James Jon Berry-McNally (born 10 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or striker for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Jon Berry-McNally[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| 2016–2019 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Hull City | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Macclesfield (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Macclesfield | 37 | (31) |
| 2023– | Chesterfield | 48 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Wigan, Berry signed scholarship forms with his hometown club Wigan Athletic in December 2016 after being released by Liverpool.[2] In November 2017, he was an unused substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy, but made no first team appearances for the club.
In November 2019, Berry joined Hull City after the club agreed a compensation deal with Wigan.[3] On 11 February 2020, he made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against Blackburn Rovers.
After his release from Hull, he joined Macclesfield on loan after signing for Altrincham.[4] He signed a two-year contract to make his move to Macclesfield permanent in March 2022, becoming the club's record signing.[5] He scored 18 goals in his 34 appearances during the 2021-22 season, including a brace in a 4–0 win against Ashton Athletic which secured the North West Counties Premier Division title on 12 March 2022.[6] Berry's second season with the Silkmen was even more prolific as, despite being injured from February to April, his 24 league goals won him the NPL West Division Golden Boot.[7] Berry's performances contributed to Macclesfield winning the league title and consecutive promotions. His final competitive match for the club was a 3-1 win against Mossley in which he scored.[8]
On 10 August 2023, Berry joined National League club Chesterfield on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9] Despite featuring mainly as a substitute, his six league goals contributed to the club securing the National League title and promotion to League Two, completing a personal hat-trick of league titles and promotions for Berry.[10]
Career statistics
editAs of match played 1 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Altrincham | 2021–22 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Macclesfield (loan) | 2021–22[11] | North West Counties Premier Division | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 11 | |
| Macclesfield | 2021-22[b][citation needed] | North West Counties Premier Division | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 4 | — | 8 | 11 | |
| 2022–23[8] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 32 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | 5[d] | 6 | 41 | 31 | ||
| Total | 67 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 53 | ||
| Chesterfield | 2023–24[10] | National League | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
| Career total | 101 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 60 | ||
Honours
editMacclesfield
- Northern Premier League Division One West: 2022–23[7]
- North West Counties Football League: 2021–22[6]
Chesterfield
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "James Berry Signs As An Apprentice For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Buckingham, Philip (11 November 2019). "Hull City agree compensation deal for Wigan's teenage forward James Berry". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "James Berry joins Macclesfield after Hull City exit". The 72. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "JAMES BERRY BECOMES OUR CLUB RECORD SIGNING". Macclesfield F.C. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Macclesfield crowned champions in first season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b "NPL Awards 2023: Star Players Recognised At Celebration Event". The Northern Premier League. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b "James Berry Statistics 2022-23". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Spireites land young forward". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by James Berry in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Macclesfield FC 2021-22". North West Counties League.
- ^ "National League: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
"Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
edit- James Berry at Soccerbase
- James Berry at Soccerway