Jason Ainsley (born 30 July 1970) is an English football manager and former player who is currently manager of Spennymoor Town.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 (age 52)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spennymoor Town (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Guisborough Town | |||
| Spennymoor United | |||
| Bishop Auckland | |||
| Spennymoor United | |||
| 1994–1995 | Hartlepool United | 15 | (1) |
| Inglewood Kiev | |||
| Spennymoor United | |||
| Blyth Spartans | |||
| Jurong FC | |||
| Gateshead | |||
| Balestier Khalsa | |||
| Barrow | |||
| Bishop Auckland | |||
| Spennymoor United | |||
| Durham City | |||
| Spennymoor United | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2020 | Spennymoor Town | ||
| 2022– | Spennymoor Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ainsley signed for Football League Third Division side Hartlepool United from Spennymoor in June 1994.[3] In October 1994, Ainsley scored his only professional goal for Hartlepool in a 3–1 victory against Preston.[4] After leaving Hartlepool, Ainsley played for several English non-league sides as well as for clubs in Australia and Singapore.[5]
In 2006, Ainsley was appointed as manager of Northern League Division Two (the tenth tier of English football) side Spennymoor.[6] Ainsley was manager of National League North club Spennymoor Town from 2006 until 2020.[7][8] Ainsley was the longest-serving manager in the top seven divisions of English football when he left Spennymoor in 2020.[9] Ainsley won 11 trophies whilst at Spennymoor in more than 770 matches.[10] Ainsley guided Spennymoor to the National League North (6th tier), the highest division in their history.[11] In October 2022, Ainsley returned to Spennymoor Town as manager until the end of the 2022–23 season.[12]
Ainsley is also a teacher and head of year at Mortimer Community College.[13]
Spennymoor Town
Current National League North managers | |
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