Jamie Ness

Jamie Ness

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) [1]
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Rangers	16	(1)
2012–2015	Stoke City	0	(0)
2014	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	13	(1)
2014–2015	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	33	(2)
2015–2017	Scunthorpe United	39	(0)
2017–2019	Plymouth Argyle	51	(3)
2019–2020	Dundee	8	(1)
2021–2022	Forfar Athletic	6	(1)
Total		166	(9)
International career
2007–2008	Scotland U17	9	(0)
2008–2010	Scotland U19	9	(1)
2010–2012	Scotland U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:57, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Jamie Ness (born 2 March 1991) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ness began his career with Rangers and made his debut for the first team in January 2011. He then scored against Celtic in the Scottish Cup but his progress was hampered by injuries. In 2012, he became a free agent and joined Stoke City. He failed to make an impression with Stoke and spent time out on loan with Leyton Orient and Crewe Alexandra. Ness joined Scunthorpe United in July 2015 on a free transfer. He spent two years with the Iron before joining Plymouth Argyle in June 2017. In 2019 he signed for Scottish Championship side Dundee. Ness would retire in 2022 following a season with Forfar Athletic.

Career

Rangers

Ness made his first Rangers appearance in a pre-season friendly against Portsmouth and was predicted to have a bright future. ^{[2] [3]} Due to injuries he did not make his league debut until 26 December 2010, away to Motherwell, coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 win. ^[4] On 2 January 2011, Ness made his full debut in an Old Firm derby which Rangers lost 2–0. ^[5] On 6 February 2011, he scored his first Rangers goal with a strike in the third minute of a fifth round Scottish Cup match, at home to Celtic. ^[6] He signed a two-year extension to his contract which was to the summer of 2013, but was later extended by a further two years until 2015. ^[7]

Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, Ness and his teammate Gregg Wylde were issued with first team squad numbers by Rangers manager Ally McCoist. Ness missed most of the 2011–12 season due to injury playing just five matches for Rangers and scored his first league goal in a 5–0 win over Dundee United on 2 May 2012. ^[8]

In June 2012, a new company was formed which purchased the assets and history of Rangers as the old company entered liquidation proceedings. Ness lodged an objection against his contract being transferred to the new company. ^[9] PFA Scotland had previously commented that players were entitled to become free agents if they objected to the transfer. ^[10] Ness had raised a constructive dismissal claim against Rangers. ^{[11] [12]}

Stoke City

Ness signed a four-year contract with Premier League side Stoke City on 3 July 2012. ^[13] It took a while until he was granted international clearance by FIFA due to contract dispute with Rangers but he made his first appearance in a Stoke shirt in a pre-season match against Columbus Crew on 24 July 2012. ^{[14] [15]} He made his competitive debut for Stoke against Swindon Town in the Football League Cup but he failed to finish the match after suffering an injury. ^[16]

On 3 January 2014, Ness joined Leyton Orient on a 28-day loan. ^[17] On 11 January he scored his first goal in English football on his home debut for the club in a 4–0 win over Carlisle United. ^[18] On 14 August 2014 Ness joined Crewe Alexandra on loan until 1 January 2015. ^[19] He extended his loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. ^[20] He played 34 times for the Alex helping them avoid relegation. ^[21]

Scunthorpe United

Ness joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer on 10 July 2015. ^[22] In May 2017 it was announced that Ness would be leaving the club at the end of his contract, after two years with the club.

Plymouth Argyle

Ness joined Plymouth Argyle in June 2017. ^[23] He was released by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2018–19 season. ^[24]

Dundee

Ness signed a two-year contract for Dundee in June 2019, with the option for a further year. ^[25] His season was plagued with ankle and calf injuries, keeping him out for the majority of the time. Ness grabbed his first Dundee goal on 1 November 2019, scoring a late winner against Morton. ^[26] Ness left the club by mutual consent in October 2020. ^[27]

Forfar Athletic

After spending a year away from the game and trialling during preseason with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell, Ness returned to football with Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic in August 2021. ^[28] Ness would open his scoring tally for the Loons with a late winner away to Stranraer. ^[29] On 22 June 2022, Ness would announce his retirement from football. ^{[30] [31]}

