Jason Gilchrist

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Jason Gilchrist
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Gilchrist with York City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jason Lee Gilchrist [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth St Helens, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ashton United
Youth career
2001–2011 Manchester City
2011–2013 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Burnley 0 (0)
2013 → Droylsden (loan) 10 (1)
2015 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Chester (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 FC United of Manchester 49 (21)
2017–2019 Southport 52 (19)
2019 → Stockport County (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2021 South Shields 35 (21)
2021 → York City (loan) 1 (0)
2021 York City 6 (0)
2021–2023 Buxton 34 (9)
2023– Ashton United 60 (29)
International career
2018 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Jason Lee Gilchrist (born 17 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ashton United.

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Career

Born in St Helens, Merseyside, Gilchrist attended the De La Salle School in the town. [3] He joined Manchester City in 2001 at the age of six, having been picked up by local scout Jimmy Pullen. [3] He spent ten years at the club and was top scorer in six of those seasons. [3] He failed to earn a scholarship with Manchester City and in the summer of 2011 he joined Burnley on a two-year scholarship. [3] [4] In his first season in the youth team he scored 26 goals finishing as top goalscorer. [3] In his second year in the youth team he scored 22 goals, which included a hat-trick at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup. [5] In March 2013 he experienced his first taste of senior football joining Conference North side Droylsden on loan until the end of the season. [6] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home defeat to Guiseley. [7] His first professional goal came in April 2013 in a 3–1 away win at Colwyn Bay. [7] He made a total of ten appearances for the Bloods scoring once, however, he could not save the club from relegation to the Northern Premier League. [7]

In the summer of 2013 following the conclusion of his scholarship he was offered a one-year professional contract with the Championship side. [5] He spent the majority of his first year as a professional playing in the Development Squad as Burnley gained promotion to the Premier League. [8] In the summer of 2014 he signed a new one-year contract extension, remaining in the Development Squad. [8] In February 2015 he signed for League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season. [9] He made his professional league debut in a 3–0 away defeat to Burton Albion, replacing Josh Windass as a substitute. [10]

In January 2016, he was sent out on loan to National League side Chester on a one-month loan deal. [11] In April 2016, it was announced that he was to leave Burnley at the end of the season after his contract was not renewed and joined FC United of Manchester in time for the start of the 2016–17 season. [12] [13] In November 2017, Gilchrist joined National League North rivals Southport for a club record fee. [14] He scored 26 Goals for the club and was the top scorer in the National League North for the 2017–18 season. [15] He was transfer listed by the club in March 2019. [16] On 28 March 2019, Gilchrist joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2018–2019 season. [17] He signed for South Shields ahead of the 2019/2020 season. [18] On 18 January 2021, Gilchrist joined National League North side York City on a one-month loan deal. [19] In June 2021, Gilchrist joined York on a permanent deal. [20]

In December 2021, Gilchrist signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton. [21] The season ended in success as Buxton were crowned champions and promoted to the National League North. [22]

In January 2023, Gilchrist returned to the Northern Premier League to join Ashton United. [23]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2012–13 [7] Championship 000000—00
2013–14 [7] Championship000000—00
2014–15 [7] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16 [7] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
Droylsden (loan) 2012–13 [7] Conference North 101———101
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15 [7] League Two 50———50
Chester (loan) 2015–16 [7] National League 20——1 [lower-alpha 1] 131
FC United of Manchester 2016–17 [24] National League North 361020—5 [lower-alpha 2] 44314
2017–18 [24] National League North131152—1 [lower-alpha 3] 21813
Total492172—666229
Southport 2017–18 [7] National League North2315——2 [lower-alpha 1] 12516
2018–19 [25] National League North29431—5 [lower-alpha 4] 4379
Total521931—756225
Stockport County (loan) 2018–19 [7] National League North10———10
South Shields 2019–20 [26] NPL Premier Division 271510104 [lower-alpha 1] 53320
2020–21 [27] NPL Premier Division8651—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0147
Total35216110554727
York City (loan) 2020–21 [7] National League North10———10
York City 2021–22 [28] [7] National League North6030—0090
Total7030—00100
Buxton 2021–22 [29] NPL Premier Division194———194
2022–23 [7] National League North15521—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0186
Total34921—103710
Ashton United 2022–23 [30] NPL Premier Division186——1 [lower-alpha 3] 0196
2023–24 [31] NPL Premier Division321645—5 [lower-alpha 5] 34124
2023–24 [32] NPL Premier Division10700—00107
Total602945—637037
Career total2551002510102620307130
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, four appearances and three goals in Manchester Premier Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Manchester Premier Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances and three goals in Liverpool Senior Cup, three appearances and one goal in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, four appearances and three goals in Manchester Premier Cup

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  23. ↑ @AshtonUnitedFC (7 January 2023). "Prolific forward Jason Gilchrist joins the club from Steve Cunningham's former side Buxton whom he played under and made his debut for against the Robins last season! 🎯 Welcome, Jason! 🤝 #AUFC #ONECLUB 5/5" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2023– via Twitter.
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  27. ↑ "South Shields – Appearances – Jason Gilchrist – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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