Adam Chambers (footballer)

Adam Chambers

Personal information
Full name	Adam Craig Chambers [1]
Date of birth	(1980-11-20) 20 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Sandwell, England [2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
000?–1999	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	West Bromwich Albion	58	(1)
2004	→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	11	(0)
2005	Kidderminster Harriers	2	(0)
2006–2011	Leyton Orient	174	(9)
2011–2019	Walsall	288	(2)
Total		533	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Craig Chambers (born 20 November 1980) is a former professional footballer who last played for Walsall. His previous clubs include West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday, Kidderminster Harriers and Leyton Orient.

Career

Chambers was born in Sandwell, West Midlands. His early career mirrored that of his twin brother James Chambers. Both played for school football teams - Grove Vale Primary School and Dartmouth High School, West Bromwich District and Sunday league team - Holy Name F.C. before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1996, and signing for West Bromwich Albion as apprentices in July 1997. ^[3] After progressing through Albion's youth system, both twins turned professional in January 1999. ^[3] In the 1998–99 season they became the first twins to represent England at any level when they appeared together during the World Youth Tournament in Nigeria. ^[3] Adam made his first team debut for Albion on 9 September 2000, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw away at Stockport County. ^{[4] [5]} His brother James, who had made his own debut during the previous season, played the entire match, making it the first time that twins had featured alongside each other for Albion. ^[3] He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for West Brom in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth on 24 February 2001. ^[6] On 26 December 2002, they became the first twins to play together in the Premier League when they lined up against Arsenal, albeit that they were only on the field together for two minutes. ^{[3] [7]}

Adam played more than 60 times for Albion, but often struggled to hold down a first team place. During the 2003–04 season, he went on loan to Sheffield Wednesday. In February 2005, Chambers' contract at Albion was terminated by mutual consent, ^[8] and he briefly joined Kidderminster Harriers. ^[9]

Injury ruled him out of the 2005–06 season completely and he signed a one-year deal with Leyton Orient at the beginning of 2006–07. ^[10] On 5 February 2007, Chambers signed a two-and-a-half-year contract which keeps him at the club until the end of the 2008–09 season. ^[11] His performance in Orient's 3–1 home win over Port Vale on 20 October 2007 earned him a place in the League One Team of the Week. ^[12]

Chambers scored his first goal for 15 months in the 2–1 defeat to Southend United on 28 December 2009 with a 20-yard volley.

After being released from Leyton Orient, Walsall signed Chambers on 8 July 2011 on a 1-year deal, with an option of a further year. Chambers scored on his competitive debut against former club Orient with a stunning top corner drive.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	2000–01 [13]	First Division	12	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	1
	2001–02 [14]	First Division	32	0	4	0	3	0	—		39	0
	2002–03 [15]	Premier League	13	0	2	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2003–04 [16]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		58	1	6	0	6	0	0	0	70	1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	2003–04 [16]	First Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
Kidderminster Harriers	2004–05 [17]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Leyton Orient	2006–07 [18]	League One	38	4	2	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	41	4
	2007–08 [19]	League One	45	3	2	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	51	3
	2008–09 [20]	League One	33	1	3	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	39	2
	2009–10 [21]	League One	29	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	1
	2010–11 [22]	League One	29	0	1	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	Total		174	9	9	0	6	0	6	1	195	10
Walsall	2011–12 [23]	League One	29	2	4	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	36	2
	2012–13 [24]	League One	37	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	41	0
	2013–14 [25]	League One	45	0	2	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	49	0
	2014–15 [26]	League One	45	0	2	0	2	0	6 [lower-alpha 1]	0	55	0
	2015–16 [27]	League One	45	0	5	0	3	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	56	0
	2016–17 [28]	League One	43	0	1	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	46	0
	2017–18 [29]	League One	43	0	1	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	47	0
	2018–19 [30]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		288	2	17	0	11	0	15	0	331	2
Career total			533	12	32	0	23	0	22	1	610	13

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in Football League Trophy and two in League One play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Walsall

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 2014–15 ^[31]

Individual

• Walsall Player of the Year: 2015–16 ^[32]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 82. ISBN   1-85291-651-6.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 546. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 48. ISBN   1-85983-474-4.
4. "Adam Chambers player statistics". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
5. "Stockport 0–0 West Brom 09-09-2000". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
6. "West Brom 2–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
7. "West Brom 1–2 Arsenal 26-12-2002". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
8. "Robson puts pressure on defenders". BBC Sport. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
9. "Kidderminster handed League fine". BBC Sport. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
10. "Chambers ties up Orient contract". BBC Sport. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
11. "Chambers signs new deal at Orient". BBC Sport. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
12. "Coca-Cola League 1 Team of the Week (22/10/2007)" (PDF). The Football League On 9 June 2010, Chambers signed a new one-year contract with the O's. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2007.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
14. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
15. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
16. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
17. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
18. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
19. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
20. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
21. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
22. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
23. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
24. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
25. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
26. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
27. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
28. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
29. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
30. "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
31. Chapman, Caroline (22 March 2015). "Bristol City 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
32. Daniel Briggs (9 May 2016). "2015/16 Awards Evening Winners". Walsall FC. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

External links

• Adam Chambers at Premier League
• Adam Chambers at Soccerbase