Michael Jacobs (footballer)

Michael Jacobs

Personal information
Full name	Michael Jacobs
Date of birth	22 March 1992 (1992-03-22) (age 19)
Place of birth	Rothwell, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Northampton Town
Number	17
Youth career
2007–2009	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Northampton Town	58	(8)
2010	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Jacobs (born 22 March 1992, Rothwell, Northamptonshire) is an English footballer currently playing for Northampton Town.

Career

Jacobs affectionatly known as "Crackers" or "The Rothwell Ronaldo" played in three pre-season matches which included a man of the match performance against Stamford.^{[citation needed]} The Northampton Town manager Stuart Gray gave him a squad number for the forthcoming season. Jacobs made his first professional start against Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy on 6 October. In February 2010, Jacobs went on a work experience loan to Southern Premier League side, Nuneaton Town.^[1] Alex Dyer, a Northampton team-mate left at the end of the 2009–10 season with manager Ian Sampson stating the reasons for this was to give Jacobs a bigger role to play for the next season.^[2] Jacobs scored his first goal on his first start for Northampton Town in a League Cup First round tie against Brighton and Hove Albion. On 22 September 2010, Jacobs scored in front of the Kop at Anfield to make it 2–1 in extra time as Northampton humiliated Liverpool by knocking them out of the League Cup.^{[3] [4][5]}At the end of the 2010-11 season Jacobs was awarded with Northampton's player of the year award.

References

1. ^ Jacobs in Nuneaton move ntfc.co.uk. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
2. ^ (2010-05-17) Dyer decision the toughest ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
3. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1314360/Liverpool-2-Northampton-2-AET--Roy-Hodgsons-crash-penalties.html
4. ^ http://football.fanhouse.co.uk/2010/09/22/liverpool-2-northampton-2-aet-2-4-pens-kop-misery-mounts-in-h/
5. ^ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/155088/Liverpool-Kop-shock-knockout-to-League-Two-Northampton/

External links

• Michael Jacobs player profile at ntfc.co.uk
• Michael Jacobs career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Jacobs, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	22 March 1992
Place of birth	Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Date of death
Place of death