James Comley

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James Comley
Personal information
Full name James Richard Comley [1]
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Holloway, London, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hayes & Yeading United
Youth career
?–2009 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Crystal Palace 4 (0)
2012 Canvey Island 8 (0)
2012 St Albans City 6 (0)
2012 Kettering Town 0 (0)
2012–2016 St Albans City 114 (12)
2016 → Maidenhead United (loan) 16 (0)
2016–2021 Maidenhead United 161 (2)
2021 Walton Casuals 7 (2)
2021–2022 Boreham Wood 18 (0)
2022–2023 Dulwich Hamlet 11 (0)
2023–2024 Hampton & Richmond Borough 5 (0)
2024– Hayes & Yeading United 17 (0)
International career‡
2014 England C 1 (0)
2015– Montserrat 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:01, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

James Richard Comley (born 24 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hayes & Yeading United and the Montserrat national team.

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Club career

Comley came through the youth system at Crystal Palace and made his English Football League debut on 17 March 2009 as a substitute against Barnsley. He made three further appearances in the league in the 2008–09 season, and played twice in the FA Cup the following season, before being released in June 2010.

Comley was without a club in the 2010–11 season due to injury, and trained with Tottenham Hotspur in the first half of the 2011–12 season before joining Canvey Island in January 2012. [2]

He then joined St Albans City for the remainder of the season. For 2012–13, he joined Kettering Town, but made no appearances due to injury and rejoined St Albans in December 2012. [3]

Comley joined Maidenhead United on loan in February 2016. The loan was made permanent at the end of the season. [4] Comley left the Magpies at the end of the 2020–21 season after 196 appearances since first joining the club. [5]

Comley joined Walton Casuals in October 2021. [6] He joined Boreham Wood the following month. [7] Comley was released in June 2022. [8]

On 29 June 2022, Comley joined National League South club Dulwich Hamlet following his release from Boreham Wood. [9]

On 4 March 2023, he signed for Hampton & Richmond Borough. [10]

In December 2024, Comley joined Isthmian League South Central Division side Hayes & Yeading United. [11]

International career

Comley played for the England C team in October 2014 against a Turkey U23 side. [12]

In March 2015, Comley was called up by Montserrat for 2018 World Cup qualifying, playing in both legs of a 3–4 aggregate defeat to Curaçao. [13]

Personal life

Comley's younger brother Brandon is also a footballer. [14] He is also a Montserrat international and the brothers played together for the first time against El Salvador in September 2018. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2008–09 [16] Championship 400000—40
2009–10 [17] 002000—20
Crystal Palace total4020000060
Canvey Island 2011–12 [18] Isthmian League Premier Division8000—1090
St Albans City 2011–12 [18] SFL Premier Division6000—0060
Kettering Town 2012–13 [18] SFL Premier Division0000—0000
St Albans City 2012–13 [18] SFL Premier Division21300—1 [a] 0223
2013–14 [18] SFL Premier Division39650—11 [b] 2558
2014–15 [18] Conference South 30330—6 [c] 0393
2015–16 [18] National League South 24040—2 [d] 1301
St Albans total114121200020314615
Maidenhead United (loan) 2015–16 [19] National League South160——00160
Maidenhead United 2016–17 [18] National League South37010—1 [e] 0380
2017–18 [19] National League 32120—4 [f] 0371
2018–19 [19] National League38030—1 [g] 0420
2019–20 [19] National League26030—4 [h] 0330
2020–21 [19] National League28100—00281
Maidenhead total177290001001962
Walton Casuals 2021–22 [20] SFL Premier Division South7200—3 [i] 0102
Boreham Wood 2021–22 [21] National League18030—00210
Dulwich Hamlet 2022–23 [22] National League South11000—3 [j] 0140
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2022–23 National League South0000—0000
Career total345162600037340819
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Hertfordshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Herts Charity Cup; five appearances and a goal in the FA Trophy; three appearances in the Hertfordshire Senior Cup; two appearances and a goal in the SFL Premier Division play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Herts Charity Cup, two in the FA Trophy and three in the Hertfordshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy; one appearance and a goal in the Hertfordshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy; one appearance in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  7. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy
  8. ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy; one appearance in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  9. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in the Southern League Cup
  10. ↑ Appearance(s) in London Senior Cup

International

As of match played 20 November 2023 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Montserrat 201520
201830
201951
202150
202230
202340
Total221

International goals

Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first. [23]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2019 Blakes Estate Stadium, Look Out, Montserrat Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
1–1
2–1
 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "Comley, James – Canvey Island FC – The Official Website – The Pride of Essex Football – Members of The Ryman Football League". canveyislandfc.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "James Comley" . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cox and Comley are Maidenhead United FC's first signings of the summer". 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ↑ @MUFCYorkRoad (16 June 2021). "This evening we can confirm that @theonecoms has left the club. We would like to thank James for his service over…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Experienced Comley Joins Casuals" . Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ↑ COMLEY ARRIVES AT THE WOOD
  8. ↑ "WOOD CONFIRM RETAINED LIST". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Comley Comes In From The Wood". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. ↑ https://www.hrbfc.co.uk/news/comleys-a-beaver-2764801.html%5B%5D [ bare URL ]
  11. ↑ @HYUFC_Official (18 December 2024). "We're thrilled to welcome experienced midfielder James Comley to Hayes & Yeading! James has been training with us recently and now officially joins the squad after spells with Hampton & Richmond Borough, Maidenhead, St Albans, and Boreham Wood. A Montserrat international, he brings great quality to the team. Welcome to the SKYex, James!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 December 2024– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Badcock, Matthew (14 October 2014). "England's Challenge Trophy Hopes End in Turkey". thefa.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "James Comley". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Loan man Comley would 'tackle your granny' - Curle". News & Star. Carlisle. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Game Detail". Concacaf Nations League. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by James Comley in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by James Comley in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "MOSES EMMANUEL". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 James Comley at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Google".
  21. ↑ "Games played by James Comley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "James Comley - Dulwich Hamlet FC Men First XI".
  23. 1 2 "Comley, James". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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