Adam Chambers (footballer)

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total533(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2000–01 [13] First Division 121002000141
2001–02 [14] First Division3204030—390
2002–03 [15] Premier League 1302000—150
2003–04 [16] First Division100010—20
Total581606000701
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2003–04 [16] First Division11000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Kidderminster Harriers 2004–05 [17] League Two 2000000020
Leyton Orient 2006–07 [18] League One 38420001 [lower-alpha 1] 0414
2007–08 [19] League One45320202 [lower-alpha 1] 0513
2008–09 [20] League One33130102 [lower-alpha 1] 1392
2009–10 [21] League One291101000311
2010–11 [22] League One29010201 [lower-alpha 1] 0330
Total174990606119510
Walsall 2011–12 [23] League One29240102 [lower-alpha 1] 0362
2012–13 [24] League One370202000410
2013–14 [25] League One45020101 [lower-alpha 1] 0490
2014–15 [26] League One45020206 [lower-alpha 1] 0550
2015–16 [27] League One45050303 [lower-alpha 2] 0560
2016–17 [28] League One43010101 [lower-alpha 3] 0460
2017–18 [29] League One43010102 [lower-alpha 3] 0470
2018–19 [30] League One1000000010
Total28821701101503312
Career total5331232023022161013
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy and two in League One play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Walsall

Individual

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  14. ↑ "Games played by Adam Chambers in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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