Jamey Osborne

Jamey Osborne

Personal information
Full name	Jamey Ray Osborne
Date of birth	(1992-06-07) 7 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Solihull, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Solihull Moors
Number	4
Youth career
2008–2009	Hednesford Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Hednesford Town	160	(21)
2011	→ Rushall Olympic (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	Redditch United	?	(4)
2016–2017	Solihull Moors	22	(3)
2017–2018	Grimsby Town	21	(1)
2017–2018	→ Solihull Moors (loan)	6	(0)
2018–	Solihull Moors	148	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=52876

Jamey Ray Osborne (born 7 June 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Solihull Moors.

Osborne began his career at Hednesford Town in 2008 where he started as a youngster and established himself in the "Pitmen's" first team in the 2009–10 season, he spent the next 4+1⁄2 years there. He then joined Redditch United in 2015 before moving to his hometown club Solihull Moors for the start of the 2016–2017 season.

Career

Hednesford Town

Osborne was born in Solihull, West Midlands. He began his career with Hednesford Town as a member of the club's youth system in the under-18s team. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He scored on his full debut in a 3–0 win at Didcot Town, running at pace took him away from his marker, making just enough space for him to strike a breathtaking curling shot from fully thirty yards that swerved past the goalkeeper and into the top far corner of the net. ^[4]

Osborne joined Evo-Stik Division One Rushall Olympic on a month's loan in February 2011. ^[5] He was part of the Hednesford side that were promoted in the play-off final 2–1 victory over F.C. United of Manchester, Osborne scoring what turned out to the winning goal. ^[6] He was part of the team that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup trophy in April 2013 for the first time since 1974, with a man of the match performance in the final, scoring two goals in five minutes after the hour mark in their 5–1 victory over Rushall Olympic. ^[7] His performances over the 2013–2014 season rewarded him with the Supporters Player of the Year award. ^[2]

Redditch United

Despite attracting League Two interest from the likes of Crawley Town, Notts County and Crewe Alexandra where he spent time training towards the end of last season but suffered a dislocated shoulder injury; ^[8] he moved to Southern League Premier Division side Redditch United for the duration of the 2015–2016 season. ^[9] An approach by former Hednesford manager Rob Smith at AFC Telford United was made in February 2016, however, he decided to stay at Redditch who were mounting a promotion bid from the Southern Premier League. ^[10] On 25 January 2016, he scored the winning goal in the quarter-final of the Birmingham Senior Cup, a 20-yard strike in the 63rd minute from the left-hand corner of the area flew into the far top corner. ^[11]

Solihull Moors

The following season in May 2016, he moved to newly promoted National League side Solihull Moors. ^[12] Before the season started however, he had another trial at Crewe. ^[8] He scored a brace in the FA Cup second round against Luton Town; in the first five minutes turning on the edge of the box and curled a strike into the top corner, his second came on 35 minutes, good work at the byline by Akwasi Asante who was able pick out a pass to Osborne free at edge of the box who fired a low shot into the bottom corner. ^[13]

Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town's initial bids were rejected by Solihull, due to falling below Solihull's valuation. ^[14] However, on 18 January 2017, Osborne signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal with the newly promoted League Two side for an undisclosed fee. ^[15] He made his professional debut with Grimsby in the 2–0 home win over Notts County; he provided the assist for the opening goal, his initial cross turned away, then from the byline Osborne cut the ball across the penalty area for Omar Bogle to turn home; Osborne was also involved in the buildup to the second goal, placing a through ball to Bogle on the right hand side of the box, with the goalkeeper deflecting into the path of Scott Vernon who slotted home from an acute angle. ^[16] His performance earning him the Man of the Match award and he was also named in Sky Bets EFL: Team of the Week for the month of January 2017. ^[17]

In July 2017, Osborne ruptured his posterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the next five months. ^[18] On 8 November 2017, Osborne made his comeback in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland U21s in the EFL Trophy. ^[19]

Return to Solihull Moors

On 1 December 2017, Osborne rejoined Solihull Moors on a 28-day loan. ^[20] He signed on a permanent deal on 8 January 2018, for an undisclosed fee. ^[21]

Style of play

Osborne is a skilful box to box midfielder, he is not afraid to put in a tackle when needed, but this has got him a few bookings on occasions. Going forward, he likes to run at defenders, creating chances for the forwards by dribbling and winning free kicks and penalties by diving. Osborne likes to get the ball down and bring the full backs into the game and switch the play. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of end of 2017–18 season

