James Dadge

James Dadge

Personal information
Full name	James Michael Dadge [1]
Date of birth	(2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth	Northampton, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Spalding United (on loan from Northampton Town)
Youth career
0000–2023	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Northampton Town	1	(0)
2023	→ St Ives Town (loan)	16	(0)
2023	→ Harborough Town (loan)	3	(0)
2024	→ St Ives Town (loan)	4	(0)
2024	→ Banbury United (loan)	7	(0)
2024	→ Harborough Town (loan)	3	(0)
2025–	→ Spalding United (loan)	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:02, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

James Michael Dadge (born 18 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spalding United, on loan from EFL League One club Northampton Town.

Career

A product of the Northampton Town academy, Dadge spent time on loan with St Ives Town, Harborough Town and Banbury United across the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. ^{[3] [4]}

On 3 May 2025, the final day of the 2024–25 season, Dadge made his senior debut for the Cobblers, appearing as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with Wigan Athletic. ^[5] Having previously appeared on the bench for the first-team on over fifty occasions, he spoke of the 'amazing feeling' to finally make his debut, manager Kevin Nolan challenging the youngster to push to become first-choice for the following season. ^{[6] [7]}

In August 2025, Dadge joined Southern League Premier Division South club Spalding United on loan. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

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
Northampton Town	2022–23	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25 [9]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
St Ives Town (loan)	2022–23 [10]	Southern League Premier Division Central	16	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	17	0
Harborough Town (loan)	2023–24 [11]	NPL Division One Midlands	3	0	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	5	0
St Ives Town (loan)	2023–24 [10]	Southern League Premier Division Central	4	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	5	0
Banbury United (loan)	2023–24 [2]	National League North	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Harborough Town (loan)	2024–25 [10]	Southern League Premier Division Central	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Career total			34	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	38	0

1. Appearance(s) in Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
2. James Dadge at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
3. Casey, Jeremy (12 October 2023). "Bees strengthen squad with the signing of Cobblers goalkeeper James Dadge". Harborough Mail. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
4. Casey, Jeremy (8 January 2024). "Round-up: Cobblers teenager Dadge delivers a clean sheet on his St Ives return". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
5. "Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
6. Heneghan, James (8 May 2025). "Dadge will 'push' for regular first-team place after cherishing 'amazing feeling' on debut". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
7. Heneghan, James (5 May 2025). "Nolan challenges James Dadge to push for the number one spot next season". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
8. "YOUNG PLAYERS MAKE YOUTH LOAN MOVES". www.ntfc.co.uk. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
9. "Games played by James Dadge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
10. "James Dadge | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
11. "Harborough Town – Appearances – James Dadge – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2025.