Jason Lee Gilchrist (born 17 December 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. History The club was founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and the earliest known match ...

Career

Born in

St Helens, Merseyside St Helens () is a town in Merseyside, England, with a population of 102,629. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, which had a population of 176,843 at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census. St Helens i ...

, Gilchrist attended the De La Salle School in the town. He joined

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in 2001 at the age of six, having been picked up by local scout Jimmy Pullen. He spent ten years at the club and was top scorer in six of those seasons. He failed to earn a scholarship with Manchester City and in the summer of 2011 he joined

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

on a two-year scholarship. In his first season in the youth team he scored 26 goals finishing as top goalscorer. In his second year in the youth team he scored 22 goals, which included a hat-trick at

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against

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in the

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. In March 2013 he experienced his first taste of senior football joining Conference North side

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...

on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home defeat to Guiseley. His first professional goal came in April 2013 in a 3–1 away win at Colwyn Bay. He made a total of ten appearances for the Bloods scoring once, however, he could not save the club from relegation to the

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. In the summer of 2013 following the conclusion of his scholarship he was offered a one-year professional contract with the Championship side. He spent the majority of his first year as a professional playing in the Development Squad as Burnley gained promotion to the

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. In the summer of 2014 he signed a new one-year contract extension, remaining in the Development Squad. In February 2015 he signed for

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side Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season. He made his professional league debut in a 3–0 away defeat to Burton Albion, replacing

Josh Windass Joshua Dean Windass (born 9 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday. He can also play as a forward. Career Early career Windass played youth football for Huddersfield Town ...

as a substitute. In January 2016, he was sent out on loan to

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side

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on a one-month loan deal. In April 2016, it was announced that he was to leave Burnley at the end of the season after his contract was not renewed and joined FC United of Manchester in time for the start of the 2016–17 season. In November 2017, Gilchrist joined

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rivals Southport for a club record fee. He scored 26 Goals for the club and was the top scorer in the National League North for the 2017–18 season. He was transfer listed by the club in March 2019. On 28 March 2019, Gilchrist joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2018–2019 season. He signed for

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

ahead of the 2019/2020 season. On 18 January 2021, Gilchrist joined

side York City on a one-month loan deal. In June 2021, Gilchrist joined York on a permanent deal. In December 2021, Gilchrist signed for

Premier Division side Buxton. The season ended in success as Buxton were crowned champions and promoted to the National League North. In January 2023, Gilchrist returned to the Northern Premier League to join

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilchrist, Jason 1994 births Living people Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside English footballers Association football forwards Accrington Stanley F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Chester F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players South Shields F.C. (1974) players Southport F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players York City F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Northern Premier League players