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Jay Wheeldon
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Wheeldon
Date of birth (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Swindon Town
Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Torquay United 0 (0)
2008–2011 Montegnée 84 (8)
2011–2013 Hungerford Town 33 (2)
2015–2018 Calgary Foothills 40 (3)
2019–2020 Cavalry FC 32 (0)
Total 179 (13)
Managerial career
2021– Calgary Foothills
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonathan "Jay" Wheeldon (born 28 August 1988) is an English football coach and former player who serves as head coach of Calgary Foothills.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

After spending many of his youth years with English academies Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle, Wheeldon signed his first professional contract with Torquay United in League Two.[1] Wheeldon would go on to spend some time in Belgium with Montegnée before returning home to play for non-league club Hungerford Town.[2]

Calgary Foothills[edit]

From 2015 to 2018 Wheeldon played under his brother, Tommy Wheeldon Jr. with Calgary Foothills. In 2018 the club captured the PDL Championship.[3]

Cavalry FC[edit]

Wheeldon signed with Cavalry FC on 13 March 2019.[2] He made his debut in their inaugural game against York9 on 4 May. Wheeldon went on to set an 18 match unbeaten streak in the first season which was the record for any player across the division. Wheeldon re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season on 29 January 2020.[4] On 26 January 2021, Cavalry announced that Wheeldon had left the club in order to pursue a career in coaching.[5]

Coaching career[edit]

Wheeldon began coaching in Calgary in 2012 with PASS Academy while also serving as technical director of Calgary Northside SC.[1] In 2013, Wheeldon became manager of the Calgary Foothills Skills Academy, a role he retained after returning to professional football in 2019.[1][2] By 2021, Wheeldon had completed his Canada Soccer A License, and had previously obtained a UEFA B License and is currently the Academy Director with Calgary Foothills along with becoming head coach of the Calgary Foothills U23 team in June 2021 [5]

Coaching statistics[edit]

The following statistics are for club teams only (playoff and cup matches are included).

As of 9 July 2023
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team Nat. League From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Calgary Foothills  CAN League1 Alberta 2023 9 7 2 0 23 5 +18 077.78

Honours[edit]

Calgary Foothills

Cavalry FC

Personal life[edit]

Wheeldon is a lifelong supporter of Everton FC.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jonathan "Jay" Wheeldon profile". Calgary Foothills FC. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Cavalry FC signs defender Jay Wheeldon". 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ Gradon, Stuart (4 August 2018). "Calgary Foothills FC win 2018 PDL championship". Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Nico Pasquotti (CAN) and Jay Wheeldon (CAN) return for 2020". 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b Thompson, Marty (26 January 2021). "Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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