Jake Buxton
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Buxton playing for Derby County in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Fred Buxton | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alfreton Town (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Mansfield Town | 151 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Burton Albion | 40 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | Derby County | 139 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Burton Albion | 87 | (1) |
| Total | 461 | (18) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Burton Albion | ||
| 2025– | Alfreton Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:12, 19 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Jake Fred Buxton (born 4 March 1985) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a defender. He is currently manager of Alfreton Town.
His playing career consisted of spells at Mansfield Town from 2002 to 2008, with a loan period at Alfreton Town in 2003. He then moved to Burton Albion for the 2008–09 season, before joining Derby County in 2009 where he stayed until 2016. He then spent the 2016–17 season at Wigan Athletic before moving to Burton Albion in 2017.
He was named player-manager for Burton Albion in May 2020 before being dismissed in December 2020 this also coincided with the end of his playing career. He later worked as a coach in Derby County's academy where he was lead coach for the club's under-18 team, and from July 2023 to June 2025 he was the club's under-21 lead coach. In 2025 he was appointed manager of Alfreton Town.