Michael Jacobs (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Michael Jacobs is an English
footballer currently playing for Northampton Town
.
performance against Stamford. The Northampton Town
manager Stuart Gray
gave him a squad number
for the forthcoming season. Jacobs made his first professional start against Bournemouth
in the Football League Trophy
on 6 October. In February 2010, Jacobs went on a work experience
loan
to Southern Premier League
side, Nuneaton Town. Alex Dyer, a Northampton team-mate left at the end of the 2009–10 season with manager Ian Sampson
stating the reasons for this was to give Jacobs a bigger role to play for the next season. Jacobs scored his first goal on his first start for Northampton Town in a League Cup First round tie against Brighton and Hove Albion. On 22 September 2010, Jacobs scored in front of the Kop at Anfield
to make it 2–1 in extra time as Northampton humiliated Liverpool by knocking them out of the League Cup. At the end of the 2010-11 season Jacobs was awarded with Northampton's player of the year award.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer currently playing for Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
.
Career
Jacobs affectionatly known as "Crackers" or "The Rothwell Ronaldo" played in three pre-season matches which included a man of the matchMan of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
performance against Stamford. The Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
manager Stuart Gray
Stuart Gray (footballer born 1960)
Stuart Gray is an English former footballer and manager, who is the former manager of Football League Two side Northampton Town. On 30th December 2010 he was appointed the caretaker manager of Burnley following the sacking of Brian Laws, reverting to his role as first team coach when Eddie Howe...
gave him a squad number
Squad number
In team sports, the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, uniform number or simply a number is the number worn on a player's uniform, to identify and distinguish each player from others wearing the same or similar uniforms...
for the forthcoming season. Jacobs made his first professional start against Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
on 6 October. In February 2010, Jacobs went on a work experience
Work experience
Work experience is the experience that a person has been working, or worked in a specific field or occupation.- Volunteer work and internships :...
loan
Loan (football)
In sports, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long....
to Southern Premier League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
side, Nuneaton Town. Alex Dyer, a Northampton team-mate left at the end of the 2009–10 season with manager Ian Sampson
Ian Sampson
Ian Sampson is an English former footballer and manager. He played as a defender for Goole Town, Sunderland, Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur...
stating the reasons for this was to give Jacobs a bigger role to play for the next season. Jacobs scored his first goal on his first start for Northampton Town in a League Cup First round tie against Brighton and Hove Albion. On 22 September 2010, Jacobs scored in front of the Kop at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
to make it 2–1 in extra time as Northampton humiliated Liverpool by knocking them out of the League Cup. At the end of the 2010-11 season Jacobs was awarded with Northampton's player of the year award.
External links
- Michael Jacobs player profile at ntfc.co.uk