Jordan Tunnicliffe

Jordan Tunnicliffe
Tunnicliffe playing for Crawley Town in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Farnborough
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2012 West Bromwich Albion
2012–2013 Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Barnsley 0 (0)
2014 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2014 Sutton Coldfield Town
2014–2017 Kidderminster Harriers 67 (1)
2015 → Hednesford Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2017–2019 AFC Fylde 86 (10)
2019–2022 Crawley Town 94 (5)
2022–2024 Wrexham 33 (2)
2024–2025 Solihull Moors 18 (0)
2025–2026 Kidderminster Harriers 14 (0)
2026– Farnborough 5 (0)
International career
2017 England C 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:46, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe (born 13 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Farnborough.

Club career

Born in Nuneaton,[2] Tunnicliffe joined West Bromwich Albion's academy in 2004,[3] and signed as a scholar in June 2010.[4] He left the club in 2012,[3] and trialled with West Ham United that summer before joining Nike Academy.[4] He had an unsuccessful trial with Norwich City in April 2013, and joined Barnsley that summer.[4] He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in January 2014.[5] He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]

He joined Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2014.[4]

In November 2014, Tunnicliffe joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract by a further season.[7][8] He joined Hednesford Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2015,[9] but was recalled from his loan the following month.[10] He extended his contract by a further year in May 2015.[11] Following a hamstring injury, he returned to Sutton Coldfield Town on a month-long loan in February 2016.[12][13][14] He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.[15] He was awarded their Players' Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season,[16] but turned down the offer of a new contract at the end of the season.[17]

In the summer of 2017, Tunnicliffe signed for National League side AFC Fylde.[17] Tunnicliffe's debut for the club came on 5 August, as they drew 2–2 at home to Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season.[2][18] Tunnicliffe scored his first goal of the season on 16 September 2017 with Fylde's second goal of a 2–2 draw with Eastleigh.[19]

On 11 July 2019, Tunnicliffe signed for League Two side Crawley Town in July 2019 on a two-year contract.[20][21] On 3 August 2019, he made his first appearance for the Reds, playing the full 90 minutes away to Carlisle United.[2][22] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 1 February 2020: the opening goal of a 3–1 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United.[23] He made 45 appearances across the 2019–20 season and scored 1 goal.[2] Tunnicliffe scored Crawley's final goal of a 3–0 FA Cup third round win over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.[24] He was named in the League Two Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[25][26]

On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Tunnicliffe had signed for National League side Wrexham.[27] By 24 August he had only made one substitutes appearance.[28] He was released by Wrexham at the end of the 2023–24 season.[29]

On 6 August 2024, Tunnicliffe signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a one-year deal.[30] He was released at the end of the season.[31]

On 12 June 2025 Tunnicliffe re-signed for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.[32]

On 17 January 2026, Tunnicliffe joined National League South side, Farnborough on a deal until the end of the 2025–26 campaign following his departure from Kidderminster Harriers.[33] In March 2026 he ruptured his ACL, ruling him out for the season, and had to fundraise for rehabilitation costs.[34]

International career

He was called up the England C team in May 2017,[35] and made his debut as a late substitute against Panjab later that month.[36]

Personal life

His brother James is also a footballer.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 February 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2013–14 Championship 0000000000
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 1000—0010
Kidderminster Harriers 2014–15 Conference Premier 10000—00100
2015–16 National League 15000—00150
2016–17 National League North 42121—5[a]1493
Total 671210051743
Hednesford Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference North 4000—0040
AFC Fylde 2017–18 National League 46630—1[b]0506
2018–19 National League 40410—10[c]2516
Total 8610400011210112
Crawley Town 2019–20 League Two 37120402[d]0451
2020–21 League Two 39342101[d]0455
2021–22 League Two 181000000181
Total 9456250301087
Wrexham 2022–23 National League 25250001[e]0312
2023–24 League Two 7010002[d]0100
Total 322600030412
Career total 284181835022332924
  1. ↑ 3 appearances and 1 goal in the FA Trophy, 2 appearances in National League North play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  3. ↑ 7 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in National League play-offs
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  5. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jordan Tunnicliffe at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Jordan Tunnicliffe". www.kidderminsterharriers.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2 MORE NEW SIGNINGS". www.sctfc.com. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Stalybridge Borrow Barnsley Defender". Pitchero Non-League. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Barnsley FC Retained List". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "TUNNICLIFFE TURNS PRO". www.sctfc.com. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tunnicliffe snapped up by Harriers". Kidderminster Shuttle. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "'Winless streak hurts' - Whild". Kidderminster Shuttle. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Whild keen to stay in Harriers hot-seat". Kidderminster Shuttle. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tunnicliffe commits to Harriers". Kidderminster Shuttle. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kidderminster Harriers aiming to keep survival bid alive at Wrexham". Kidderminster Shuttle. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Murrall, Neil (22 February 2016). "TUNNICLIFFE RETURNS TO THE ROYALS". www.sctfc.com. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Tunnicliffe relishing Harriers return". Kidderminster Shuttle. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Harriers offer contracts to quartet after five secured on new deals". Kidderminster Shuttle. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Fans to turn out in force as Harriers aim to bag play-off final place". Kidderminster Shuttle. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  17. 1 2 Maher, Matt (26 May 2017). "Jordan Tunnicliffe departs Kidderminster Harriers". Express & Star. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "AFC Fylde 2-2 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "REPORT | Eastleigh 2-2 AFC Fylde". afcfylde.co.uk. AFC Fylde. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Jordan Tunnicliffe joins Crawley Town from AFC Fylde". BBC Sport. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. ↑ Pole, Matt (11 July 2019). "Crawley Town sign former West Bromwich Albion and Barnsley defender". Crawley & Horley Observer. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "Carlisle United 2-1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Crawley Town 3-1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  24. ↑ Beardmore, Michael (10 January 2021). "Crawley crush Leeds in stunning FA Cup upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  25. ↑ Pole, Matt (30 April 2021). "Crawley Town defender named in League Two Team of the Year". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  27. ↑ Williams, Richard (1 July 2022). "Jordan Tunnicliffe is the first new arrival of the summer at Wrexham". leaderlive.co.uk. The Leader. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  28. ↑ Williams, Richard (24 August 2022). "Wrexham summer signing Jordan Tunnicliffe has only made one sub appearance". leaderlive.co.uk. The Leader. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "Wrexham: Luke Young and Ben Tozer released by Dragons". BBC Sport. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  30. ↑ "Solihull Add Strength To Defence". Solihull Moors FC. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  31. ↑ "Solihull Moors 2024/25 Released & Retained List | Solihull Moors FC". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  32. ↑ Paddock, Matty (12 June 2025). "Jordan Tunnicliffe returns". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  33. ↑ "Boro land Tunnicliffe signature". farnboroughfc.co.uk. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  34. ↑ "Fundraising campaign launched to support back-to-back promotion winner with Wrexham". Rhyl Journal. 24 March 2026.
  35. ↑ Badcock, Matt (4 May 2017). "Paul Fairclough names experimental England C squad for Panjab FA and Jersey tests". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  36. ↑ "Tunnicliffe features for England C". afcfylde.co.uk. AFC Fylde. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  37. ↑ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  38. ↑ "End-of-Season Gallery | Relive the Red Dragons' memorable season". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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