# Jack Marriott (footballer)
**Jack Marriott** (Jack David Marriott, born 1994 in Beverley, England) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Reading in League One. A right-footed striker listed at 170 cm and 71 kg, he rose from non-league loan spells to become the highest-scoring player in the Football League in 2017-18 with Peterborough United, and later played in the Championship for Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday before returning to the third tier.[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/e4551dab/) • [9](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11764/11348808/peterborough-s-jack-marriott-on-becoming-the-efl-s-most-prolific-forward)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994, Beverley, England; English citizen[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/e4551dab/) |
| Position | Forward (center-forward), right-footed[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/e4551dab/) • [3](https://www.transfermarkt.com/marriott/alletore/spieler/268746/verein_id/2796/wettbewerb/) |
| Breakout season | 2017-18 at Peterborough United: 33 goals in all competitions, 27 in League One, League One golden boot[2](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott) |
| Derby County | 72 appearances and 13 goals between 2018 and 2020/21[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott/career) |
| Current club | Reading, signed from Wrexham for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal[5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn43nj28m2zo) |
| Recent form | 24 League One appearances, 16 goals and 3 assists for Reading last season[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott) |
| Career totals | 481 matches, 156 goals, 26 assists (FootyStats record)[7](https://footystats.org/players/england/jack-marriott) |
## Early career and loans
Marriott began his career at Ipswich Town, joining the youth ranks aged 15 and signing as a scholar in 2011. His first professional contract, signed at Portman Road in February 2013, was followed a few months later by his Championship debut as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Burnley. He made one other senior appearance for Ipswich and spent most of his time there on six loan spells at four clubs.[2](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott)
The loans took him to Woking, Gillingham, Carlisle United, and Colchester United, in both non-league and league football. In the first of three stints at Woking he scored on his debut, took man-of-the-match honors, and scored four goals in his first four games; at Gillingham he made one appearance before Ipswich recalled him.[2](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott) The 11v11 club record shows the sequence in detail: Woking from November 2013 to January 2014, Gillingham for January 2014, Woking again to April 2014, Carlisle United in August and September 2014, a third Woking spell to January 2015, and Colchester United to the end of May 2015.[8](https://www.11v11.com/players/jack-marriott-240787/)
In a 2018 interview with [Sky Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/sky-sports), Marriott said he nearly left the game at age 20 in the summer of 2015, describing a period in which football had stopped being a release and he saw no future for himself given how the previous six months had gone.[9](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11764/11348808/peterborough-s-jack-marriott-on-becoming-the-efl-s-most-prolific-forward)
## Luton Town
At the end of the 2014/15 season Marriott signed permanently with League Two club Luton Town. In two seasons at [Kenilworth Road](https://www.edgepedia.org/kenilworth-road) he scored 28 goals in 91 appearances. The 11v11 season record shows 14 goals in 21 League Two starts in 2015-16 and 8 goals in 25 League Two starts in 2016-17, alongside cup appearances.[2](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott) • [8](https://www.11v11.com/players/jack-marriott-240787/)
## Peterborough United and the 2017-18 breakout
Marriott joined Peterborough United in June 2017 on a four-year contract.[8](https://www.11v11.com/players/jack-marriott-240787/) His 2017-18 season more than doubled any previous season's goal tally: 33 goals in all competitions, more than his two Luton campaigns combined, including 27 in League One that won him the division's golden boot and places on team-of-the-season lists, plus five goals in six [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) appearances. He was also a league player of the year nominee, and the scoring run drew attention from Championship clubs.[2](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott)
## Derby County
Derby County made Marriott their fourth summer signing of 2018, adding him to [Frank Lampard](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-lampard)'s attacking options for the 2018/19 campaign. He was one of Lampard's first major signings at Pride Park, and Sky Sports reported that Lampard signed him on the recommendation of [John Terry](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-terry); Marriott's audition had come the previous season, when he scored twice against Aston Villa for Peterborough in the FA Cup while Terry played in the Villa defense. After a slow start he became Derby's first-choice striker.[2](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott) • [10](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11623658/jack-marriott-interview-playing-under-frank-lampard-at-derby-watching-sergio-aguero-and-rising-through-the-efl)
Opta's career history records 72 appearances and 13 goals for Derby between 2018 and 2020/21, with 6 assists.[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott/career) He later had spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Fleetwood Town before returning to [Peterborough](https://www.edgepedia.org/peterborough) for 2021 to 2022/2023, adding 49 appearances and 13 goals in a second spell at the club.[11](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/jack-marriott-19225) • [4](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott/career)
## Wrexham and Reading
Marriott joined Wrexham, where the FA's 2024-25 agent transactions record lists an updated contract for Jack David Marriott at the club, and he remained there until 26 August 2025.[12](https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/agents/football-agent-transactions-2024-2025.ashx) • [13](https://footballnation.eu/football-player/jack-marriott/) Reading then signed the 30-year-old striker from Wrexham for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn43nj28m2zo)
At Reading his scoring form returned. In his first full season he made 24 League One appearances, scored 16 goals, and provided 3 assists, and in the 2026/27 season he has appeared in seven League One games, playing 516 minutes.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott) FootyStats places his career record at 481 matches, 156 goals, and 26 assists.[7](https://footystats.org/players/england/jack-marriott)
## References
1. [Jack Marriott Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/e4551dab/)
2. [Introducing... Jack Marriott, Derby County FC (26 July 2018)](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-jack-marriott)
3. [Jack Marriott - All goals, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/marriott/alletore/spieler/268746/verein_id/2796/wettbewerb/)
4. [Jack Marriott Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott/career)
5. [Jack Marriott: Reading sign striker from Wrexham, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn43nj28m2zo)
6. [Jack Marriott, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/5385/jack-marriott)
7. [Jack Marriott Stats - Goals, xG, Assists & Career Stats, FootyStats](https://footystats.org/players/england/jack-marriott)
8. [Jack Marriott Football Player Statistics, 11v11.com](https://www.11v11.com/players/jack-marriott-240787/)
9. [Peterborough's Jack Marriott on becoming the EFL's most prolific forward, Sky Sports (27 April 2018)](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11764/11348808/peterborough-s-jack-marriott-on-becoming-the-efl-s-most-prolific-forward)
10. [Jack Marriott interview: Playing under Frank Lampard at Derby, Sky Sports (1 February 2019)](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11623658/jack-marriott-interview-playing-under-frank-lampard-at-derby-watching-sergio-aguero-and-rising-through-the-efl)
11. [Jack Marriott - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/jack-marriott-19225)
12. [The FA Football Agent Transactions 2024-2025](https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/agents/football-agent-transactions-2024-2025.ashx)
13. [Jack Marriott Stats, Football Nation](https://footballnation.eu/football-player/jack-marriott/)
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