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
Hednesford Town	2009–10 [23]	SFL Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2010–11 [24]	SFL Premier Division	19	2	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	23	2
	2011–12 [25]	NPL Premier Division	32	3	3	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	38	3
	2012–13 [26]	NPL Premier Division	39	2	2	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 3]	2	47	4
	2013–14 [27]	Conference North	31	9	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	34	9
	2014–15 [27]	Conference North	39	5	0	0	—		0	0	39	5
	Total		160	21	9	0	—		12	2	181	23
Rushall Olympic (loan)
	2010–11 [2]	NPL Division One South	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Redditch United
	2015–16 [28]	SFL Premier Division	?	4	?	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 5]	1	3	5
Solihull Moors
	2016–17 [27]	National League	22	3	4	2	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	27	5
Grimsby Town
	2016–17 [29]	League Two	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2017–18 [30]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	3	0
	Total		21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	1
Solihull Moors (loan)
	2017–18 [27]	National League	6	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	1	7	1
Solihull Moors
	2017–18 [27]	National League	16	2	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	17	2
Career total			226	31	13	2	0	0	19	4	258	37

1. Appearances in Chase Cup
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in NPL Premier Division play-offs
3. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in NPL Premier Division play-offs
4. Appearance in FA Trophy
5. Appearance and one goal in Birmingham Senior Cup, two appearances in Worcestershire Senior Cup
6. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Osborne is a keen supporter of Aston Villa football club. ^[22]

Honours

Player

Hednesford Town

• Northern Premier League play-offs: 2012–13 ^[6]
• Staffordshire Senior Cup: 2012–13 ^[22]
• Birmingham Senior Cup: 2012–13 ^[22]

Individual

• National League Team of the Year: 2018–19 ^[31]
• Hednesford Town Supporters Player of the Year: 2013–14 ^[2]
• Solihull Moors Players' Player of the Year (joint): 2018–19

References

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2. "Player Profile: Jamey Osborne". Pitmenweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
3. Cassidy, Joel (22 December 2016). "Vital Interview - Jamey Osborne". Vital Football. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
4. "Didcot 0–3 Hednesford". Pitmenweb.com. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
5. "Rushall Olympic hoping to sign Jamey Osborne and Ross Dempster". Birmingham Mail. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
6. "Hednesford Town promotion party after victory over FC United". The Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
7. "Hednesford 5–1 Rushall Olympic". Hednesford Town F.C. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
8. Morse, Peter (27 July 2016). "Steve Davis given go-ahead to sign another midfielder at Crewe Alex". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
9. "Redditch sign highly-rated midfielder Osborne". Redditch Advertiser. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
10. "Bucks miss out on move for Jamey Osborne". Shropshire Star. Telford. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
11. "Redditch 2–1 Solihull Moors". Solihull Observer. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
12. "Highly-rated Jamey Osborne moves to Solihull Moors from Redditch United". Solihull Observer. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
13. "Luton 6–2 Solihull". BBC Sport. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
14. "Solihull Moors reject bids for Jamey Osborne and Akwasi Asante". BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
15. Dannatt, Matt (18 January 2017). "Grimsby Town Transfer News: Agreement reached for Jamey Osborne and Akwasi Asante". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
16. Findlater, James (21 January 2017). "Grimsby 2–0 Notts County". Grimsby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
17. Butcher, Alex (23 January 2017). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
18. Wood, Liam (28 July 2017). "Grimsby Town Transfer News: Agreement reached for Jamey Osborne and Akwasi Asante". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
19. "Grimsby 1–1 Sunderland U21s". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises Limited. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
20. "Jamey Osborne Departs On 28 Day Loan". Grimsby Town F.C. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
21. Findlater, James (9 January 2018). "Jamey Osborne leaves Grimsby Town to sign permanently for Solihull Moors". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
22. Watson, Joel (1 March 2015). "Jamey Osborne – Interview". Football League Scout. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
23. "Fixtures and results: 2009/10 season". Pitmenweb.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
24. "Fixtures and results: 2010/11 season". Pitmenweb.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
25. "Fixtures and results: 2011/12 season". Pitmenweb.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
26. "Fixtures and results: 2012/12 season". Pitmenweb.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
27. Jamey Osborne at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
28. "Player profiles: Jamey Osborne". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
29. "Games played by Jamey Osborne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
30. "Games played by Jamey Osborne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
31. Sam Elliott (10 May 2019). "Vanarama National League Team Of The Season Confirmed". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

• Jamey Osborne profile at the official Grimsby Town F.C. website
• Jamey Osborne at Soccerbase
• Jamey Osborne at Soccerway