 Challinor with the parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jon Challinor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stamford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Stamford | ||
| 2001–2002 | Cambridge City | 44 | (4) |
| 2002 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | ||
| 2002–2003 | St Albans City | 45 | (4) |
| 2003 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 17 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Aldershot Town | 73 | (21) |
| 2005–2007 | Exeter City | 84 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | 45 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Cambridge United | 35 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | Mansfield Town | 15 | (2) |
| 2010 | Brackley Town | ||
| 2010 | Newport County | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Kettering Town | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | York City | 58 | (2) |
| 2013– | Stamford | 215 | (17) |
| 2014 | FC Halifax Town (dual registration) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | England National Game XI | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Stamford (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 14 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Jon Challinor (born 2 December 1980) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Stamford. He has played in the Football League for York City.
Challinor started his career with Rushden & Diamonds, and after being released in 2000 had spells with Stamford, Cambridge City, the Kalamazoo Kingdom and St Albans City. He reached the 2004 Football Conference play-off final with Aldershot Town, and after another unsuccessful play-off campaign in the 2004–05 season signed for Exeter City in 2005. He played in the 2007 Conference National play-off final defeat before returning to Rushden in 2007. He left for Cambridge United a year later, playing for them in the 2009 Conference Premier play-off final. After spells with Forest Green Rovers, Mansfield Town, Brackley Town, Newport County and Kettering Town, Challinor signed for York City in 2011. Here, he won promotion to League Two in his fourth appearance in a Conference Premier play-off final, following victory in the 2012 Final, also winning in the 2012 FA Trophy Final. He was released by the club a year later.
- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Jon Challinor: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Jon Challinor: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Jon Challinor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 April 2020.