Stewart Jump
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stewart Jump[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1952[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crumpsall, Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1970 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Stoke City | 44 | (1) |
| 1973–1978 | Crystal Palace | 81 | (2) |
| 1977 | → Fulham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 60 | (1) |
| 1978–1980 | Houston Hurricane | 74 | (2) |
| 1978–1980 | Houston Summit (indoor) | 45 | (28) |
| 1980–1981 | Minnesota Kicks | 44 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | New Jersey Rockets (indoor) | 32 | (5) |
| 1982–1983 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 43 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (41) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stewart Jump (born 27 January 1952) is an English former footballer in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Fulham and Stoke City.[1] He also had a successful career playing in the United States, and was chosen as the MVP of the 1975 Soccer Bowl.[2]
Career
Jump was born in Manchester and joined Stoke City as an apprentice in 1965.[1] He progressed through the youth ranks at the Victoria Ground and signed a professional contract in 1970.[1] He made his debut against Coventry City in February 1971 and played in 12 First Division matches in 1970–71 scoring once against Blackpool.[1] Jump played 33 games in 1971–72 and made 11 appearances in 1972–73. After playing just five matches in 1973–74 he was sold to Crystal Palace for £75,000.[1]
Jump spent four seasons at Selhurst Park making 91 appearances scoring twice and he also played three matches for Fulham F.C. in 1977. He then decided to move to the United States to play for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League for the 1975, 1976 and 1977 summer seasons. In 1978, the Houston Hurricane of the NASL purchased Jump's contract from Crystal Palace. He played two seasons for the Hurricane. He then played for several Major Indoor Soccer League teams as well as the Minnesota Kicks.
Career statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1970–71 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1973–74 | Second Division | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1974–75 | Third Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 1975–76 | Third Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1976–77 | Third Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1977–78 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 1976–77 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 1975 | NASL | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NASL | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 1977 | NASL | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| Houston Hurricane | 1978 | NASL | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 1979 | NASL | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | NASL | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 2 | — | — | — | 74 | 2 | |||||
| Minnesota Kicks | 1980 | NASL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NASL | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | |||||
| Career Total | 306 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 305 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- ^ Four appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and three in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearances in Texaco Cup
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Stewart Jump". St. Petersburg Times. 23 April 1976. p. 9C. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ Stewart Jump at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Tampa Bay: Stewart Jump
- NASL/MISL stats
