| James Berry | |
| Fullname: | James Jon Berry-McNally[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Wigan, England |
| Position: | Forward, Striker |
| Currentclub: | Chesterfield |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wigan Athletic |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Hull City |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Hull City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Altrincham |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Macclesfield (loan) |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Macclesfield |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 31 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Chesterfield |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 12:08, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
James Jon Berry-McNally (born 10 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or striker for club Chesterfield.
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, becoming the club's record signing.[5] He scored 18 goals in his 34 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] Berry's second season with the Silkmen was even more prolific as, despite being injured from February to April, his 24 league goals won him the NPL West Division Golden Boot.[7] Berry's performances contributed to Macclesfield winning the league title and consecutive promotions. His final competitive match for the club was a 3-1 win against Mossley in which he scored.
On 10 August 2023, Berry joined National League club Chesterfield on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8] Despite featuring mainly as a substitute, his six league goals contributed to the club securing the National League title and promotion to League Two, completing a personal hat-trick of league titles and promotions for Berry.
As of match played 1 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hull City | 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Altrincham | 2021–22 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Macclesfield (loan) | 2021–22[9] | North West Counties Premier Division | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 11 | ||
| Macclesfield | 2021-22 | North West Counties Premier Division | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2022–23[10] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 32 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 41 | 31 | |||
| Total | 67 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 53 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2023–24 | National League | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 60 | |||
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2023–24[11]