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Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs

Attack - Left Winger  at Northampton Town
Age34
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornNovember 4, 1991
at Northampton Town 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists
Market value €50k
Left Winger Attack

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.14
goals / match
Wigan Athletic
top club · 188 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#1455
goals rank
#1040
assists rank
78
season goals
92
season assists

Among 1,755 Attack - Left Wingers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2014
€630k
top transfer fee · 12/13
12
best season · 17/18
2 · 2.6%
pens / of goals
546Appearances
78Goals
92Assists
38Yellow cards
0Red cards
93Full matches (90′)
Full nameMichael Jacobs
Name in home countryMichael Edward Jacobs
Date of birth1991-11-04 (34 yrs)
Place of birthRothwell, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionAttack - Left Winger (main: Attack)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubNorthampton Town
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentNVF
Jul 2025
Transfer: Chesterfield → Northampton
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Chesterfield FC
25 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Portsmouth → Chesterfield
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Chesterfield FC
43 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Portsmouth FC
39 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Portsmouth FC
32 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2020
Transfer: Wigan → Portsmouth
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Portsmouth FC
21 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Wigan Athletic, Portsmouth FC
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Wigan Athletic
22 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Wigan Athletic
50 matches · 12 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Wigan Athletic
46 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Wolves → Wigan
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Wigan Athletic
38 matches · 10 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2015
Transfer: Blackpool → Wolves
14/15 · Return from loan
Mar 2015
Transfer: Wolves → Blackpool
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Blackpool FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Derby → Wolves
13/14 · Transfer · €350k
Jan 2014
Transfer: Wolves → Derby
13/14 · Return from loan
Nov 2013
Transfer: Derby → Wolves
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers
36 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Derby County
41 matches · 2 G · 12 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Northampton → Derby
12/13 · Transfer · €630k
Jul 2011
11/12 — Northampton Town
50 matches · 7 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Northampton Town
48 matches · 8 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2010
Transfer: Nuneaton → Northampton
09/10 · Return from loan
Feb 2010
Transfer: Northampton → Nuneaton
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Northampton Town
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Northampton U18 → Northampton
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 894 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.22/90
33
Assists2 total · 0.45/90
67
G+A3 total · 0.67/90
51
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
91
8,361 min
Minutes played by club
Chesterfield FC 10.2%
Portsmouth FC 20.1%
Wigan Athletic 32.2%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.6%
Blackpool FC 4.8%
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0.0%
Derby County 9.9%
Northampton Town 19.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Chesterfield FC 2 23/24 24/25 68 6 7 850
Portsmouth FC 4 19/20 22/23 93 13 15 1,681
Wigan Athletic 5 15/16 19/20 188 32 32 2,692
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 13/14 14/15 43 8 3 304
Blackpool FC 1 14/15 14/15 5 1 0 400
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1 14/15 14/15 2 0 0 0
Derby County 2 12/13 13/14 47 3 13 830
Northampton Town 3 09/10 11/12 100 15 22 1,604

