Jay Lynch (footballer)

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Jay Lynch

Personal information
Full name	Jay Anthony Lynch [1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth	Salford, [1] England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Fleetwood Town
Number	13
Youth career
0000–2010	Manchester United
2010–2012	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2014	Accrington Stanley	2	(0)
2014–2017	Salford City	110	(0)
2017–2019	AFC Fylde	81	(0)
2019–2022	Rochdale	50	(0)
2022–	Fleetwood Town	92	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:34, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Jay Anthony Lynch (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.

Career

Early career

Lynch started his career playing youth team football for Manchester United before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2010. After playing for the club's under-18 side, he moved to the under-21 side, ^[3] and was named on the bench for three Premier League games in the 2011–12 season, including against former club Manchester United. ^[4] He was released by the club in June 2014 after his contract expired. ^[5]

Accrington Stanley

In August 2014 Lynch signed for Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms. ^{[6] [3]} He made his debut as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town after starting goalkeeper Luke Simpson was sent off. ^[7] In September he was released by mutual consent, ^[8] having complained using his Twitter account at the lack of chances he had received, saying "talent counts for nothing nowadays, it's all politics and finances". ^[9]

Salford City

He subsequently joined Salford City, ^[10] making his debut on 6 September in a match against Spennymoor Town. ^[11] He left the club in May 2017. ^[12]

Fylde

Lynch joined newly promoted National League side Fylde in June 2017, signing a two-year contract. ^[13] He cited the clubs' "top-class" facilities and the need for a new challenge as his reasons for signing. ^[14] In 2019, he was named the National League's goalkeeper of the year, ^[15] and started at Wembley Stadium as Fylde lost 3–0 to Salford in the 2019 National League play-off final. ^[16]

Rochdale

On 19 August 2019, Lynch joined League One club Rochdale on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. ^[17] He had previously turned down a new deal with AFC Fylde. ^[18]

On 19 June 2021, Lynch signed a new one-year contract. ^[19]

Fleetwood Town

On 13 June 2022, Lynch agreed to join Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal upon the expiration of his contract with Rochdale. ^[20]

On 22 May 2025, the club announced the player had signed a new two-year deal. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025

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
Accrington Stanley	2014–15 [22]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Salford City	2014–15 [23]	NPL Division One North	21	0	3	0	—		0	0	24	0
	2015–16 [23]	NPL Premier Division	44	0	8	0	—		2 [a]	0	54	0
	2016–17 [23]	National League North	44	0	2	0	—		3 [b]	0	49	0
	Total		109	0	13	0	0	0	5	0	127	0
AFC Fylde	2017–18 [4]	National League	37	0	4	0	—		0	0	41	0
	2018–19 [4]	National League	48	0	1	0	—		5 [c]	0	54	0
	Total		85	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	95	0
Rochdale	2019–20 [24]	League One	8	0	1	0	0	0	3 [d]	0	12	0
	2020–21 [25]	League One	17	0	0	0	0	0	3 [d]	0	20	0
	2021–22 [26]	League Two	25	0	3	0	1	0	2 [d]	0	31	0
	Total		50	0	4	0	1	0	8	0	63	0
Fleetwood Town	2022–23 [27]	League One	45	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	49	0
	2023–24 [28]	League One	44	0	1	0	1	0	2 [d]	0	48	0
	2024–25 [29]	League Two	3	0	0	0	3	0	2 [d]	0	8	0
	Total		92	0	4	0	5	0	4	0	105	0
Career total			224	0	19	0	5	0	8	0	256	0

1. Appearances in 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division Play-offs
2. 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
3. Appearances in FA Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

AFC Fylde

• FA Trophy: 2018–19 ^[30]

Individual

• Fleetwood Town Players' Player of the Season: 2022–23 ^[31]
• Fleetwood Town Supporters Club's Player of the Season: 2022–23 ^[31]

References

1. "Jay Lynch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
2. "Jay Lynch - Goalkeeper - First Team - Rochdale AFC". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
3. "Lynch and Alabi out to shine". Accrington Stanley. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. "J. Lynch". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
5. "Four senior players to be released". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. "Accrington Stanley sign goalkeeper Jay Lynch". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
7. "Shrewsbury 4–0 Stanley". Accrington Stanley. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
8. "Jay Lynch leaves club". Accrington Stanley. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
9. "Lynch leaves Stanley". Eurosport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
10. "Home".
11. "Salford Dig In To Stay Top - 1st Team - Salford City Football Club". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
12. @SalfordCityFC (30 May 2017). "Jay Lynch has left the club after making 127 appearances with 53 clean sheets over the last three seasons!All the…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. "Jay Lynch: AFC Fylde sign Salford City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
14. "New signing Lynch's number one ambition with Fylde". Blackpool Gazette . 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
15. "AFC Fylde's in-demand Jay Lynch named National League's goalkeeper of the year". Blackpool Gazette . 15 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
16. "Buildbase National Game Awards 2019: Reusch Goalkeeper of the Year – Jay Lynch". The Non-League Paper . 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
17. "Goalkeeper Jay Lynch Joins Rochdale". Rochdale. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
18. "Jay Lynch: Rochdale sign former AFC Fylde goalkeeper on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
19. "Jay Lynch Pens New Deal". Rochdale AFC. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
20. "Town add goalkeeper Jay Lynch to the ranks ahead of new season". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
21. "Jay Lynch: Fleetwood Town goalkeeper signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
22. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
23. "Jay Lynch". Salford City F.C. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
24. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
25. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
26. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
27. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
28. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
29. "Games played by Jay Lynch in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
30. Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
31. "Jay Lynch picks up two awards at the End of Season Awards Night". Fleetwood Town FC. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

External links

• Jay Lynch at Soccerbase