Craig James (footballer, born 1982)

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Craig James
Craig James in 2010.jpg
James playing for Harrogate Town in 2010
Personal information
Full name Craig Peter James [1]
Date of birth (1982-11-15) 15 November 1982 (age 41) [2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England [2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Sunderland 1 (0)
2002–2003 → Hibernian (loan) 22 (2)
2003–2004 → Darlington (loan) 10 (1)
2004–2006 Port Vale 73 (1)
2006–2007 Darlington 23 (0)
2007 → York City (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 Livingston 29 (0)
2008 Barrow 0 (0)
2009–2011 Harrogate Town 48 (4)
Total214(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Peter James (born 15 November 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

Contents

James started his career with Sunderland in 2002. Following loan spells at Hibernian and Darlington, he moved on to Port Vale two years later. James transferred to Darlington permanently in 2006 but was loaned out to York City the following year before signing with Livingston. After a season with Livingston, he joined Barrow without making an appearance. He returned to the game with non-League Harrogate Town in 2009, where he stayed for two years.

Career

James started his career with Sunderland. He was signed by Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on a year-long loan in August 2002. [4] He was forced to return to Sunderland because of a knee injury in April 2003. [5] He joined Darlington on a month-long loan in November 2003, [6] which was later extended for a second month. [7]

He was signed by Martin Foyle's Port Vale on a one-month loan in March 2004. [8] The next month, James was signed by Vale on a two-year permanent contract; as the previous loan deal was agreed before the transfer deadline, the deal could be made permanent. [9] He made 33 appearances for the club in his first full season. In his second season at Vale Park, he made a total of 42 appearances but was released by the club at the end of his contract. [10]

Darlington re-signed James in August 2006. [11] He signed for York City of the Conference National on loan for the rest of the 2006–07 season in March 2007. [12] He was an ever-present in the team's starting line-up. In May 2007, he was released by Darlington and was not offered a contract at York. [13] [14]

He signed for Scottish First Division side Livingston on a one-year contract in August 2007 after a successful trial period with the club. [15] [16] He was released at the end of his contract in May 2008. [17] He signed for Conference Premier team Barrow on a one-month contract in September. [18] He had a trial with former club Darlington in July 2009 but was not offered a contract after failing to impress. [19]

James's next club would be Conference North side Harrogate Town. His debut for Town came on 31 October 2009 against Redditch United. [20] His first goal for the club arrived against Gainsborough Trinity in a 2–0 win on 13 February 2010.

James was released from Harrogate in May 2011 after his contract was not renewed for the new season. [21]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2002–03 [22] Premier League 0000000000
2003–04 [23] First Division 1000100020
Total1000100020
Hibernian (loan) 2002–03 [22] SPL 222201000252
Darlington (loan) 2003–04 [23] Third Division 101000000101
Port Vale 2003–04 [23] Second Division 8000000080
2004–05 [24] League One 30100102 [lower-alpha 1] 0331
2005–06 [25] League One35050101 [lower-alpha 1] 0420
Total731502030831
Darlington 2006–07 [26] League Two 23020202 [lower-alpha 1] 0290
York City (loan) 2006–07 [26] Conference National 8000002 [lower-alpha 2] 0100
Livingston 2007–08 [27] Scottish First Division 290401000340
Barrow 2008–09 Conference Premier0000000000
Harrogate Town 2009–10 Conference North 221000020241
2010–11 [28] Conference North26310001 [lower-alpha 3] 0283
Total484100030524
Career total2148140701002458
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearance/s in the play-offs.
  3. ↑ Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.

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  2. 1 2 "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2005/06". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hibs sign Hungarian international". BBC Sport. 30 August 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  5. ↑ "Early Hibs exit for James". BBC Sport. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  6. ↑ "James joins Quakers". BBC Sport. 13 November 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  7. ↑ "James staying with Quakers". BBC Sport. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  8. ↑ "James joins Vale on loan". BBC Sport. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  9. ↑ "James signs Vale contract". BBC Sport. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  10. ↑ "Port Vale release defender James". BBC Sport. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  11. ↑ "Darlington complete double swoop". BBC Sport. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  12. ↑ "McEwan in triple transfer swoop". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
  13. ↑ "Five set to depart club". Darlington F.C. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "York boss releases eight players". BBC Sport. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  15. ↑ "Livingston add new pair to squad". BBC Sport. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  16. ↑ "Craig James Signing Confirmed". Livingston F.C. 4 August 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  17. ↑ "Livingston release five players". icwestlothian.icnetwork.co.uk. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  18. ↑ "Defender in – striker out at Barrow". Non-League Daily. 6 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  19. ↑ "Quakers want Franks and Waghorn". BBC Sport. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  20. ↑ James makes debut for Town – Harrogate Town Website
  21. ↑ James, Bowey and King released from Harrogate Town – Harrogate Town Website
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Craig James in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 "Games played by Craig James in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Craig James in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Craig James in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Craig James in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Craig James in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  28. ↑ Craig James at Soccerway
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