Jack Armer

Jack Armer
Armer in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Jack Armer
Date of birth (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2019 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Preston North End 0 (0)
2019 → Lancaster City (loan) 15 (1)
2020 → Lancaster City (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2024 Carlisle United 152 (4)
2024– Burton Albion 84 (5)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U17 7 (0)
2018 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2020 Scotland U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:35, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:41, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Jack Armer (born 16 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Burton Albion as a defender. Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Born in Preston, Armer is from Penwortham and has Scottish descent on his mother's side of the family.

Club career

Armer joined Preston North End at the age of seven and turned professional in May 2019. He moved on loan to Lancaster City in August 2019. After the loan ended in December 2019, he returned to the club for a second loan spell in January 2020.

He was released by Preston at the end of the 2019–20 season, and signed for Carlisle United in August 2020.

On 8 July 2024, Armer joined League One side Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option for a further season.

On 8 May 2026, the club announced a new one-year deal for the player.

International career

he was called-up but the Scotland under-19 team in February 2020. He had previously played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels.

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2019–20 Championship 0000000000
Lancaster City (loan) 2019–20 Northern Premier League Premier Division 231100031272
Carlisle United 2020–21 League Two 241101020281
2021–22 League Two 410201041481
2022–23 League Two 462201040532
2023–24 League One 411001010431
Total 152450401111725
Burton Albion 2024–25 League One 380101020420
2025–26 League One 362401020432
2026–27 League One 103001000113
Total 845503040965
Career total 259101007018229512
  1. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, and one appearance in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Carlisle United

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 18. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jack Armer Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
  3. ↑ Jack Armer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Jack Armer 'Over The Moon' To Sign First Professional Deal". www.pnefc.net.
  5. 1 2 Hodgson, George (4 February 2020). "Preston North End defender Jack Armer earns Scotland U19 call-up". LancsLive.
  6. ↑ "Jack Armer Joins Lancaster City On Loan". www.pnefc.net.
  7. ↑ Hodgson, George (15 January 2020). "Jack Armer returns to Lancaster City". LancsLive.
  8. ↑ "Armer Returns To Lancaster On Loan". www.pnefc.net.
  9. ↑ "Former Preston youngster Jack Armer has been backed to earn a professional contract after his Deepdale release". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. 21 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jack Armer: Carlisle United sign ex-Preston North End defender". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "BURTON ALBION SIGN JACK ARMER FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE FROM CARLISLE UNITED". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Burton Albion: Forward Billy Bodin & defender Jack Armer join League One side". BBC Sport. 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Burton Albion: George Evans and Jack Armer trigger contract extensions". BBC Sport. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jack Armer | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Lancaster City | Appearances | Jack Armer | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jack Armer in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.