Jack Armer

Jack Armer

Armer in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Jack Armer [1]
Date of birth	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Preston, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Burton Albion
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2019	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Preston North End	0	(0)
2019	→ Lancaster City (loan)	15	(1)
2020	→ Lancaster City (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2024	Carlisle United	152	(4)
2024–	Burton Albion	44	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Scotland U17	7	(0)
2018	Scotland U18	1	(0)
2020	Scotland U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:18, 20 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:41, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Jack Armer (born 16 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Burton Albion as a defender. ^[3] Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Born in Preston, ^[4] Armer is from Penwortham and has Scottish descent on his mother's side of the family. ^[5]

Club career

Armer joined Preston North End at the age of seven and turned professional in May 2019. ^[4] He moved on loan to Lancaster City in August 2019. ^[6] After the loan ended in December 2019, he returned to the club for a second loan spell in January 2020. ^{[7] [8]}

He was released by Preston at the end of the 2019–20 season, ^[9] and signed for Carlisle United in August 2020. ^[10]

On 8 July 2024, Armer joined League One side Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option for a further season. ^{[11] [12]}

International career

he was called-up but the Scotland under-19 team in February 2020. ^[5] He had previously played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Preston North End	2019–20 [14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancaster City (loan)	2019–20 [15]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	23	1	1	0	0	0	3 [a]	1	27	2
Carlisle United	2020–21 [16]	League Two	24	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	28	1
	2021–22 [17]	League Two	41	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	48	1
	2022–23 [18]	League Two	46	2	2	0	1	0	4	0	53	2
	2023–24 [19]	League One	41	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	43	1
	Total		152	4	5	0	4	0	11	1	172	5
Burton Albion	2024–25 [20]	League One	38	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	42	0
	2025–26 [21]	League One	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		44	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	50	0
Career total			219	5	6	0	6	0	17	2	249	7

1. Two appearances and one goal in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, and one appearance in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Carlisle United

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2023 ^[22]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 18. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "Jack Armer Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
3. Jack Armer at Soccerway . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. "Jack Armer 'Over The Moon' To Sign First Professional Deal". www.pnefc.net.
5. Hodgson, George (4 February 2020). "Preston North End defender Jack Armer earns Scotland U19 call-up". LancsLive.
6. "Jack Armer Joins Lancaster City On Loan". www.pnefc.net.
7. Hodgson, George (15 January 2020). "Jack Armer returns to Lancaster City". LancsLive.
8. "Armer Returns To Lancaster On Loan". www.pnefc.net.
9. "Former Preston youngster Jack Armer has been backed to earn a professional contract after his Deepdale release". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk.
10. "Jack Armer: Carlisle United sign ex-Preston North End defender". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020.
11. "BURTON ALBION SIGN JACK ARMER FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE FROM CARLISLE UNITED". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
12. "Burton Albion: Forward Billy Bodin & defender Jack Armer join League One side". BBC Sport. 8 July 2024.
13. "Jack Armer | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
14. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
15. "Lancaster City | Appearances | Jack Armer | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
16. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
17. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
18. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
19. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
20. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
21. "Games played by Jack Armer in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
22. "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.