Personal life

Ness grew up supporting Rangers and English club Manchester United and he cites Danny Wilson as his best friend in football. ^[32] In November 2012, Ness and his girlfriend Heather Weir were saved from carbon monoxide poisoning by their pet Labrador which had been acting strangely. ^[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 December 2021

^[34]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2010–11	Scottish Premier League	11	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
	2011–12	Scottish Premier League	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		16	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	18	2
Stoke City	2012–13	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2013–14	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2013–14	League One	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2014–15	League One	33	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	2
Scunthorpe United	2015–16	League One	27	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2016–17	League One	12	0	0	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
	Total		39	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	47	0
Plymouth Argyle	2017–18	League One	27	3	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	29	3
	2018–19	League One	24	0	2	0	2	1	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	30	1
	Total		51	3	2	0	2	1	4	0	59	4
Dundee	2019–20	Scottish Championship	8	1	1	0	3	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	13	1
Forfar Athletic	2021–22	Scottish League Two	6	1	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	8	1
Career total			166	9	11	1	7	1	10	0	194	11

1. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and two appearances in the League One play-offs
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Rangers

• Scottish Premier League: 2010–11

Individual

• Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: January 2010 ^[35]

References

1. "Premier League Player Profile Jamie Ness". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. "Scotland under 21 coach Billy Stark predicts 11 young stars to shine in 2009" Daily Record. 2 January 2009.
3. "Jamie Ness will be next Rangers kid to get first team action, says boss Walter Smith". Daily Record. Glasgow. 29 November 2009.
4. Campbell, Andy (26 December 2010). "Motherwell 1–4 Rangers". BBC Sport.
5. "Rangers 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 2 January 2011.
6. McDaid, David (6 February 2011). "Rangers 2–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.
7. "Jamie Ness agrees Rangers contract extension". BBC Sport. 7 March 2011.
8. "Rangers 5–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport . Retrieved 3 July 2012.
9. Lamont, Alasdair (26 June 2012). "Rangers: Davis, McGregor, Lafferty and Ness eye exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
10. "Rangers: Players free not to join 'newco' says law expert". BBC Sport. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
11. "Sixty-seven players 'in legal action' over Rangers contract transfer". STV Sport. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.
12. "Rangers International Football Club plc" (PDF). Rangersshareoffer.com. 8 December 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. "Jamie Ness faces race to make start of pre-season". The Sentinel. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
14. "Jamie's Happi-Ness". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
15. "Columbus Crew 2 Stoke City 1". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
16. "Stoke 3–4 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
17. "Jamie Ness Signs". Leyton Orient. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
18. "Leyton Orient 4–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 11 January 2014.
19. "Ness Joins Crewe on Loan". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
20. "Ness Extends Crewe Stay". Crewe Alex. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
21. "Crewe 0-1 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
22. "IRON SIGN JAMIE NESS". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
23. "Jamie Ness: Plymouth Argyle sign Scunthorpe United midfielder on free transfer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
24. "Jamie Ness: Plymouth Argyle release midfielder and offer deals to 12". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
25. "Jamie is a Dee". dundeefc.co.uk. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
26. Crawford, Kenny (1 November 2019). "Dundee 2–1 Greenock Morton". BBC. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
27. "Jamie leaves the club". Dundee FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
28. "Jamie Ness joins the 'Loons'". forfarathletic.co.uk. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
29. "Stranraer v Forfar Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
30. "Ex-Rangers midfielder Jamie Ness retires from football". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
31. Lorimer, Scott. "Former Dundee midfielder Jamie Ness retires from football with emotional 'I have lived my dream' announcement". The Courier. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
32. Stoke City Official Matchday Magazine 28 August 2012 v Swindon Town
33. "Dog saves model and ex-Rangers star from being gassed by cooker". Daily Record. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
34. "Jamie Ness". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
35. "Rangers' Jamie Ness named SPL young player of the month". BBC Sport. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

External links

• Jamie Ness at Soccerbase
• Jamie Ness (U21) at the Scottish Football Association