20 Facts About Jake Speight

Jake Carl Speight was born on 28 September 1985 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Jake Speight dropped down to Conference football between 2007 and 2010, playing for Northwich Victoria, Farsley Celtic, Droylsden, and Mansfield Town.

Jake Speight was loaned to Alfreton Town in October 2013.

Jake Speight signed with Harrogate Town in July 2014 and returned to Alfreton Town on loan in March 2015 before he was transferred to King's Lynn Town in August 2015.

Jake Speight joined Scarborough on work experience in August 2005, scoring in both his first two appearances for the club, and impressing manager Nick Henry.

Jake Speight was allowed to join the "Seadogs" permanently, and therefore never made an appearance for the "Blades".

Jake Speight finished the season with two goals in seventeen appearances.

Jake Speight joined Conference North club Farsley Celtic in the summer of 2008, and then moved to Droylsden in March 2009.

Jake Speight played 33 games, and scored 17 goals, becoming the club's top scorer despite having made most of his appearances as a substitute.

Jake Speight ended the season with 21 goals in 38 Conference games to become Wrexham's top scorer and the sixth most prolific scorer in the Conference.

Jake Speight's record led to him becoming a target of Lincoln City manager David Holdsworth.

Jake Speight re-joined former club Mansfield Town in July 2012 for an undisclosed fee.

Jake Speight was reported to have requested the transferred so as to be closer to his Sheffield home.

Jake Speight scored four goals in five games for the "Reds", and manager Nicky Law was disappointed when his loan spell at North Street was cut short by Mansfield the following month.

In July 2014, Jake Speight dropped down two divisions to the Conference North to join Harrogate Town in a move that reunited him with the manager Simon Weaver, his former teammate at Scarborough.

Jake Speight was unable to take part in pre-season training due to injury.

Setchell said that Jake Speight would prove to be a "very, very valuable acquisition".

Jake Speight left King's Lynn in October 2015; manager Gary Setchell stated that "he will probably retire now and he is putting a lot of time into a new business venture".

In July 2010, Jake Speight was jailed for 12 weeks after pleading guilty to assault.

Jake Speight appealed his sentence a week later and he was released from prison; a Crown Court judge ordered his sentence to be suspended for 18 months and that Jake Speight conduct 100 hours of community work.