Jonathan Court
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Raith Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Raith Rovers | 19 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Newtongrange Star (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2015 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Montrose (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | East Fife | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Edinburgh City | 21 | (2) |
| 2020 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2023- | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Court (born 30 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. Jonathan had spells with Raith Rovers, East Fife, Edinburgh City and Linlithgow Rose aswell as loan spell with Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, Montrose and East Stirlingshire in the past.
Early and personal life[edit]
Court attended Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh, where he played rugby rather than football.[1]
Career[edit]
Court began his senior career with Raith Rovers in 2014, spending loan spells at Newtongrange Star, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Montrose.[2][3][4]
He scored the 5000th goal in the SPFL era for East Stirlingshire against Elgin City at Ochilview in October 2015.[5]
He was released by Raith in May 2018,[6] and signed for East Fife in June 2018.[4]
Court played for Edinburgh City during the 2019–20 season and later signed with East of Scotland team Linlithgow Rose on 25 August 2020.[7]
Rose announced that Court left the club on 2 November 2020.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 8 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 2014–15[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[10] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[12] | League One | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan) | 2014–15[13] | East Superleague | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| East Stirling (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Montrose (loan) | 2016–17[11] | League Two | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| East Fife | 2018–19[14] | League One | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Career total | 88 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 115 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References[edit]
- ^ Iain Collin (24 December 2016). "Montrose's on-loan Raith Rovers kid Jonny Court happy to have chosen football over promising rugby career". Deadline News. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Mixed feelings for scorer Jonny Court as Raith Rovers fail to avoid play-offs". The Courier. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Matthew Elder (11 December 2017). "Jonny courts a regular start for Raith". Fife Today. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Court and Craig Watson Sign On". East Fife F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "COURT CLAIMS 5,000TH SPFL GOAL". SPFL. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "RRFC Retained / Released List". Raith Rovers F.C. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "We are delighted to announce the signing of Jonny Court from Edinburgh City". Twitter. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Following the match on Saturday, we can confirm that Pat Scullion, Jonny Court and Sean Dickson have now left the club". Twitter. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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