Jack Bridge

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Jack Bridge
Personal information
Full name Jack Bridge [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2014 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Southend United 7 (0)
2014 → Soham Town Rangers (loan) 5 (2)
2015 → Chelmsford City (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Chelmsford City (loan) 14 (7)
2018–2019 Northampton Town 32 (2)
2019–2020 Carlisle United 28 (0)
2020–2021 Concord Rangers 10 (1)
2021 Bromley 28 (3)
2021– Southend United 131 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Jack Bridge (born 21 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Southend United.

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Career

Bridge began his career with Southend United at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2014. [3] Bridge went on loan to Soham Town Rangers in November 2014 and experienced his first taste of first team football, scoring two goals in five starts in his time at the club. [4] After it was reported that Bridge was on the radar of clubs bigger in stature than Soham, [5] Bridge signed for Chelmsford City in January 2015 on an initial one-month loan deal which was later extended to the end of the season. [6] On 22 January 2016, Bridge returned to Chelmsford City alongside fellow Southend loanee Jason Williams. [7] Bridge scored, assisted and was named Man of the Match on his return to the club in a 4–3 win against Whitehawk a day later. [8]

On 30 April 2016, Bridge made his debut for Southend United in a 1–0 loss against Bradford City as a substitute for Glen Kamara. [9] On 9 May 2016, Bridge signed a two-year contract extension at Southend United. [10]

In January 2017, Bridge began training with Bournemouth ahead of a possibility of a permanent transfer to the club. [11]

On 5 January 2018, Bridge joined Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee. [12] On 6 May 2019, Northampton announced Bridge was amongst eight players to be released prior to the start of the next season. [13] A month later he joined fellow League Two side Carlisle United on a one-year deal. [14]

In August 2020, Bridge played in pre-season on trials for both Bristol Rovers and Southend United.

On 30 October 2020, Bridge signed for National League South side Concord Rangers. [15]

On 23 January 2021, Bridge signed for National League side Bromley. [16]

On 9 June 2021, Bridge re-signed for National League side Southend United. [17]

Career statistics

As of end of 2020–21 season [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2014–15 [19] League Two 0000000000
2015–16 [20] League One 2000000020
2016–17 [21] 4000102 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2017–18 [22] 1000000010
Southend total70001020100
Chelmsford City (loan) 2014–15 [23] Conference South 9000~~0090
Chelmsford City (loan) 2015–16 [23] National League South 14700~~00147
Total23700--00237
Northampton Town 2017–18 [24] League One4000000040
2018–19 [25] League Two28211102 [lower-alpha 1] 0323
Total322111020363
Carlisle United 2019–20 [26] League Two28021223 [lower-alpha 1] 0353
Total280212230353
Concord Rangers 2020–21 [27] National League South10110~~1 [lower-alpha 2] 0121
Total10110--10121
Bromley 2020–21 [27] National League28300~~1 [lower-alpha 3] 0293
Total28300--10293
Southend United 2021–22 [28] National League 272200020312
2022–23 [29] 42131000204513
2023-24467100011488
2024-251612100--182
Southend total1312361005114225
Career total259361034214128739
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in National League play-offs

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "News: Trio offered professional contracts". Southend United F.C. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jack Bridge - First Team - Soham Town Rangers". Soham Town Rangers F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chase is on for Southend United starlet Jack Bridge". Southend Echo. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "City Sign Up Another Loanee From Southend". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Clarets Add Southend Duo In Time For Whitehawk Visit". Chelmsford City F.C. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Clarets Record First Win in Nine". Chelmsford City F.C. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Southend United 0-1 Bradford City". BBC. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jack Bridge signs two year contract extension". Southend United F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Southend United midfielder Jack Bridge training with Bournemouth". Southend Echo. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Northampton Town complete signing of Jack Bridge". Northampton Town F.C. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Northampton Town retained list". Northampton Town F.C. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Jack Bridge: Carlisle United sign former Northampton Town midfield". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Jack Bridge signs". Concord Rangers FC. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Jack Bridge added to squad". Bromley FC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "BRIDGE BACK AT BLUES!". www.southendunited.co.uk. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. ↑ Jack Bridge at Soccerbase
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  23. 1 2 Jack Bridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Jack Bridge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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