James Berry (footballer)

James Jon Berry-McNally (born 10 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Macclesfield.

James Berry
Personal information
Full name James Jon Berry-McNally[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000
Place of birth Wigan, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Macclesfield
Youth career
Liverpool
2016–2019 Wigan Athletic
2019–2020 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Hull City 1 (0)
2021–2022 Altrincham 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Macclesfield (loan) 30 (11)
2022– Macclesfield 3 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Wigan, Berry signed scholarship forms with his hometown club Wigan Athletic in December 2016 after being released by Liverpool.[2] In November 2017, he was an unused substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy, but made no first team appearances for the club.

In November 2019, Berry joined Hull City after the club agreed a compensation deal with Wigan.[3] On 11 February 2020, he made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against Blackburn Rovers.

After his release from Hull, he joined Macclesfield on loan after signing for Altrincham.[4] He signed a two-year contract to make his move to Macclesfield permanent in March 2022.[5] He scored 18 goals in his 33 appearances during the 2021-22 season, including a brace in a 4-0 win against Ashton Athletic which secured the North West Counties Premier Division title on 12 March 2022.[6]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "James Berry Signs As An Apprentice For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. Buckingham, Philip (11 November 2019). "Hull City agree compensation deal for Wigan's teenage forward James Berry". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "James Berry joins Macclesfield after Hull City exit". The 72. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. "JAMES BERRY BECOMES OUR CLUB RECORD SIGNING". Macclesfield F.C. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. "Macclesfield crowned champions in first season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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