Jake Buxton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jake Buxton
Personal information
Full name Jake Frederick Buxton
Date of birth 4 March 1985 (1985-03-04) (age 23)
Place of birth    Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Mansfield Town
Number 12
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002– Mansfield Town 151 (5)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:02, 4 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Jake Buxton (born 4 March 1985 in Sutton-in-Ashfield) is an English footballer, who plays for Mansfield Town, as a central defender.

[edit] Career

Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002,[1] and made his first-team debut in October 2002 in a Football League Trophy match against Crewe.[2] However, it was not until the 2004–05 season that he established himself as a regular member of the first team and his form was rewarded with a new one-year contract in February 2005.[3] In April 2006, Buxton signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract,[4] and was made team captain, one of the youngest in the country, during the 2006–07 season.[1] By the end of the 2007–08 season, he had played over 160 first-team games for Mansfield, scoring five goals.[5] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Football Conference at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was out of contract but was offered new terms by the club.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jake Buxton profile. Mansfield Town F.C. official site. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  2. ^ Games played by Jake Buxton in 2002/2003. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  3. ^ "Stags reward Buxton with new deal", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 
  4. ^ "Buxton could make early comeback", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 
  5. ^ Jake Buxton. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  6. ^ "Seven players to leave Mansfield", BBC Sport, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-17. 

[edit] External links