Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe (born 13 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Wrexham.
![]() Tunnicliffe playing for Crawley Town in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2012–2013 | Nike Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Sutton Coldfield Town | ||
2014–2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | 67 | (1) |
2015 | → Hednesford Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016 | → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan) | ||
2017–2019 | AFC Fylde | 86 | (10) |
2019–2022 | Crawley Town | 94 | (5) |
2022– | Wrexham | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
2017 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 30 October 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Nuneaton,[2] Tunnicliffe joined West Bromwich Albion's academy in 2004,[3] and signed as a scholar in June 2010.[4] He left the club in 2012,[3] and trialled with West Ham United that summer before joining Nike Academy.[4] He had an unsuccessful trial with Norwich City in April 2013, and joined Barnsley that summer.[4] He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in January 2014.[5] He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]
He joined Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2014.[4]
In November 2014, Tunnicliffe joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract by a further season.[7][8] He joined Hednesford Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2015,[9] but was recalled from his loan the following month.[10] He extended his contract by a further year in May 2015.[11]
Following a hamstring injury, he returned to Sutton Coldfield Town on a month-long loan in February 2016.[12][13][14] He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.[15]
He was awarded their Players' Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season,[16] but turned down the offer of a new contract at the end of the season.[17]
In the summer of 2017, Tunnicliffe signed for National League side AFC Fylde.[17] Tunnicliffe's debut for the club came on 5 August, as they drew 2–2 at home to Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season.[2][18] Tunnicliffe scored his first goal of the season on 16 September 2017 with Fylde's second goal of a 2–2 draw with Eastleigh.[19]
On 11 July 2019, Tunnicliffe signed for League Two side Crawley Town in July 2019 on a two-year contract.[20][21] On 3 August 2019, he made his first appearance for the Reds, playing the full 90 minutes away to Carlisle United.[2][22] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 1 February 2020: the opening goal of a 3–1 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United.[23] He made 45 appearances across the 2019–20 season and scored 1 goal.[2]
Tunnicliffe scored Crawley's final goal of a 3–0 FA Cup third round win over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.[24] He was named in the League Two Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[25][26]
On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Tunnicliffe had signed for National League side Wrexham.[27] By 24 August he has only made one substitutes appearance.[28]
He was called up the England C team in May 2017,[29] and made his debut as a late substitute against Panjab later that month.[30]
His brother James is also a footballer.[5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2015–16 | National League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | National League North | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 48 | 3 | ||
Total | 67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 3 | ||
Hednesford Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
AFC Fylde | 2017–18 | National League | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 50 | 6 | |
2018–19 | National League | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 51 | 6 | ||
Total | 86 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 101 | 12 | ||
Crawley Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 45 | 1 |
2020–21 | League Two | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
2021–22 | League Two | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Total | 94 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 7 | ||
Career total | 254 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 288 | 22 |
Individual
Wrexham A.F.C. – current squad | |
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2020–21 EFL League Two Team of the Season | |
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