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 | |||
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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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