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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Warren Pope[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Weston-super-Mare | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Weston-super-Mare | 117 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hereford | 29 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bath City | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Weston-super-Mare | 163 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:56, 5 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jason Warren Pope (born 20 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for National League South club Weston-super-Mare.
Club career
[edit]Pope joined Exeter City's youth setup in 2003, aged eight. He then progressed through the Academy team, and was awarded a professional deal on 14 April 2014.[2]
Pope made his first-team debut on 7 October, replacing Scot Bennett in a 1–3 Football League Trophy away loss against Coventry City.[3]
On 17 July 2015, Pope, along with Alex Byrne, joined Weston-super-Mare on a six-month youth loan.[4]
Pope was released by Exeter City on 13 May 2016[5] He later rejoined Weston-super-Mare for the 2016–17 season.[6]
On 26 June 2019 he joined National League North club Hereford.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2014–15[8] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16[9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2015–16[10] | National League South | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | 2016–17[11] | National League South | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[11] | National League South | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 1 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[11] | National League South | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 117 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | 139 | 1 | |||
| Hereford | 2019–20[10] | National League North | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Bath City | 2020–21[11] | National League South | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | 2021–22[11] | Southern League Premier Division South | 37 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2022–23[11] | Southern League Premier Division South | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[11] | National League South | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[i] | 1 | 53 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25[11] | National League South | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[11] | National League South | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[j] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 163 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | 193 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 336 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 403 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
- ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
- ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy and four in the Somerset Premier Cup
- ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy and four appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy and two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- ↑ Two appearances in the Southern League Cup and two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
- ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
- ↑ Appearances in National League South play-offs
References
[edit]- ↑ "Professional retain list and free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Three Academy graduates offered deals". Exeter City FC. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Jason Pope and Alex Byrne join Weston-super-Mare on loan". Exeter City FC. 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Retained List 2016". Exeter City FC. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "More signings today". Weston-s-Mare AFC. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Bulls Bring In Weston Duo, herefordfc.co.uk, 26 June 2019
- ↑ "Games played by Jason Pope in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Jason Pope in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- 1 2 Jason Pope at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jason Pope". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Exeter City profile
- Jason Pope at Soccerbase
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