Player Profile - Jody Banim (29th Sep 2005 - 5th Sep 2010)
Jody started out as a Manchester United youth and on leaving the prestigious academy he joined his local side Trafford where he showed a talent for banging in the goals, getting 20+ in his first season with them. A short hop up the pyramid saw him join Altrincham in 1997, before moving back down to help Flixton to one of their best seasons in 1998, scoring 25 goals in 32 matches. It was not long before he was back up the pyramid again, this time with Hyde United at the start of the 1999/2000 season. He finished the season with Rossendale, where despite being a crowd favourite, opted to join Radcliffe Borough at the start of the 2001/2002 season.

It was at Radcliffe where he began to really shine, scoring 97 goals in 125 games for the Manchester outfit. His goal scoring exploits were such that they propelled him into the record books when he scored in 14 consecutive league games (Ruud Van Nistelrooy holds the Premiership record with a mere 8!). This run started against Droylsden, and finished three months later against Worksop, when he narrowly missed the opportunity to continue his run. It took in a brace of hat-tricks against Vauxhall Motors and Harrogate, and eventually took him to Shrewsbury town in December 2003 when the Conference promotion hopefuls paid ?20,000 for his services.

Despite helping the Conference team back into the league, manager Jimmy Quinn quickly moved to send him out on loan, attempting to send him to Sweden (Jody refused), before loaning him to Accrington Stanley in August 2004. He impressed the Lancashire outfit enough to warrant putting a bid to sign him permanently, but Droylsden beat them to the signature, taking him to the Butchers Arms in September 2004. After a poor start to the 2005/2006 campaign, manager Dave Pace wanted to shake up his team, and Celtic did not hesitate, jumping in to sign this proven goal scorer, something they had attempted to do twice before. Third time lucky! Unfortunately, a nasty injury sustained at Hyde left him off the field for much of his time at the club, and he never found that rich vein of form he'd enjoyed elsewhere and was sold back to Droylsden, on 26th May 2006.

With Droylsden he got back into the Conference, and in his second stint there scored ten times in forty-one appearances. A spell at Torquay kept him in the conference, before a move to Burton Albion, though he failed to get regular starts there. A spell on loan at Altrincham and an even briefer spell in the USA with the Maryland Monachs finished with a move back to his spirtual home in Radcliffe, and then onto Salford City, before finally coming back to Bower Fold on 26th January 2010, now aged 31. However, one month into the 2010/11 season, Jody found he could not commit to full time training, and departed the club again, to join back up with Droylsden.

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Career
Position
Striker
Born
1st Apr 1978
Joined
29th Sep 2005
Left
5th Sep 2010
Last App
28th Aug 2010
Last Goal
24th Aug 2010
 
Career
Appearances
52
As Sub
6
Subbed off
20
Goals
14
Assists
0
Red Cards
0
Yellow Cards
1
Points
74 / 156
Average Points
1.42
Wins
22
Draws
8
Losses
22
Total Pitch Time
3865 mins
Appearances
Date Opposition Competition Season H/A Score Lineups Goals Assists R Y Sub
Sat 28 August 2010Nuneaton TownVanarama National League North2010/2011A2-1    Off @23mins
Tue 24 August 2010Vauxhall MotorsVanarama National League North2010/2011H1-4     
Sat 21 August 2010Hinckley UnitedVanarama National League North2010/2011A5-2    Off @60mins
Tue 17 August 2010Blyth SpartansVanarama National League North2010/2011A1-2     Off @90mins
Sat 14 August 2010Redditch UnitedVanarama National League North2010/2011H2-0    Off @79mins
Sat 24 April 2010Fleetwood TownVanarama National League North2009/2010A2-0     On @56mins
Tue 13 April 2010Northwich VictoriaVanarama National League North2009/2010H1-1     Off @78mins
Sat 10 April 2010Corby TownVanarama National League North2009/2010A5-1     
Mon 05 April 2010Vauxhall MotorsVanarama National League North2009/2010A3-2      
Sat 03 April 2010Solihull MoorsVanarama National League North2009/2010H4-1    Off @72mins
Mon 29 March 2010DroylsdenVanarama National League North2009/2010A3-2     
Sat 27 March 2010Alfreton TownVanarama National League North2009/2010H0-1      
Thu 25 March 2010Fleetwood TownVanarama National League North2009/2010H2-3     On @55mins
Mon 22 March 2010Hyde UnitedVanarama National League North2009/2010A2-1     Off @66mins
Sat 20 March 2010AFC TelfordVanarama National League North2009/2010A0-1      
Tue 16 March 2010Hyde UnitedVanarama National League North2009/2010H2-4    Off @75mins
Sat 13 March 2010Harrogate TownVanarama National League North2009/2010H3-0     
Tue 09 March 2010SouthportVanarama National League North2009/2010H0-1      
Sat 06 March 2010Harrogate TownVanarama National League North2009/2010A0-4    Off @75mins
Sat 27 February 2010Gainsborough TrinityVanarama National League North2009/2010H3-2     
Sat 20 February 2010Gloucester CityVanarama National League North2009/2010A1-2     Off @78mins
Sat 13 February 2010Ilkeston TownVanarama National League North2009/2010A3-2     Off @81mins
Tue 09 February 2010WorkingtonVanarama National League North2009/2010A1-0     On @67mins
Sat 06 February 2010Stafford RangersVanarama National League North2009/2010H2-2     On @83mins
Sat 29 April 2006DroylsdenVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-0      
Tue 25 April 2006BarrowVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-1    Off @89mins
Sat 22 April 2006Redditch UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006H5-1      
Mon 17 April 2006Hednesford TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H3-0     Off @74mins
Tue 14 March 2006Witton AlbionCheshire Senior Cup2005/2006A2-0     Off @45mins
Sat 11 March 2006Nuneaton TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-0     Off @72mins
Tue 28 February 2006Northwich VictoriaVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-0      
Sat 25 February 2006Solihull MoorsVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-1      
Tue 21 February 2006Gainsborough TrinityVanarama National League North2005/2006H1-0      
Sat 18 February 2006Hinckley UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-1      
Sat 11 February 2006Alfreton TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H3-0     Off @76mins
Tue 07 February 2006Salisbury CityFA Trophy2005/2006H0-1      
Sat 04 February 2006Salisbury CityFA Trophy2005/2006A0-0     On @70mins
Sat 28 January 2006Worksop TownVanarama National League North2005/2006A2-1     On @73mins
Sat 21 January 2006Leigh GenesisVanarama National League North2005/2006H6-1     Off @66mins
Tue 17 January 2006Crewe AlexandraCheshire Senior Cup2005/2006H1-0     Off @64mins
Sat 14 January 2006Solihull BoroughFA Trophy2005/2006H1-0     Off @55mins
Sat 26 November 2005Hyde UnitedFA Trophy2005/2006A1-5     Off @71mins
Sat 19 November 2005Hucknall TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-1      
Tue 15 November 2005Northwich VictoriaCheshire Senior Cup2005/2006A0-1      
Sat 12 November 2005Kettering TownVanarama National League North2005/2006A4-1      
Tue 08 November 2005Stafford RangersVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-3      
Sat 05 November 2005Redditch UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-4     
Sat 29 October 2005Nuneaton TownVanarama National League North2005/2006A0-0      
Sat 22 October 2005Hinckley UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006H1-1      
Tue 18 October 2005Gainsborough TrinityVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-0      
Sat 15 October 2005Alfreton TownVanarama National League North2005/2006A0-0      
Sat 01 October 2005Harrogate TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H3-1