Jarrett Anthony Rivers (born 10 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for National League North club Darlington.[3] He previously played in the Football League for Blackpool.
 Rivers in October 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarrett Anthony Rivers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Spennymoor, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darlington | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Middlesbrough | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Whitley Bay | ||
| 2014–2015 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2015–2016 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2019– | Darlington | 131 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Rivers played youth football for Middlesbrough; after he was released he began working in a factory but "quit after one day because it made me realise I did not want to do that for the rest of my life, so I have worked hard in football ever since."[4] After spending the 2013–14 season with Whitley Bay, Rivers joined Blyth Spartans.[5][6] He combined his non-league football career with a job in his mother's newsagents shop.[7] After impressing in Blyth Spartans' FA Cup run, including scoring the winner in the second-round victory against Hartlepool United, he went on trial with Oldham Athletic in January 2015.[7] He was named Northern Premier League Young Player of the Season for 2014–15, and in May 2015 he signed a one-year professional contract with an option for a second year with Blackpool, newly relegated to League One.[8] He made 10 League One appearances for Blackpool, mainly as a substitute,[3] but the option for a further year was not taken up and he rejoined Blyth Spartans in August 2016.[9]
He signed for Darlington in May 2019.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of 21 February 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 2015–16[11] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
References edit
- ^ "EFL: Free Transfers: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Jarrett Rivers". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "J. Rivers". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Rose, Gary (29 May 2015). "FA Cup final: What happened next to this season's giantkillers?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Sayer and Rivers join Spartans". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Profile". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Oldham: Blyth Spartans winger Jarrett Rivers on trial". BBC Sport. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Brown, Steve (7 May 2015). "Blyth Spartans starlet Jarrett Rivers joins Lee Clark's Blackpool FC". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Rivers returns to Spartans". Pitchero Non-League. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (29 May 2019). "Darlington sign winger Jarrett Rivers". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jarrett Rivers in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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