". Google Docs. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  14. "Relegated Wycombe Wanderers release six players". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  15. "Tranmere Rovers sign goalkeeper Jason Mooney". BBC Sport. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  16. "Tranmere 0–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  17. "Jason Mooney: Tranmere goalkeeper signs one-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  19. "Ian Goodison: Tranmere Rovers release stalwart and two others". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  20. "York City sign Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper Jason Mooney". BBC Sport. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  22. "Jason Mooney: Alfreton sign York keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  23. Flett, Dave (3 April 2015). "Dave Winfield header earns York City vital 1–0 win against Cheltenham". The Press (York). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  24. 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.
  25. "Jason Mooney: Accrington Stanley sign York City keeper". BBC Sport. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  26. "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  27. "Games played by Jason Mooney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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