James Berry (footballer)

James Berry

Personal information
Full name	James Jon Berry-McNally [1]
Date of birth	(2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 23)
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	48	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

James Jon Berry-McNally (born 10 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or striker for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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 [a]	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 [b] [ citation needed ]	North West Counties Premier Division	5	7	0	0	3 [c]	4	—		8	11
	2022–23 [8]	Northern Premier League Division One West	32	24	4	1	—		5 [d]	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 [e]	1	37	7
Career total			101	48	7	1	3	4	7	7	118	60

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
2. Loan from Altrincham was made permanent on 10 March 2022
3. Appearances in North West Counties League Challenge Cup
4. Four appearances and three goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and three goals in the Cheshire Senior Cup
5. Appearance and goal in the FA Trophy

Honours

Macclesfield

• Northern Premier League Division One West: 2022–23 ^[7]
• North West Counties Football League: 2021–22 ^[6]

Chesterfield

• National League: 2023–24 ^[12]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. "James Berry Signs As An Apprentice For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. Buckingham, Philip (11 November 2019). "Hull City agree compensation deal for Wigan's teenage forward James Berry". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. "James Berry joins Macclesfield after Hull City exit". The 72. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
5. "JAMES BERRY BECOMES OUR CLUB RECORD SIGNING". Macclesfield F.C. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
6. "Macclesfield crowned champions in first season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
7. "NPL Awards 2023: Star Players Recognised At Celebration Event". The Northern Premier League. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
8. "James Berry Statistics 2022-23". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
9. "Spireites land young forward". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
10. "Games played by James Berry in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
11. "Macclesfield FC 2021-22". North West Counties League.
12. "National League: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
    "Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• James Berry at Soccerbase
• James Berry at Soccerway