Jonathan Court Explained

Jonathan Court
Birth Date:30 March 1996
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Raith Rovers
Years1:2014–2018
Clubs1:Raith Rovers
Caps1:19
Goals1:2
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Newtongrange Star (loan)
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan)
Caps3:20
Goals3:1
Years4:2015
Clubs4:East Stirlingshire (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Montrose (loan)
Caps5:11
Goals5:1
Years6:2018–2019
Clubs6:East Fife
Caps6:25
Goals6:1
Years7:2019–2020
Clubs7:Edinburgh City
Caps7:21
Goals7:2
Years8:2020
Clubs8:Linlithgow Rose
Club-Update:00:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Jonathan Court (born 30 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who last played as a striker for Linlithgow Rose.

Early and personal life

Court attended Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh, where he played rugby rather than football.[1]

Career

Court began his senior career with Raith Rovers in 2014, spending loan spells at Newtongrange Star, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Montrose.[2] [3]

He scored the 5000th goal in the SPFL era for East Stirlingshire against Elgin City at Ochilview in October 2015.[4]

He was released by Raith in May 2018,[5] and signed for East Fife in June 2018.[6]

Court played for Edinburgh City during the 2019–20 season and later signed with East of Scotland team Linlithgow Rose on 25 August 2020.[7]

Rose announced that Court left the club on 2 November 2020.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raith Rovers2014–15Championship0000000000
2015–161000000010
2016–174100002061
2017–18League One141102040211
Total192102060282
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan)2014–15[9] East Superleague201000082283
East Stirling (loan)2015–16League Two131000000131
Montrose (loan)2016–17League Two111210000132
East Fife2018–19League One251203031332
Career total886515017211510

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montrose's on-loan Raith Rovers kid Jonny Court happy to have chosen football over promising rugby career. 24 December 2016. 8 May 2019. Iain Collin. Deadline News.
  2. Web site: Mixed feelings for scorer Jonny Court as Raith Rovers fail to avoid play-offs. 8 May 2017. 8 May 2019. The Courier.
  3. Web site: Jonny courts a regular start for Raith. 11 December 2017. 8 May 2019. Matthew Elder. Fife Today.
  4. Web site: COURT CLAIMS 5,000TH SPFL GOAL. 19 October 2015. 14 June 2019. SPFL.
  5. Web site: RRFC Retained / Released List. 15 May 2018. 8 May 2019. Raith Rovers F.C..
  6. Web site: Jonathan Court and Craig Watson Sign On. 19 June 2018. 8 May 2019. East Fife F.C..
  7. Web site: We are delighted to announce the signing of Jonny Court from Edinburgh City. 25 August 2020. Twitter. en.
  8. Web site: Following the match on Saturday, we can confirm that Pat Scullion, Jonny Court and Sean Dickson have now left the club. 2020-11-03. Twitter. en.
  9. Web site: Profile. 8 May 2019. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C..