Jordan Sinnott
Jordan James Sinnott (14 February 1994 – 25 January 2020) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the son of the former Huddersfield Town captain Lee Sinnott[1] and was contracted to Northern Premier League side Matlock Town at the time of his death in January 2020. He died following an altercation in Retford town centre where he was attacked.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan James Sinnott | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 2020 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Altrincham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Bury (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Altrincham | 57 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Halifax Town | 32 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Chesterfield | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Alfreton Town | 26 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Matlock Town | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 152 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Huddersfield Town edit
He attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy and, later, joined Huddersfield's Town Academy in the late 2000s,[2] eventually becoming the captain of the under-18 team in 2012. During the same year, Sinnott was offered a professional contract.[3]
Following the sacking of Simon Grayson as Huddersfield manager on 24 January 2013, the manager of the under-18 team, Mark Lillis, was promoted to the role of caretaker manager, and gave Sinnott his first appearance in the Huddersfield first team in their 1–1 draw against Leicester City in the 4th round of the FA Cup at the John Smith's Stadium on 26 January 2013.[4] After the match, Sinnott expressed being positive on his debut and described himself as "not really the nervous type!"[5] His first league appearance was as a substitute in Town's 6–1 defeat by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 19 February 2013.[6]
Despite only making two appearances, Sinnott was offered a new two-year contract by the club,[7] which he signed, keeping him at the club until 2015.[8]
After eight years at the club, Sinnott was released by Huddersfield after having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 2 February 2015, with his contract due to expire in the summer.[9]
Loan spells edit
After being told by Huddersfield Town's management that he would be loaned out,[10] it was announced on 6 December 2012, he joined his father, Lee, at Conference North side Altrincham for a month, making six appearances before returning in January 2013.[11][12]
On 7 August 2013, Sinnott joined Bury on a six-month loan from Huddersfield Town.[13] Sinnott then made his Bury debut three days later, coming on as a substitute for John Rooney in the second half, in a 2–1 loss against Oxford United.[14] Sinnott then scored his first goal in the next game, as Bury beat Accrington Stanley 3–0.[15] After making 10 appearances for the Shakers, he was recalled by Huddersfield on 18 October.[16]
Later career edit
After being released by Huddersfield Town, Sinnott rejoined his father at Conference side Altrincham for the second time.[17] He then had spells at F.C. Halifax Town and Chesterfield before joining Alfreton Town in 2018; at the time of his death he was playing for Matlock Town.[18]
Death edit
Sinnott was found unconscious with a suspected fractured skull in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 25 January 2020, following an altercation in which he was attacked and sustained a head injury.[19] He was admitted to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield in a critical condition where he died just before 19:00 that evening.[20] Matlock Town and his former club Alfreton Town had both postponed their respective matches earlier that day.[21] Police arrested two men in connection with the fight.[22]
He carried a donor card at the time of his death.[23]
In a tribute following his death, Sinnott's brother Tom, as well as his friend Duane Holmes, sent an appeal to football clubs across the country to send in shirts with Sinnott's name on the back for his funeral.[24] 800 different football shirts were donated from around the world, these were displayed at his funeral at Bradford City's stadium.[25] It was announced that after the funeral, the football shirts would be donated to Sport Relief.[26]
In July 2020, two men, Kai Denovan and Cameron Matthews, were jailed for manslaughter for their part in the "violent, drunken attack" that killed Sinnott. Denovan was jailed for eleven years and Matthews for eight years and three months.[27] A third man, Sean Nicholson, pleaded guilty to affray and was sentenced to fourteen months in prison.[28]
Sinnott was engaged to Kelly Bossons. Following Sinnott's funeral, Bossons discovered she was pregnant with Sinnott's child. Their daughter was born in September 2020.[29]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2012–13[30] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[32] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2012–13[33] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bury (loan) | 2013–14[31] | League Two | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Altrincham | 2014–15[32] | Conference Premier | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2015–16[33] | National League | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 50 | 3 | |
| Total | 57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 4 | ||
| Halifax Town | 2016–17[33] | National League North | 32 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 2017–18[34] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Alfreton Town | 2018–19[33] | National League North | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Matlock Town | 2019–20[35][36] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8[d] | 5 | 22 | 7 |
| Career total | 152 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 184 | 29 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in National League North play-offs
- ^ Five appearances two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, two appearances three goals in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ Booth, Mel (7 August 2014). "Huddersfield Town midfielder Jordan Sinnott joins Bury on youth loan". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Famous fathers of new Huddersfield Town academy players". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Professional deals offered to four Huddersfield Town youngsters". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Leicester City 1 – 2 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Nottingham Forest 6 – 1 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town release striker Alan Lee". BBC Sport. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Huddersfield Town ready to loan out young prospects". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Huddersfield's Jordan Sinnott joins on six-month loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Oxford United 2–1 Bury". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Bury 3–0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Altrincham: Lee Sinnott signs son Jordan for Conference club". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Whitelam, Paul (25 January 2020). "Police statement after Matlock Town player Jordan Sinnott suffers broken skull in town centre assault". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Footballer dies after assault in Nottinghamshire". The Guardian. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Robert (28 January 2020). "Police arrest third man on suspicion of murder of Jordan Sinnott". Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- ^ "Matlock Town footballer Jordan Sinnott dies after 'assault on night out'". BBC News. 25 January 2020.
- ^ Whitelam, Paul (26 January 2020). "Murder detectives make second arrest after death of footballer Jordan Sinnott". lincolnshirelive.
- ^ Phillips, Jenni (29 January 2020). "Gloucester City fans touching gesture in memory of tragic footballer Jordan Sinnott". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Football clubs donate shirts in memory of Jordan Sinnott". ITV News. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Hundreds attend footballer's funeral". BBC News. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Football clubs unite for 'Shirts for Jordan' campaign after death of footballer". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Vernalls, Richard (31 July 2020). "Men who killed footballer Jordan Sinnott in fight over 'joke' jailed". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Three jailed over death of professional footballer Jordan Sinnott". ITV News Central. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Newborn daughter of killed footballer described as a 'little miracle'". ITV News Central. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Sinnott in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jordan Sinnott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jordan Sinnott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "England - J. Sinnott - Profile with news, career statistics and history". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Sinnott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Matlock Town | Appearances | Jordan Sinnott | 2019–2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Ashton United vs Matlock Town". www.matlocktownfc.co.uk. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links edit
- Jordan Sinnott at Soccerbase