John Pritchard (footballer)

John Vincent Pritchard (born 29 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Glossop North End on dual registration from Witton Albion.

John Pritchard
Personal information
Full name John Vincent Pritchard[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Glossop North End
(dual registration from Witton Albion)
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2014 FC United of Manchester 1 (0)
2015 Trafford 11 (2)
2015 New Mills
2015–2016 Ramsbottom United
2017–2018 Ashton United
2017Stockport Town (loan)
2017West Didsbury & Chorlton (loan)
2018–2019 Chester 13 (2)
2019Buxton (loan) 18 (4)
2019–2020 Ashton United 19 (1)
2020–2021 Wythenshawe Town
2021–2022 Matlock Town
2022 Radcliffe 11 (0)
2022–2023 Cheadle Town
2023 Stalybridge Celtic 0 (0)
2023– Witton Albion 0 (0)
2023–Glossop North End (dual-registration) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Playing career edit

Pritchard was in his youth a trainee by Manchester United, before joined in April 2012 to Oldham Athletic.[2] He made his debut for Oldham Athletic on 21 December 2013 in a 2–0 defeat to Colchester United at Boundary Park, he came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Adam Rooney.[3] After two seasons was released and joined in August 2014 to FC United of Manchester of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[4]

Limited opportunities at FCUM saw him drop one division to Trafford at the turn of the year.[5] Further moves around the Northern Premier League include New Mills in October 2015,[6] Ramsbottom United in November 2015,[7] Northwich Victoria in July 2016[8] and Ashton United at the start of the 2017–18 season.[9] While at Ashton United, he spent time on loans with Stockport Town[10] and West Didsbury & Chorlton during autumn 2017, to regain fitness after weeks out with a broken ankle.[11][12]

On 25 June 2018, Pritchard joined National League North side Chester.[13] On 30 November 2018, Pritchard moved on loan to Buxton for 28 days to find more regular football.[14] On 31 December, the loan was extended to the end of the season.[15]

In June 2019 he rejoined Ashton United.[16] In July 2023, after spells with Wythenshawe Town, Matlock Town, Radcliffe and Cheadle Town, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Stalybridge Celtic for the 2023–24 season.[17] He joined Witton Albion in October 2023, immediately joining Glossop North End on a dual-registration basis.[18]

Statistics edit

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[19] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oldham Athletic 2013–14[20] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chester 2018–19[21] National League North 13 2 1 2 0 0 14 4
Buxton 2018–19[22] NPL Premier Division 18 4 0 0 0 0 18 4
Ashton United 2019–20[23] NPL Premier Division 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
2020–21[24] NPL Premier Division 3 1 2 0 4[a] 0 9 1
Total 19 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 27 1
Radcliffe 2021–22[25] NPL Premier Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 62 7 5 2 0 0 4 0 71 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Gang of nine out to impress". Oldham Chronicle. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Oldham 0 - 2 Colchester". BBC Sport. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ^ "FC United of Manchester - Match Report". BBC Sport. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Trafford Pick Up Ex-Latic". Pitchero Non-League. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Saturday's Transfer List". Evo-Stik League Official Website. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Latest Moves". Pitchero Non-League. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Summer Transfers, The Latest Moves". Evo-Stik League Official Website. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Chester bring in Moran and Pritchard". Non League Daily. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Player Movements this week - Friday 17th to Thursday 23rd November 2017". Hallmark Security Football League. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Pritchard boost for Robins". Mike Pavasovic Blogg. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ^ "West to face two former NWCFL Champions". West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Chester FC complete double swoop as Jon Moran and John Pritchard sign". Chester Chronicle. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  14. ^ John Pritchard departs Chester FC for loan switch to Evo-Stik Premier side, cheshire-live.co.uk, 30 November 2018
  15. ^ John Pritchard loan at Buxton extended for remainder of season, chesterfc.com, 31 December 2018
  16. ^ "Home".
  17. ^ "Player Profile - John Pritchard". Stalybridge Celtic FC. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. ^ @WittonAlbion (16 October 2023). "We are delighted to announce midfielder John Pritchard has signed for us from Stalybridge Celtic. He joins us as dual registered with Glossop North End. Welcome to the Albion John. (Image - Stalybridge Celtic FC)" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  20. ^ "Games played by John Pritchard in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  21. ^ John Pritchard at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Buxton – Appearances – John Pritchard – 2018-2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Ashton United – Appearances – John Pritchard – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Ashton United – Appearances – John Pritchard – 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Radcliffe – Appearances – John Pritchard – 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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