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€250K11€500K16€750K21€1M10/11 — 8 goals (Northampton Town)10/11 — 11 assists1910/1111/12 — 7 goals (Northampton Town)11/12 — 11 assists1811/1212/13 — 2 goals (Derby County)12/13 — 12 assists1412/1313/14 — 9 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)13/14 — 4 assists1313/1414/15 — 1 goals (Blackpool FC)114/1515/16 — 10 goals (Wigan Athletic)15/16 — 11 assists2115/1616/17 — 3 goals (Wigan Athletic)16/17 — 4 assists716/1717/18 — 12 goals (Wigan Athletic)17/18 — 9 assists2117/1818/19 — 4 goals (Wigan Athletic)18/19 — 4 assists818/1919/20 — 3 goals (Wigan Athletic)19/20 — 4 assists719/2020/21 — 2 goals (Portsmouth FC)20/21 — 3 assists520/2121/22 — 6 goals (Portsmouth FC)21/22 — 7 assists1321/2222/23 — 5 goals (Portsmouth FC)22/23 — 5 assists1022/2323/24 — 5 goals (Chesterfield FC)23/24 — 5 assists1023/2424/25 — 1 goals (Chesterfield FC)24/25 — 2 assists324/2510/11 — €25K12/13 — €750K13/14 — €800K14/15 — €1M15/16 — €750K16/17 — €750K17/18 — €750K18/19 — €750K19/20 — €1M20/21 — €1M22/23 — €400K23/24 — €300K24/25 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 101015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 6621/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 111110/1111/12: 111111/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 111115/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 2224/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 EFL Cup Chesterfield FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Chesterfield FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 2 0 2 0 0 0
24/25 League Two Chesterfield FC 17 1 0 0 0 401
24/25 League Two Play-Offs Chesterfield FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 National League Chesterfield FC 40 5 5 0 0 449
22/23 EFL Cup Portsmouth FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Portsmouth FC 4 1 0 1 0 184
22/23 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League One Portsmouth FC 32 4 4 0 0 380
21/22 EFL Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Portsmouth FC 5 1 1 1 0 387
21/22 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League One Portsmouth FC 24 5 6 3 0 218
20/21 EFL Trophy Portsmouth FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Portsmouth FC 20 2 3 1 0 512
19/20 Championship Wigan Athletic 32 3 4 1 0 560
19/20 EFL Cup Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Wigan Athletic 22 4 4 2 0 418
17/18 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Wigan Athletic 44 12 9 5 0 317
16/17 Championship Wigan Athletic 43 3 4 6 0 1,147
16/17 EFL Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 35 10 10 3 0 250
14/15 Championship Blackpool FC 5 1 0 0 0 400
14/15 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Derby County 3 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Derby County 3 1 0 1 0 88
13/14 League One Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 8 3 1 0 304
12/13 Championship Derby County 38 2 7 4 0 742
12/13 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Derby County 1 0 5 0 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 0 90
11/12 FA Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Northampton Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Two Northampton Town 46 6 11 5 0 676
10/11 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Northampton Town 2 1 0 1 0 31
10/11 League Cup Northampton Town 4 2 1 0 0 179
10/11 League Two Northampton Town 41 5 10 1 0 628
09/10 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Two Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Northampton U18 Northampton Transfer 0
09/10 2010-02-05 Northampton Nuneaton Loan 0
09/10 2010-03-05 Nuneaton Northampton Return from loan 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Northampton Derby Transfer 25000 €630k
13/14 2013-11-11 Derby Wolves Loan 800000
13/14 2014-01-04 Wolves Derby Return from loan 800000
13/14 2014-01-08 Derby Wolves Transfer 600000 €350k
14/15 2015-03-12 Wolves Blackpool Loan 750000
14/15 2015-04-10 Blackpool Wolves Return from loan 750000
15/16 2015-07-27 Wolves Wigan Transfer 750000
20/21 2020-09-14 Wigan Portsmouth Transfer 800000
23/24 2023-08-04 Portsmouth Chesterfield Transfer 200000
25/26 2025-07-01 Chesterfield Northampton Transfer 50000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
21/22 Knee injury 2022-02-18 2022-03-16 27 7
Current€50k
Peak€1.00m
Low
Δ since start+€25k
€250k€500k€750k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ryan Colclough 2 1 0
Armando Dobra 2 1 0
Liam Mandeville 2 1 0
Jamie Grimes 2 0 0
Reece James 2 1 0
Ronan Curtis 2 4 0
Connor Ogilvie 2 1 0
Gavin Massey 2 2 0
Lee Evans 2 2 0
Will Grigg 2 16 0
Nick Powell 2 6 0
Tom Naylor 2 0 0
Sean Raggett 2 2 0
Dan Burn 2 0 0
Chey Dunkley 2 1 0
Nathan Byrne 2 0 0
Sam Morsy 2 1 0
Max Power 2 5 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 League One Wigan Athletic 12 44
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 10 35
13/14 League One Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 League Two Northampton Town 11 46
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 10 35
10/11 League Two Northampton Town 10 41

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-04-10 Blackpool Wolves Return from loan €750k
14/15 2015-03-12 Wolves Blackpool Loan €750k
13/14 2014-01-04 Wolves Derby Return from loan €800k
13/14 2013-11-11 Derby Wolves Loan €800k
09/10 2010-03-05 Nuneaton Northampton Return from loan
09/10 2010-02-05 Northampton Nuneaton Loan

