Jamie Pollock

Jamie Pollock
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-03-16) 16 March 1974
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Middlesbrough 155 (18)
1996 CA Osasuna 2 (0)
1996–1998 Bolton Wanderers 52 (5)
1998–2000 Manchester City 60 (5)
2000–2002 Crystal Palace 31 (4)
2001 → Birmingham City (loan) 5 (0)
Total 305 (32)
National team
1992–1993 England U19 8 (0)
1994–1995 England U21 3 (0)
Teams managed
2003–2005 Spennymoor United
2005–2007 Spennymoor Town
2018– Billingham Synthonia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jamie Pollock (born 16 February 1974) is an English former professional footballer and manager who is currently both the chairman and manager of Billingham Synthonia.[1][2]

As a player he was a midfielder from 1990 to 2002. He notably played Premier League football for Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City. He also more than 300 appearances in the Football League also appearing for Crystal Palace and Birmingham City as well as a short spell in La Liga with CA Osasuna. From 2003 to 2007 he managed both Spennymoor United and Spennymoor Town.

Playing career

His career began at Middlesbrough where he played as a defensive midfielder. He left Middlesbrough in 1996 joining Spanish side CA Osasuna. After failing to make an impression in Spain he returned to England, signing for Bolton Wanderers. He later played for Manchester City, a team which then fell into what was then Division Two. Pollock scored a bizarre own goal in the penultimate game of the season, against Queens Park Rangers, where he flicked the ball over an opposing player before sending a looping header over his own goalkeeper. The own goal condemned Manchester City to relegation to the third tier for the first time, whilst keeping QPR in the division. As a result, a group of QPR fans thanked him by voting him the "most influential man of the past 2,000 years" in an internet poll, where "Jesus came second, apparently."[3]

He was transferred to Crystal Palace, later spent a spell on loan to Birmingham City. On 1 March 2002, Pollock announced his retirement from professional football. He had been without a club since he left Crystal Palace by mutual consent. He was training with Grimsby Town but opted instead to play non-League football and become a director in his family's glass-making business.

Management career

He was the manager of non-League club Spennymoor Town until 2007,[4] after his previous club Spennymoor United folded in 2005. His Spennymoor side won the Northern League Division 2 title in 2007. He also coaches a Polton Allstars team that plays in the Teesside Junior Alliance – North Riding League.

Pollock took over as Billingham Synthonia manager at the start of the 2018/19 season.[5]

Personal life

In April 2018, Pollock became the chairman of Northern League Division 2 side Billingham Synthonia and also took over as manager.[6]

His son, Ben, is a semi-professional footballer and has previously played for Newcastle United and Hartlepool United. He is currently playing under his father at Northern League Division 2 side Billingham Synthonia. His other son, Mattie, recently signed for the Grimsby Town Academy.

Jamie also owns a football academy in Middlesbrough called Polton Allstars.

Honours

As a player

Middlesbrough
Bolton Wanderers

As a manager

Spennymoor Town

References

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  3. ↑ Hackett, Robin (21 July 2011). "Own goals". ESPN FC. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "'Moors' manager resigns". Spennynews. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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