Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe (born 13 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Farnborough.
Club career Born in Nuneaton, Tunnicliffe joined West Bromwich Albion's academy in 2004, and signed as a scholar in June 2010. He left the club in 2012, and trialled with West Ham United that summer before joining Nike Academy. He had an unsuccessful trial with Norwich City in April 2013, and joined Barnsley that summer. He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in January 2014. He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.
He joined Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2014.
In November 2014, Tunnicliffe joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract by a further season. He joined Hednesford Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2015, but was recalled from his loan the following month. He extended his contract by a further year in May 2015. Following a hamstring injury, he returned to Sutton Coldfield Town on a month-long loan in February 2016. He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season. He was awarded their Players' Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season, but turned down the offer of a new contract at the end of the season.
In the summer of 2017, Tunnicliffe signed for National League side AFC Fylde. Tunnicliffe's debut for the club came on 5 August, as they drew 2–2 at home to Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season. Tunnicliffe scored his first goal of the season on 16 September 2017 with Fylde's second goal of a 2–2 draw with Eastleigh.
On 11 July 2019, Tunnicliffe signed for League Two side Crawley Town in July 2019 on a two-year contract. On 3 August 2019, he made his first appearance for the Reds, playing the full 90 minutes away to Carlisle United. He scored his first goal for Crawley on 1 February 2020: the opening goal of a 3–1 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United. He made 45 appearances across the 2019–20 season and scored 1 goal. Tunnicliffe scored Crawley's final goal of a 3–0 FA Cup third round win over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021. He was named in the League Two Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.
On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Tunnicliffe had signed for National League side Wrexham. By 24 August he had only made one substitutes appearance. He was released by Wrexham at the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 6 August 2024, Tunnicliffe signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a one-year deal. He was released at the end of the season.
On 12 June 2025 Tunnicliffe re-signed for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.
On 17 January 2026, Tunnicliffe joined National League South side, Farnborough on a deal until the end of the 2025–26 campaign following his departure from Kidderminster Harriers. In March 2026 he ruptured his ACL, ruling him out for the season, and had to fundraise for rehabilitation costs.
International career He was called up the England C team in May 2017, and made his debut as a late substitute against Panjab later that month.
Personal life His brother James is also a footballer.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarnsley2013–14Championship0000000000Stalybridge Celtic (loan)2013–14Conference North1000—0010Kidderminster Harriers2014–15Conference Premier10000—001002015–16National League15000—001502016–17National League North42121—51493Total671210051743Hednesford Town (loan)2014–15Conference North4000—0040AFC Fylde2017–18National League46630—105062018–19National League40410—102516Total8610400011210112Crawley Town2019–20League Two3712040204512020–21League Two3934210104552021–22League Two181000000181Total9456250301087Wrexham2022–23National League2525000103122023–24League Two70100020100Total322600030412Career total284181835022332924
Honours Wrexham
National League: 2022–23 EFL League Two runner-up: 2023–24
Individual EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2020–21
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