James Patrick Ferry (born 20 April 1997) is an English retired semi-professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford academy and played in the EFL for Stevenage, before dropping into non-League football in 2019 and retiring from football in 2021.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Patrick Ferry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Welling United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Stevenage | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2019 | Woking | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Eastbourne Borough | 61 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBrentford
editFerry began his youth career at Brentford and captained the Bees' U15 team during the 2012 Milk Cup, leading the side to victory in the Junior category.[4] Despite missing much of the 2012–13 season with injury, he signed a scholarship deal in May 2013.[5] He made 33 appearances and scored six goals during his two seasons as a scholar and captained the youth team to the 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League 2 Final.[6][7][8]
Ferry signed a one-year Development Squad contract in June 2015 and began the 2015–16 season as a near ever-present in the Professional U21 Development League 2 South,[4] impressing enough to sign a new one-year contract extension in November 2015.[9] On 26 November 2015, Ferry joined League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan,[10] but failed to win a call into a squad before his loan expired.[11] Ferry joined National League strugglers Welling United on a one-month loan on 28 January 2016 and made seven appearances before his loan expired.[12][13]
Ferry received his maiden call into a Brentford first team squad for a Championship match versus Ipswich Town on 9 April 2016 and remained an unused substitute during the 3–1 victory.[3] He was a regular in the B team during the 2016–17 season and helped the team to win the Kai Thor Cup,[14] but failed to win any further first team call ups before departing Griffin Park in May 2017.[15]
Stevenage
editOn 12 May 2017, Ferry joined League Two club Stevenage on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[16][17] He made three EFL Trophy appearances before joining National League North club Nuneaton Town on a one-month loan on 15 December 2017.[18] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[19] On 27 February 2018, Ferry scored the first senior goal of his career with the opener in a 2–1 victory over A.F.C. Telford United.[3] He finished his spell with 22 appearances and two goals.[3]
Ferry was a regular inclusion in the first team squad during the first three months of the 2018–19 season and made 15 appearances, mostly as a substitute,[3] before joining National League club Halifax Town on a 93-day loan on 15 December 2018.[20] He made 12 appearances and scored two goals during his spell.[3][21] Shortly after his return in March 2019, he transferred away from Stevenage.[22] In just under two seasons with the club, Ferry made 18 appearances.[23]
Woking
editOn 28 March 2019, Ferry joined high-flying National League South club Woking on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[17] He made six appearances in what remained of the regular season, but did not feature in the Cards' successful playoff campaign.[3] Ferry was released at the end of the season.[24]
Eastbourne Borough
editOn 21 June 2019, Ferry joined National League South club Eastbourne Borough on a one-year contract.[24] He made 64 appearances and scored two goals during the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons,[25] both of which were abandoned due to COVID-19.[26][27] Ferry was retained for the 2021–22 season.[28] On 5 December 2021, Ferry mutually agreed to terminate his contract with Eastbourne after struggling with the commute from his West London home.[29] He ended his 2+1⁄2-year career with the club on 77 appearances and two goals and subsequently retired from football due to work commitments.[25][30]
Personal life
editFerry attended Enfield Grammar School.[31]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 2015–16[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Stevenage | 2017–18[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19[33] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2017–18[3] | National League North | 22 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Halifax Town (loan) | 2018–19[3] | National League | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Woking | 2018–19[3] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough | 2019–20[25] | National League South | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[25] | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[25] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 118 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 142 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016.
- ^ "James Ferry – Stevenage". Football-Wonderkids. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j James Ferry at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b "James Ferry eyes Football League chance after signing contract". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Academy contracts". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "2013/14 Youth Team statistics". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Brentford B Profiles". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry 'really happy' with new Brentford contract". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Young midfield pair head out on loan". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Jermaine Udumaga extends stay at Wycombe Wanderers". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry joins Welling United on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by James Ferry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Match Report: Brentford B 3 Brann Bergen 1". Brentford FC. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry agrees to join Stevenage". Brentford FC. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Transfer: James Ferry joins from Brentford". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Deadline Day Signings". Woking F.C. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "James Ferry joins Nuneaton on loan". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry extends Nuneaton loan". Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Ferry joins Shaymen on loan". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Loan Report: Makoma helps Wingate & Finchley to big win". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "James Ferry joins Woking". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ James Ferry at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "James Signs On". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "James Ferry Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "National League season ended immediately". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "National League Statement | Outcome Of Written Resolutions". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Sports retain Ferry". www.ebfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "James Ferry Departs". Eastbourne Borough FC. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Deacon, Chris. "Five Years On: Brentford B and the Kai Thor Cup". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Gubby Allen Trophy". www.enfieldgrammarsports.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Games played by James Ferry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by James Ferry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
edit- James Ferry at Soccerbase