Jack Jonathon Finch (born 6 August 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Daventry Town.

Career

Coventry City

Born in

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, England, Finch began his career at Sunday league side Fenny Compton Colts and one day, when he was playing as a right-back in a match against Southam United, he was scouted by

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, leading him to join the club when he was nine-year old. While at the academy, Finch started out playing as a right-back before switching to centre-back then into midfield. After progressing the ranks of the academy, he was called up by the first team in July 2013, but did not travel in the club's pre-season tour. Although he was a regular for the Under-21s side the most of the 2013–14 season, Finch was offered a two-year professional contract. Shortly after being offered a new contract, Finch was called by the first team against

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, where he appeared as an unused substitute. He went on to make two appearances as an unused substitute against

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and Sheffield United. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he signed a two-year professional contract with them. Finch made his professional debut starting on 13 August 2014 in a 2-1 League Cup loss to

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. However, in a match against Crewe Alexandra on 11 October 2014, Finch was sent-off for a second bookable offence, in a 2–1 loss. Despite the sending-off, Finch was given a handful of first team appearances between November and February. However, in late-March, he returned to the U21 side for the rest of the season after finding his first team opportunities limited. Despite a setback, Finch went on to make 16 League appearances in the 2014–15 season. However, the 2015–16 season saw Finch not featured for the first team and did not make a single appearance that season, due to competitions around the midfield position. As the 2015–16 season progressed, Finch began to suffer his own setback when he suffered an injury that left him long-term. It wasn't until February 2016 when he returned from injury. In the 2016–17 season, Finch was included in the first team squad for the pre-season tour. Finch then made his first appearance in over a year, in the first round of League Cup, in a 3–2 win over

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on 9 August 2016. Finch appeared three times in the EFL Trophy. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Finch was released by the club when his contract came to an end.

Career statistics

References

External links

Jack Finch player profile
at ccfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Finch, Jack 1996 births Living people English footballers Footballers from Coventry Association football midfielders Coventry City F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Brackley Town F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players Daventry Town F.C. players English Football League players