Jon Worthington
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| Full name | Jonathan Alan Spencer Worthington | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 2002–2009 | Huddersfield Town | 213 (12) | |
| 2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 9 (0) | |
| 2009– | Oldham Athletic | 0 (0) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 26 May 2009 (UTC). 2 Appearances (Goals) |
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Jonathan Alan Spencer "Jon" Worthington (born 16 April 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic in Football League One. He primarily plays as a central midfielder.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Huddersfield Town
Born in nearby Dewsbury, Worthington started his career at Huddersfield Town, where he plays as a central midfielder who has been a superb tackler and because of it picked up 16 yellow cards last season. The other low point was that he missed Huddersfield Town's money-spinning FA Cup tie against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge also when Town played Chelsea in the 5th round in 2008, he was injured.
He was made captain in 2004 after previous captain Efe Sodje was stripped of the captaincy for getting a red card in a LDV Vans Trophy against Blackpool (which Town lost 6-3 in extra time). He beat Nathan Clarke who was named vice-captain.
Many Terriers fans regard Worthington as being the main lynchpin of the Town midfield. Other midfielders have tried such as Michael Collins, Andy Holdsworth, Adnan Ahmed, Mark Hudson and loan signing Ronnie Wallwork, but many fans regard a Town midfield Four as incomplete without Worthington in the middle.
Following Andy Ritchie's departure as manager of the Terriers, Worthington was relieved of his captaincy duties by caretaker manager Gerry Murphy, so he could focus on his playing duties. The captaincy was taken up by Robert Page.
[edit] Yeovil Town
After being out of new manager Lee Clark's plans, Worthington moved on loan to Yeovil Town on January 30, 2009. He made his debut the following day in the 1-0 win over Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. His loan was extended by another month on March 3, following impressive displays under new player-manager Terry Skiverton. He was recalled on March 26. However, it was revealed on April 17, that manager Lee Clark didn't see Worthington in his future plans and said he was not going to offer him a new contract.
[edit] Oldham Athletic
On May 26, 2009, he joined Oldham Athletic, becoming Dave Penney's second new signing after Rob Purdie.
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