Jonny Clayton

Jonny Clayton, nicknamed "The Ferret", is 52 years old, born on 4 October 1974. World number 5 on the PDC Order of Merit. Walks on to "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry. Throws 22g Red Dragon darts, right-handed.

NicknameThe Ferret
Age52 born 4 October 1974
ThrowsRight-handed

When is Jonny Clayton playing next?

Next confirmed event: Grand Slam of Darts, 14 to 22 November 2026, live on Sky Sports. Qualified: won the Swiss Darts Trophy.

Before that: European Championship, 22 to 25 October 2026. The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.

Coming up on TV

  • 22 to 25 October 2026 European ChampionshipITV4 The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.
  • 14 to 22 November 2026 Grand Slam of DartsSky Sports Qualified: won the Swiss Darts Trophy.
  • 27 to 29 November 2026 Players Championship FinalsITV4 The top 64 on this year’s Players Championship Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 6 November.
  • 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 World Darts ChampionshipSky Sports The top 40 on the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship Finals qualify, then 40 more from the ProTour rankings and 48 through international qualifiers. Jonny Clayton is 5th on the Order of Merit.

Last televised match: lost 3-2 to Gerwyn Price at the 2026 World Grand Prix, averaging 83.0 to 91.9.

World ranking 5
Two-year prize money £719k
Plays for WAL Wales
Majors won 3 in the last ten years

Jonny Clayton is ranked 5 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit, with £719,000 of ranking prize money over the previous two years. That is inside the top 16, so they are seeded at the World Championship and exempt into the later rounds of most majors.

Ranking up to the Swiss Darts Trophy, checked 12 October 2026. It moves after every ranking event.

Our rating

1807, 4th of the active players in our darts ratings, from 259 televised matches. Their peak was 1888 points, after the 2022 Premier League Darts.

20162026

Head to head: vs Michael van Gerwen (24 meetings), vs Gerwyn Price (22 meetings), vs Michael Smith (17 meetings), vs Dimitri Van den Bergh (14 meetings), vs Peter Wright (13 meetings), vs Luke Littler (12 meetings).

Major titles

Every major on this site that Jonny Clayton has won. The winners rolls here run back about ten years, so this is titles in that window rather than a career total. Players who were winning majors before then have more.

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