Last 50 matches for Northampton Town The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-02-07 GB3 Northampton Town 3–1 Stevenage FC Available
2026-01-31 GB3 Northampton Town 0–2 Reading FC Available
2026-01-27 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Northampton Town Available
2026-01-24 GB3 Blackpool FC 2–0 Northampton Town Available
2026-01-17 GB3 Northampton Town 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Available
2026-01-04 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Northampton Town Available
2026-01-01 GB3 Northampton Town 0–0 Stockport County Available
2025-12-29 GB3 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-12-26 GB3 Burton Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-12-20 GB3 Northampton Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Available
2025-12-13 GB3 Peterborough United 3–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-12-09 GB3 Northampton Town 0–1 Huddersfield Town Available
2025-11-29 GB3 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-11-22 GB3 Northampton Town 0–2 Cardiff City Available
2025-11-15 GB3 Barnsley FC 2–2 Northampton Town Available
2025-11-08 GB3 Northampton Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-10-25 GB3 Northampton Town 0–1 Luton Town Available
2025-10-21 GB3 Reading FC 1–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-10-18 GB3 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Northampton Town Available
2025-10-11 GB3 Northampton Town 1–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-10-04 GB3 Port Vale FC 0–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-09-27 GB3 Northampton Town 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Available
2025-09-20 GB3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-09-13 GB3 Northampton Town 1–0 Blackpool FC Available
2025-08-30 GB3 Leyton Orient 0–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-08-23 GB3 Northampton Town 2–0 Exeter City Available
2025-08-19 GB3 Northampton Town 0–1 Lincoln City Available
2025-08-16 GB3 Stevenage FC 2–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-08-09 GB3 Northampton Town 0–0 Bradford City Available
2025-08-02 GB3 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-05-03 GB3 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Available
2025-04-26 GB3 Crawley Town 3–0 Northampton Town Available
2025-04-21 GB3 Northampton Town 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Available
2025-04-18 GB3 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-04-12 GB3 Northampton Town 0–0 Reading FC Available
2025-04-05 GB3 Peterborough United 0–4 Northampton Town Available
2025-04-01 GB3 Northampton Town 0–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-03-29 GB3 Cambridge United 1–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-03-22 GB3 Northampton Town 0–2 Blackpool FC Available
2025-03-15 GB3 Northampton Town 1–1 Birmingham City Available
2025-03-08 GB3 Leyton Orient 1–2 Northampton Town Available
2025-03-04 GB3 Northampton Town 1–1 Stockport County Available
2025-03-01 GB3 Exeter City 1–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-02-25 GB3 Northampton Town 1–2 Barnsley FC Available
2025-02-22 GB3 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Available
2025-02-15 GB3 Northampton Town 0–2 Wrexham AFC Available
2025-02-07 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-02-01 GB3 Northampton Town 3–2 Huddersfield Town Available
2025-01-28 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-01-25 GB3 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Northampton Town Available

Teams faced most often by Michael Jacobs's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Charlton Athletic 78 23 21 34 88 113 -25 29%
Burton Albion 75 31 20 24 101 78 +23 41%
Bolton Wanderers 75 29 26 20 120 90 +30 39%
Barnsley FC 72 32 20 20 107 88 +19 44%
Shrewsbury Town 71 28 22 21 98 76 +22 39%
Peterborough United 70 28 8 34 106 121 -15 40%
Reading FC 69 31 12 26 105 97 +8 45%
Oxford United 69 30 18 21 92 83 +9 43%
Fleetwood Town 68 32 18 18 92 64 +28 47%
Ipswich Town 68 20 21 27 76 78 -2 29%
Bristol Rovers 65 30 12 23 99 90 +9 46%
Wycombe Wanderers 65 19 25 21 86 82 +4 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 43 449 0 1 0 0.2
22/23 39 564 1 0 0 0.16
21/22 32 605 4 0 0 0.6
20/21 21 512 1 0 0 0.18
19/20 33 560 1 0 0 0.16
18/19 22 418 2 0 0 0.43
17/18 50 317 5 0 0 1.42
16/17 46 1,147 7 0 0 0.55
15/16 38 250 3 0 0 1.08
13/14 36 392 2 0 0 0.46
12/13 41 742 4 0 0 0.49
11/12 50 766 5 0 0 0.59
10/11 48 838 3 0 0 0.32

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
185 apps
41 G
35 A
Championship
155 apps
13 G
20 A
League Two
104 apps
12 G
21 A
National League
40 apps
5 G
5 A
League Cup
17 apps
3 G
8 A
FL Trophy
18 apps
3 G
1 A
FA Cup
23 apps
1 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Michael Jacobs

Who is Michael Jacobs?

Michael Jacobs is an England professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Northampton Town.

How old is Michael Jacobs?

Michael Jacobs is 34 years old. He was born on November 4, 1991 in Rothwell.

What position does Michael Jacobs play?

Michael Jacobs plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).

What club does Michael Jacobs play for?

Michael Jacobs currently plays for Northampton Town.

How many career goals has Michael Jacobs scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Jacobs has scored 78 goals in 546 appearances.

What is Michael Jacobs's market value?

Michael Jacobs's most recent reported market value is €50k.