Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Jon Berry-McNally [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool | |||
2016–2019 | Wigan Athletic | ||
2019–2020 | Hull City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Hull City | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Macclesfield (loan) | 30 | (11) |
2022–2023 | Macclesfield | 37 | (31) |
2023– | Chesterfield | 20 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:08, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
James Jon Berry-McNally (born 10 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or striker for National League club Chesterfield.
Born in Wigan, Berry signed scholarship forms with his hometown club Wigan Athletic in December 2016 after being released by Liverpool. [2] In November 2017, he was an unused substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy, but made no first team appearances for the club.
In November 2019, Berry joined Hull City after the club agreed a compensation deal with Wigan. [3] On 11 February 2020, he made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against Blackburn Rovers.
After his release from Hull, he joined Macclesfield on loan after signing for Altrincham. [4] He signed a two-year contract to make his move to Macclesfield permanent in March 2022, becoming the club's record signing. [5] He scored 18 goals in his 34 appearances during the 2021-22 season, including a brace in a 4-0 win against Ashton Athletic which secured the North West Counties Premier Division title on 12 March 2022. [6] Berry's second season with the Silkmen was even more prolific as, despite being injured from February to April, his 24 league goals won him the NPL West Division Golden Boot. [7] Berry's performances contributed to Macclesfield winning the league title and consecutive promotions. His final competitive match for the club was a 3-1 win against Mossley in which he scored. [8]
On 10 August 2023, Berry joined National League club Chesterfield on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [9] Despite featuring mainly as a substitute, his six league goals contributed to the club securing the National League title and promotion to League Two, completing a personal hat-trick of league titles and promotions for Berry. [10]
As of match played 1 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hull City | 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Altrincham | 2021–22 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Macclesfield (loan) | 2021–22 [11] | North West Counties Premier Division | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 11 | |
Macclesfield | 2021-22 [lower-alpha 2] [ citation needed ] | North West Counties Premier Division | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 4 | — | 8 | 11 | |
2022–23 [8] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 32 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 4] | 6 | 41 | 31 | ||
Total | 67 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 53 | ||
Chesterfield | 2023–24 [10] | National League | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
Career total | 101 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 60 |
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