| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward George Martin James [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 2004 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bath City (on loan from Exeter City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Exeter City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Exeter City | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Saltash United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Weymouth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Bath City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 21 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Edward George Martin James is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bath City on loan from EFL League One club Exeter City.
James made his senior debut for Exeter City on 4 October 2022, in a 2–1 win over Southampton U21 at St James Park in the group stages of the EFL Trophy. [3] [4] James appeared in his inaugural EFL fixture on the 15 October 2022 as a substitute in a 2–4 defeat to Oxford United. On 30 October 2022, he joined National League South side Weymouth on a work experience loan until December 2022. [5] He subsequently joined Tiverton Town in January 2023 on a further work experience loan. [6]
In July 2023, James signed for newly promoted National Super League club Weston-super-Mare on a season-long loan deal alongside Exeter teammate Harry Lee. [7]
In February 2025, James joined National League South side Bath City on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2022–23 [9] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Saltash United (loan) | 2022–23 [12] | Western League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Weymouth (loan) | 2022–23 [13] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tiverton Town (loan) | 2022–23 [14] | Southern League Premier Division South | 21 | 2 | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2023–24 [13] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Dorchester Town (loan) | 2023–24 [14] | Southern League Premier Division South | 26 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2024–25 [13] | National League | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||