Jake Bickerstaff

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Jake Bickerstaff
Personal information
Full name Jake David Bickerstaff
Date of birth (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cheltenham Town
(on loan from Wrexham)
Number 20
Youth career
Wrexham
2015–2017 Liverpool
2017–2020 Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Wrexham 12 (2)
2021Caernarfon Town (loan) 16 (9)
2022Nantwich Town (loan) 12 (10)
2024Accrington Stanley (loan) 10 (1)
2024–2025Altrincham (loan) 26 (2)
2025–Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:58, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Jake Bickerstaff (born 11 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cheltenham Town on loan from EFL Championship club Wrexham.

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Career

Bickerstaff started his career with Wrexham, however played for two years in the academy of Liverpool before returning to Wrexham's youth team. He made his first team debut on 7 September 2019, scoring in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Ayr United whilst still on youth terms with Wrexham. The match ended 1–1 but Wrexham advanced 6–5 on penalties. [1]

He signed his first professional contract with Wrexham in the summer of 2020. [1] He made his league debut on the opening day of the 2020–21 season, coming on as a substitute against Boreham Wood, replacing Adi Yussuf who went off injured. [2]

On 1 February 2021, Bickerstaff signed on loan for Caernarfon Town until the end of the 2020–21 season. [3]

On 31 January 2022, Bickerstaff signed on loan for Nantwich Town until the end of the 2021–22 season. [4]

Bickerstaff came on for the last 8 minutes in Wrexham's FA Cup 4th round replay match at Sheffield United on 7 February 2023, which Wrexham lost 3–1. [5]

On 16 August 2023, Bickerstaff scored his first league goal for Wrexham in a 4–2 home win over Walsall. He scored his second goal against Swindon Town on August 19 in a 5–5 draw at home.

On 1 February 2024, Bickerstaff signed on loan for Accrington Stanley until the end of the 2023-24 season. [6]

On 30 August 2024 he joined Altrincham on loan until January 2025. [7]

On 1 August 2025, the eve of the new season, Bickerstaff joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 2022–23 [9] National League 00102 [a] 333
2023–24 [10] League Two 7220204 [b] 0152
2024–25 [11] League One 0000000000
2025–26 [12] Championship 0000000000
Total72302063185
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2023–24 [10] League Two101101
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2025–26 [12] League Two4000100050
Career total213303063336
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "Jake Bickerstaff". Wrexham AFC.
  2. "Jake Bickerstaff". Wrexham AFC Archive.
  3. "Welcome to the Oval Jake Bickerstaff". Caernarfon Town FC.
  4. "Jake Bickerstaff joins Nantwich Town until end of season". Wrexham AFC.
  5. "Sheffield United 3 – 1 Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive.
  6. "Jake Bickerstaff: Accrington Stanley sign Wrexham forward on loan for rest of season". BBC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. "Phil gets his man as Alty boost firepower with Jake loan signing!". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. "Bickerstaff checks in on eve of the new season". www.ctfc.com. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  9. "Games played by Jake Bickerstaff in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Bickerstaff in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. "Games played by Jake Bickerstaff in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Bickerstaff in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2025.