Jack Concannon (footballer)

Jack Paul Concannon (born 26 January 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Birmingham City.

Jack Concannon
Concannon in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Jack Paul Concannon[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Hagley, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 48
Youth career
200?–2018 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Birmingham City 0 (0)
2018 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2018–2019 → Tamworth (loan) 21 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:24, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Birmingham City

Concannon was born in Hagley, Worcestershire.[3] He joined Birmingham City F.C.'s Academy at the age of seven,[2] worked his way up through the youth system, and took up a two-year scholarship in July 2016.[4][5] Academy coach Steve Spooner described him as "a very good central midfielder that has great understanding of the game both technically and tactically [with] a good engine [and] competitive".[5] In his first year, he scored four goals in 19 appearances for Birmingham's under-18 team,[2] and in his second, he helped Birmingham's youth team reach the semi-final of the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup, and played in both legs as Chelsea outclassed Birmingham 7–0 on aggregate.[6] Where other second-year scholars were offered professional contracts, concerns about Concannon's lack of physicality meant he received a third scholarship year.[7][3]

Loan spells

Concannon was anxious to go out on loan to demonstrate his ability to cope physically in men's football,[3] and signed for Sutton Coldfield Town of the Southern League Division One Central on work experience in August 2018.[8]

He moved up a level to join Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on an initial one-month loan on 14 December 2018.[9] He made his Tamworth debut on 22 December in a league fixture at home to St Ives Town, which the away side won 2–1,[10] and coped sufficiently well with men's football that his loan deal was systematically extended to the end of the season,[11] during which he scored five goals from 21 league appearances.[12] The club's manager, Gary Smith, was appreciative: "He's been a fantastic player for us, someone with a great attitude and appetite for the game. He's still learning and growing in stature but he has been absolutely fantastic – a really clever player with great feet."[13]

Return to Birmingham City
Concannon with Birmingham City in 2020

On 24 May 2019, Concannon signed his first professional contract with Birmingham City, of one year.[14] He was an unused substitute for the first team on 1 February 2020,[15] and made his competitive debut for Birmingham three days later in the starting eleven for the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Coventry City. He was booked for a foul after 26 minutes and was substituted after 57 minutes for Jérémie Bela. The score was 2–2 after extra time, and Birmingham won the tie on penalties.[16] Concannon signed another one-year contract in July 2020.[17]

Career statistics
As of end of 2019–20 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 2018–19[18] EFL Championship 000000—00
2019–20[15] Championship001000—10
Total 001000—10
Sutton Coldfield Town (loan) 2018–19 Southern League Division One Central
Tamworth (loan) 2018–19[12] Southern League Premier Division Central 215——00215
Career total 215100000225

    References
    1. "Club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. 18 May 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    2. "Jack Concannon". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    3. Suart, Paul (1 June 2019). "Jack silences critics with rave reviews to earn first Blues deal". Birmingham Mail. p. 33. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Gale OneFile.
    4. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016". The Football Association. p. 40. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    5. "An introduction to the Academy new boys". Birmingham City F.C. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    6. Dick, Brian (31 March 2018). "Imperious Chelsea, luckless Bailey, Stirk promise – what we learned from Birmingham City's FA Youth Cup defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
      "Report: Chelsea Under-18s 4 Blues Under-18s 0". Birmingham City F.C. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    7. Chapman, Joseph (9 May 2018). "Birmingham City announce the youngsters they've retained – and those who have been released". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    8. "Blues trio head to Sutton Coldfield Town". Birmingham City F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    9. "Blues midfielder joins". Tamworth F.C. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    10. "Tamworth 1–2 St Ives Town". Tamworth F.C. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    11. "Loans for Blues scholars extended". Birmingham City F.C. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
      "Concannon remains a Lamb". Tamworth F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    12. "Player profiles: Jack Concannon". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    13. Panter, Matt (9 May 2019). "Birmingham City teenager is backed to kick on after loan spell". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    14. "First professional contracts for Blues quartet". Birmingham City F.C. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
    15. "Games played by Jack Concannon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    16. "Birmingham City 2–2 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    17. "New deal for Concannon". Birmingham City F.C. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
    18. "Games played by Jack Concannon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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