James Patrick Ferry (born 20 April 1997) is an English retired semi-professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford academy and played in the EFL for Stevenage, before dropping into non-League football in 2019 and retiring from football in 2021.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Patrick Ferry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Welling United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Stevenage | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2019 | Woking | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Eastbourne Borough | 61 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Brentford edit
Ferry began his youth career at Brentford and captained the Bees' U15 team during the 2012 Milk Cup, leading the side to victory in the Junior category.[4] Despite missing much of the 2012–13 season with injury, he signed a scholarship deal in May 2013.[5] He made 33 appearances and scored six goals during his two seasons as a scholar and captained the youth team to the 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League 2 Final.[6][7][8]
Ferry signed a one-year Development Squad contract in June 2015 and began the 2015–16 season as a near ever-present in the Professional U21 Development League 2 South,[4] impressing enough to sign a new one-year contract extension in November 2015.[9] On 26 November 2015, Ferry joined League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan,[10] but failed to win a call into a squad before his loan expired.[11] Ferry joined National League strugglers Welling United on a one-month loan on 28 January 2016 and made seven appearances before his loan expired.[12][13]
Ferry received his maiden call into a Brentford first team squad for a Championship match versus Ipswich Town on 9 April 2016 and remained an unused substitute during the 3–1 victory.[3] He was a regular in the B team during the 2016–17 season and helped the team to win the Kai Thor Cup,[14] but failed to win any further first team call ups before departing Griffin Park in May 2017.[15]
Stevenage edit
On 12 May 2017, Ferry joined League Two club Stevenage on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[16][17] He made three EFL Trophy appearances before joining National League North club Nuneaton Town on a one-month loan on 15 December 2017.[18] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[19] On 27 February 2018, Ferry scored the first senior goal of his career with the opener in a 2–1 victory over A.F.C. Telford United.[3] He finished his spell with 22 appearances and two goals.[3]
Ferry was a regular inclusion in the first team squad during the first three months of the 2018–19 season and made 15 appearances, mostly as a substitute,[3] before joining National League club Halifax Town on a 93-day loan on 15 December 2018.[20] He made 12 appearances and scored two goals during his spell.[3][21] Shortly after his return in March 2019, he transferred away from Stevenage.[22] In just under two seasons with the club, Ferry made 18 appearances.[23]
Woking edit
On 28 March 2019, Ferry joined high-flying National League South club Woking on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[17] He made six appearances in what remained of the regular season, but did not feature in the Cards' successful playoff campaign.[3] Ferry was released at the end of the season.[24]
Eastbourne Borough edit
On 21 June 2019, Ferry joined National League South club Eastbourne Borough on a one-year contract.[24] He made 64 appearances and scored two goals during the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons,[25] both of which were abandoned due to COVID-19.[26][27] Ferry was retained for the 2021–22 season.[28] On 5 December 2021, Ferry mutually agreed to terminate his contract with Eastbourne after struggling with the commute from his West London home.[29] He ended his 2+1⁄2-year career with the club on 77 appearances and two goals and subsequently retired from football due to work commitments.[25][30]
Personal life edit
Ferry attended Enfield Grammar School.[31]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 2015–16[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Stevenage | 2017–18[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19[33] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2017–18[3] | National League North | 22 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Halifax Town (loan) | 2018–19[3] | National League | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Woking | 2018–19[3] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough | 2019–20[25] | National League South | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[25] | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[25] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 118 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 142 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016.
- ^ "James Ferry – Stevenage". Football-Wonderkids. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j James Ferry at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b "James Ferry eyes Football League chance after signing contract". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Academy contracts". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "2013/14 Youth Team statistics". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Brentford B Profiles". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry 'really happy' with new Brentford contract". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Young midfield pair head out on loan". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Jermaine Udumaga extends stay at Wycombe Wanderers". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry joins Welling United on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by James Ferry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Match Report: Brentford B 3 Brann Bergen 1". Brentford FC. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry agrees to join Stevenage". Brentford FC. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Transfer: James Ferry joins from Brentford". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Deadline Day Signings". Woking F.C. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "James Ferry joins Nuneaton on loan". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "James Ferry extends Nuneaton loan". Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Ferry joins Shaymen on loan". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Loan Report: Makoma helps Wingate & Finchley to big win". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "James Ferry joins Woking". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ James Ferry at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "James Signs On". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "James Ferry Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "National League season ended immediately". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "National League Statement | Outcome Of Written Resolutions". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Sports retain Ferry". www.ebfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "James Ferry Departs". Eastbourne Borough FC. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Deacon, Chris. "Five Years On: Brentford B and the Kai Thor Cup". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Gubby Allen Trophy". www.enfieldgrammarsports.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Games played by James Ferry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by James Ferry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links edit
- James Ferry at Soccerbase