27 Facts About Jon Challinor

Jon Challinor has played in the Football League for York City.

Jon Challinor played in the 2007 Conference National play-off final defeat before returning to Rushden in 2007.

Jon Challinor left for Cambridge United a year later, playing for them in the 2009 Conference Premier play-off final.

Jon Challinor was released by the club a year later.

Jon Challinor made his first-team debut for the Football Conference club as an 18-year-old in a Conference League Cup match against Farnborough Town on 22 December 1998.

Jon Challinor signed a contract at the end of his scholarship, but after failing to break into the first team squad was released in May 2000.

Jon Challinor dropped two divisions to join Southern League Division One East club Stamford in search of first team football.

Jon Challinor returned to England after joining Isthmian League Premier Division club St Albans City on a two-year contract in August 2002.

Jon Challinor missed his penalty kick in the penalty shoot-out, before Danny Livesey scored the penalty that secured Carlisle's place in the play-off final.

On 20 May 2005, Jon Challinor joined Conference National club Exeter City on a two-year contract.

Jon Challinor was targeted by fellow Conference National club Grays Athletic in December 2006, but after remaining at Exeter he was offered a new contract at the club in February 2007, which he did not sign.

Jon Challinor played for Exeter in the 2007 Conference National play-off final on 20 May 2007, the first Conference play-off final to be played at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium.

Jon Challinor started the season playing in midfield, but when being played as a striker in late February 2008 he went on a run of scoring six goals in five consecutive matches.

Jon Challinor appeared for Rushden in the 2008 Conference League Cup Final against Aldershot at the Recreation Ground on 3 April 2008.

Jon Challinor left Cambridge on loan again after joining Conference Premier rivals Mansfield Town on a two-month loan on 20 November 2009.

Jon Challinor signed with Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town in July 2010, after he had been set to sign for Corby Town of the Conference North, with whom he had been on trial.

Jon Challinor was released by Newport on 30 December 2010, having made four appearances and scored one goal for the club.

Jon Challinor finished the season with 14 appearances and one goal for Kettering.

On 25 August 2011, Jon Challinor signed for Kettering's Conference Premier rivals York City on a contract until January 2012, having impressed manager Gary Mills when playing against York for Kettering two days earlier.

Jon Challinor was converted into a right back at York, a position in which he displayed composure and an ability to start attacking moves.

Jon Challinor signed a new contract with York until the end of the season in January 2012.

Jon Challinor made his first appearance as a League player in a League Cup first round match away to Doncaster Rovers on 11 August 2012 as an 87th-minute substitute for McLaughlin.

Jon Challinor re-signed for Stamford in August 2013, after playing for the Northern Premier League Premier Division club during pre-season.

Jon Challinor made five appearances for Halifax before resuming playing for Stamford in February 2014.

Jon Challinor took over as caretaker manager of Stamford on 5 November 2015, following the sacking of Andrew Wilson.

Jon Challinor remained in charge until the appointment of Graham Drury as manager on 12 November 2015.

Jon Challinor was capped twice by the England National Game XI, the team that represents England at non-League level, making his debut against Belgium on 4 November 2003 before making his second appearance against Italy on 11 February 2004.