Jamie Tolley

Jamie Tolley

Jamie Tolley and referee Stuart Attwell
Personal information
Full name	Jamie Christopher Tolley
Date of birth	(1983-05-12) 12 May 1983 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ludlow, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Newtown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2006	Shrewsbury Town	181	(17)
2006–2009	Macclesfield Town	63	(3)
2009–2010	Hereford United	10	(0)
2010–2012	Wrexham	58	(9)
2012–2013	Mansfield Town	2	(0)
2013	Kidderminster Harriers	1	(0)
2014	Colwyn Bay	16	(0)
2016	Newtown	12	(0)
National team‡
2001–2005	Wales U21	12	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:13, 24 April 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Jamie Christopher Tolley (born 12 May 1983) is a footballer who plays for Newtown in the Welsh Premier League. Until October 2005 he was a regular in the Wales under-21 team, having made his first appearance aged 18. He is the cousin of former Shrewsbury Town midfielder Glenn Tolley.

As a teenager, Tolley attended Ludlow Church of England School.

Tolley began his career as a trainee with Shrewsbury Town, and made his début for the club on 20 November 1999 in a 2–2 draw with Oxford United. Aged just 16 years 193 days, he became the youngest player in Shrewsbury's history.

By the end of the 2005–06 season Tolley had allowed his contract to expire. After failing to receive the interest he had hoped for, Tolley eventually joined Macclesfield Town, a week into the 2006–07 season. Although he was out-of-contract, as he was under 24 and spent his development years at Shrewsbury, a transfer fee had to be paid. This was revealed to be a five-figure sum that did not meet Shrewsbury's valuation, but Tolley was allowed to leave in the best interests of both the club and the player, according to manager Gary Peters.

Tolley made his Macclesfield debut in their 2–1 defeat at home to Milton Keynes Dons on 12 August 2006, having signed for the club two days earlier.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Tolley rejected the offer of a new contract with the Silkmen. He trialled with Luton Town, but returned to Macclesfield later that summer, signing a six-month contract. Tolley was offered an additional 6-month contract in January 2009 to help the Silkmen cover the sale of Terry Dunfield. However, further injuries and ineffective performances in the period resulted in Tolley being released by manager Keith Alexander at the end of the 2008–09 season.