Jake Larkins

Jake Larkins (born 11 January 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Redbridge.

Jake Larkins
Personal information
Full name Jake Larkins[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Place of birth Barking, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
000?–2012 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 West Ham United 0 (0)
2012 → Billericay Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Grays Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Leyton Orient 2 (0)
2014 Bishop's Stortford 0 (0)
2015 Bishop's Stortford 7 (0)
2015 → Canvey Island (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Canvey Island 5 (0)
2019– Redbridge 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:29, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

West Ham United

Larkins began his career in the youth system at West Ham United, and never played in the Hammers' first team, but played regularly in the U21 side.[2] Aged 16, he made an appearance as an unused substitute for West Ham in the Premier League, providing cover for Ruud Boffin (playing his only league match for the club) in the 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on 18 December 2010.[3][4]

Larkins was sent out on loan to two local non-league clubs during 2012. He began the 2012–13 season on a month-long loan with Billericay Town in the Conference South, and made his senior debut in their 2–1 opening day win over Truro City on 18 August 2012.[5][6] Joining Isthmian League side Grays Athletic at the end of September 2012, he played four times for the club including a 2–1 win at Cheshunt in October.[7] He was recalled from his loan early by West Ham.[8]

Larkins was injured in a road accident in Harold Hill, London, on 15 April 2013, and spent the rest of the day in hospital before being released that evening.[9]

Leyton Orient

Larkins signed for League One club Leyton Orient in June 2013 on a one-year deal, after being released by West Ham.[2][10] He made his debut for the club in the first round of the FA Cup, as Orient beat Southport 5–2 on 9 November 2013.[11]

When Orient's first-choice goalkeeper Jamie Jones suffered an injury prior to the league game at Gillingham on 26 December, Larkins made his Football League debut at the Priestfield Stadium as Orient won 2–1.[12] At the end of the season, after appearing on the bench for the 2014 Football League One play-off final, he was released by Orient along with four other players.[13]

Bishops Stortford, Canvey Island and Redbridge

After being released from Leyton Orient Larkins signed for Conference South Side Bishop's Stortford to gain regular football.[14] Larkins appeared in pre-season friendlies but then left the club before the start of the season.[15] He returned in February 2015 and made his debut in the 1–1 draw at home to Ebbsfleet United,[16] and made eight appearances in all competitions before the end of the season. He also made one appearance on a dual registration with Canvey Island, in Canvey's 1–0 win over Billericay on 28 March.[17]

In the summer of 2015, Larkins signed for Canvey Island,[18] but left the club before the end of August.[19]

He signed for Essex Senior League club Redbridge in October 2019.[20] He made his debut in the 4–0 win over Enfield Town in the first round of the Errington Challenge Cup on 26 October.[21]

References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013.
  2. "Young goalkeeper pens deal with the O's". Leyton Orient F.C. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. "Blackburn 1–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. "Larkins laps it up". West Ham United F.C. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. "Fitness battle for Billericay Town captain Rob Swaine". Brentwood Gazette. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  6. "Truro City lose opening match away at newly-promoted Billericay Town". Falmouth Packet. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. "Cheshunt 1–2 Grays Athletic". Cheshunt F.C. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  8. "Larkins returns to West Ham". Grays Athletic F.C. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  9. "West Ham youth goalie one of three injured in car crash in A12/Petersfield Avenue, Harold Hill". Romford Recorder. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  10. "Leyton Orient sign keeper Jake Larkins from West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  11. "Leyton Orient 5–2 Southport". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  12. "Gillingham 1–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  13. "Jamie Jones: Leyton Orient offer goalkeeper new contract". BBC Sport. 30 May 2014.
  14. "Former West Ham and Leyton Orient keeper wants to push on at Bishops Stortford". Herts & Essex Observer. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  15. "Weston-super-Mare 0–1 Bishop's Stortford" (PDF). Bishop's Stortford F.C. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  16. "Bishop's Stortford 1–1 Ebbsfleet United" (PDF). Bishop's Stortford F.C. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  17. "Canvey Island 1–0 Billericay Town". Canvey Island F.C. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  18. "Goalkeeper Jake Larkins Signs For 2015/16!". Canvey Island F.C. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  19. "Canvey Island 2–0 Enfield Town". Canvey Island F.C. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  20. "Jake Larkins". Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  21. "Redbridge breeze into next round of Errington Challenge Cup". Essex Senior League. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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