| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-03-02)2 March 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Rangers | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Leyton Orient (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | →Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Plymouth Argyle | 51 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Dundee | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Forfar Athletic | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 166 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:57, 7 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jamie Ness (born 2 March 1991) is a Scottish former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Ness began his career withRangers and made his debut for the first team in January 2011. He then scored againstCeltic in theScottish Cup but his progress was hampered by injuries. In 2012, he became a free agent and joinedStoke City. He failed to make an impression with Stoke and spent time out on loan withLeyton Orient andCrewe Alexandra. Ness joinedScunthorpe United in July 2015 on a free transfer. He spent two years with theIron before joiningPlymouth Argyle in June 2017. In 2019 he signed forScottish Championship side Dundee. Ness would retire in 2022 following a season withForfar Athletic.
Ness made his firstRangers appearance in a pre-season friendly againstPortsmouth and was predicted to have a bright future.[2][3] Due to injuries he did not make his league debut until 26 December 2010, away toMotherwell, coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 win.[4] On 2 January 2011, Ness made his full debut in anOld Firm derby which Rangers lost 2–0.[5] On 6 February 2011, he scored his first Rangers goal with a stunning long-range strike in the third minute of a fifth roundScottish Cup match, at home toCeltic.[6][7] He signed a two-year extension to his contract which was to the summer of 2013, but was later extended by a further two years until 2015.[8]
Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, Ness and his teammateGregg Wylde were issued with first team squad numbers by Rangers managerAlly McCoist. Ness missed most of the2011–12 season due to injury playing just five matches for Rangers and scored his first league goal in a 5–0 win overDundee United on 2 May 2012.[9]
In June 2012, a new company was formed which purchased the assets and history of Rangers asthe old company entered liquidation proceedings. Ness lodged an objection against his contract being transferred to the new company.[10]PFA Scotland had previously commented that players were entitled to becomefree agents if they objected to the transfer.[11] Ness had raised a constructive dismissal claim against Rangers.[12][13]
Ness signed a four-year contract withPremier League sideStoke City on 3 July 2012.[14] It took a while until he was granted international clearance byFIFA due to contract dispute with Rangers but he made his first appearance in a Stoke shirt in a pre-season match againstColumbus Crew on 24 July 2012.[15][16] He made his competitive debut for Stoke againstSwindon Town in theFootball League Cup but he failed to finish the match after suffering an injury.[17]
On 3 January 2014, Ness joinedLeyton Orient on a 28-day loan.[18] On 11 January he scored his first goal in English football on his home debut for the club in a 4–0 win overCarlisle United.[19] On 14 August 2014 Ness joinedCrewe Alexandra on loan until 1 January 2015.[20] He extended his loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[21] He played 34 times for the Alex helping them avoid relegation.[22]
Ness joinedScunthorpe United on a free transfer on 10 July 2015.[23] In May 2017 it was announced that Ness would be leaving the club at the end of his contract, after two years with the club.
Ness joinedPlymouth Argyle in June 2017.[24] He was released by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[25]
Ness signed a two-year contract forDundee in June 2019, with the option for a further year.[26] His season was plagued with ankle and calf injuries, keeping him out for the majority of the time. Ness grabbed his first Dundee goal on 1 November 2019, scoring a late winner againstMorton.[27] Ness left the club by mutual consent in October 2020.[28]
After spending a year away from the game and trialling during preseason withScottish Premiership sideMotherwell, Ness returned to football withScottish League Two sideForfar Athletic in August 2021.[29] Ness would open his scoring tally for theLoons with a late winner away toStranraer.[30] On 22 June 2022, Ness would announce his retirement from football.[31][32]
Ness grew up supporting Rangers and English clubManchester United and he citesDanny Wilson as his best friend in football.[33] In November 2012, Ness and his girlfriend Heather Weir were saved fromcarbon monoxide poisoning by their petLabrador which had been acting strangely.[34]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2010–11[35] | Scottish Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2011–12[36] | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Stoke City | 2012–13[37] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2013–14[38] | League One | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2014–15[39] | League One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2015–16[40] | League One | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016–17[41] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2017–18[42] | League One | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2018–19[43] | League One | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Dundee | 2019–20[44] | Scottish Championship | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2021–22[45] | Scottish League Two | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 167 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 11 | ||
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