Jason Kearton

Jason Kearton
Personal information
Full name Jason Brett Kearton[1]
Date of birth (1969-07-09) 9 July 1969 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Brisbane Roar 26 (0)
1988–1996 Everton 6 (0)
1991 → Stoke City (loan) 16 (0)
1992 → Blackpool (loan) 14 (0)
1995 → Notts County (loan) 10 (0)
1996 → Preston North End (loan) 0 (0)
1996–2001 Crewe Alexandra 191 (0)
2001–2004 Brisbane Strikers 55 (0)
2004 Queensland Lions
2014 Brisbane Roar 0 (0)
Total 318 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Brett Kearton (born 9 July 1969) is an Australian soccer coach and former professional player.

He was a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2004.[1][2] After starting his career with Brisbane Roar, he moved to England to play in the Premier League for Everton. He also played in England with Stoke City, Blackpool, Notts County, Preston North End and Crewe Alexandra. He finished his career with Brisbane Strikers and now owns his own goalkeeping coaching school.

Playing career

Kearton was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and began his career in his native land, firstly with Coalstars and then with the Brisbane Lions. In 1988, at the age of 19, he made the biggest move of his career when then-Everton manager Colin Harvey signed him as cover for first-choice Neville Southall. He was never able to dislodge Southall from the number one spot at Goodison Park making eight appearances for the club in eight years.[1] He spent time out on loan at Stoke City in 1991–92 where Kearton kept six clean sheets in sixteen appearances for the Potters.[1] He also spent time on loan at Blackpool (14 appearances) and Notts County (12 appearances).[1]

In 1995, Kearton signed for Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra, where he spent four years and made close to 200 league appearances helping the side gain promotion in 1996–97 by beating Brentford in the play-off final.[1] In August 2001, he returned to his homeland and went on to play for Brisbane Strikers and Queensland Lions.

In 2014, Kearton was an unused substitute for the Roar in an FFA Cup match against Adelaide United.[3]

Coaching career

Kearton is the owner, founder and head coach of Jason Kearton Goalkeeping, an Australian-based goalkeeping soccer academy. He was appointed goalkeeping coach of A-League club Brisbane Roar in 2012.[4]

Personal life

He has two UK-born children, Jake and Chloe.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 1991–92 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1993–94 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1994–95 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1995–96 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Stoke City (loan) 1991–92 Third Division 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Blackpool (loan) 1991–92 Fourth Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Notts County (loan) 1994–95 First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
Crewe Alexandra 1996–97 Second Division 30 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 40 0
1997–98 First Division 43 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 45 0
1998–99 First Division 46 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 52 0
1999–2000 First Division 46 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 52 0
2000–01 First Division 26 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 0
Total 191 0 7 0 15 0 6 0 219 0
Career total 237 0 8 0 16 0 9 0 270 0
  1. ^ Includes Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs.

Honours

Everton
Crewe Alexandra

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ^ "Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar". 23 September 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ David Lems (29 October 2012). "Kearton accepts Roar role with higher goals". The Queensland Times. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Jason Kearton". Toffee Web. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ Jason Kearton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)