Jack Bridge

Jack Bridge (born 21 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left wingback or central midfielder for National League club Southend United.

Jack Bridge

Personal information
Full name	Jack Bridge[1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Southend-on-Sea, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left wingback, Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Southend United
Number	7
Youth career
2004–2014	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Southend United	7	(0)
2014	→ Soham Town Rangers (loan)	5	(2)
2015	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	9	(0)
2016	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	14	(7)
2018–2019	Northampton Town	32	(2)
2019–2020	Carlisle United	28	(0)
2020–2021	Concord Rangers	10	(1)
2021	Bromley	28	(3)
2021–	Southend United	166	(25)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:15, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Bridge began his career with Southend United at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2014.^[3] Bridge went on loan to Soham Town Rangers in November 2014 and experienced his first taste of first team football, scoring two goals in five starts in his time at the club.^[4] After it was reported that Bridge was on the radar of clubs bigger in stature than Soham,^[5] Bridge signed for Chelmsford City in January 2015 on an initial one-month loan deal which was later extended to the end of the season.^[6] On 22 January 2016, Bridge returned to Chelmsford City alongside fellow Southend loanee Jason Williams.^[7] Bridge scored, assisted and was named Man of the Match on his return to the club in a 4–3 win against Whitehawk a day later.^[8]

On 30 April 2016, Bridge made his debut for Southend United in a 1–0 loss against Bradford City as a substitute for Glen Kamara.^[9] On 9 May 2016, Bridge signed a two-year contract extension at Southend United.^[10]

In January 2017, Bridge began training with Bournemouth ahead of a possibility of a permanent transfer to the club.^[11]

On 5 January 2018, Bridge joined Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee.^[12] On 6 May 2019, Northampton announced Bridge was amongst eight players to be released prior to the start of the next season.^[13] A month later he joined fellow League Two side Carlisle United on a one-year deal.^[14]

In August 2020, Bridge played in pre-season on trials for both Bristol Rovers and Southend United.

On 30 October 2020, Bridge signed for National League South side Concord Rangers.^[15]

On 23 January 2021, Bridge signed for National League side Bromley.^[16]

On 9 June 2021, Bridge re-signed for National League side Southend United.^[17]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2014–15[19]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[20]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2016–17[21]		4	0	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	7	0
	2017–18[22]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2014–15[23]	Conference South	9	0	0	0	~	~	0	0	9	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2015–16[23]	National League South	14	7	0	0	~	~	0	0	14	7
	Total		23	7	0	0	-	-	0	0	23	7
Northampton Town	2017–18[24]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2018–19[25]	League Two	28	2	1	1	1	0	2[a]	0	32	3
	Total		32	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	36	3
Carlisle United	2019–20[26]	League Two	28	0	2	1	2	2	3[a]	0	35	3
Concord Rangers	2020–21[27]	National League South	10	1	1	0	~	~	1[b]	0	12	1
Bromley	2020–21[27]	National League	28	3	0	0	~	~	1[c]	0	29	3
Southend United	2021–22[28]	National League	27	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	31	2
	2022–23[29]		42	13	1	0	0	0	2	0	45	13
	2023-24		46	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	48	8
	2024-25		45	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	49	3
	Total		150	24	6	1	0	0	7	1	173	26
Career total			288	37	10	3	4	2	16	1	318	40

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. One appearance in National League play-offs