Biography
Young forward James Berry signed from Wigan Athletic’s academy in November 2019, having played for Liverpool’s academy as a teenager. He made his Hull City debut in February 2020 and joined the first team squad at the start of Grant McCann’s 2020/21 League One campaign, however a serious injury curtailed his contribution before it began. In July 2021 his contract was terminated by mutual consent, allowing him to find a new club.
In August 2021 Berry joined Conference National side Altrincham but he was unable to break into the first team and was quickly loaned to North West Counties League club Macclesfield. He made a permanent transfer to Macclesfield in March 2022 and ended the 2021/22 season with 22 goals in 38 appearances. That form continued in the 2022/23 season with Macclesfield elevated to the Northern Premier League and Berry netting 26 times in 35 appearances.
In August 2023, now sporting a new moniker James Berry-McNally, he signed for Conference National challengers Chesterfield, making his debut a couple of days later against Oxford City. He was used as impact substitute for much of the first half of the 2023/24 season and was used more regularly as a starter as the season progressed – as the Spireites won promotion to League Two at a canter Berry scored seven goals in 37 appearances.
Elevated to League Two, Berry was now a part of Chesterfield’s first eleven and he scored three goals in the Spireites opening three League fixtures of the season including a brace against Crewe Alexandra. He remained an important part of the Chesterfield side and by January 2025 he had scored 16 goals for the Spireites in 64 appearances.
In January 2025 Berry signed for League One title contenders Wycombe Wanderers.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 10 December 2000, Wigan
Hull City First Game: 11 February 2020, Blackburn Rovers A (Championship), 19 years, 63 days old
Hull City Final Game: 8 September 2020, Leicester City H (EFL Trophy Group Stage), 19 years, 273 days old
Clubs
Wigan Athletic (2016-2019), Hull City (2019-2021), Altrincham (2021-2022), Macclesfield (2021-2022, loan), Macclesfield (2022-2023), Chesterfield (2023-2025), Wycombe Wanderers (2025-current)
Hull City Record
Career: 2 apps, 0 goals
James Berry| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0 (1) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020/21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (0) | 0 |