James Husband (footballer)

For the footballer born 1947, see Jimmy Husband.

James Husband

Personal information
Full name	James Andrew Husband [1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Blackpool
Number	3
Youth career
2010–2011	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Doncaster Rovers	64	(4)
2014–2017	Middlesbrough	3	(0)
2015	→ Fulham (loan)	17	(0)
2016	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	11	(0)
2017–2020	Norwich City	19	(0)
2018–2019	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	33	(1)
2019–2020	→ Blackpool (loan)	22	(0)
2020–	Blackpool	137	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:46, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

James Andrew Husband (born 3 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for EFL League One club Blackpool. He has previously played for Doncaster Rovers, Middlesbrough, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City and Fleetwood Town.

Career

Doncaster Rovers

Husband was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He attended Wigton Moor Primary School and Boston Spa School. After coming through the Leeds United academy, he moved to Doncaster Rovers and signed a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2010.^{[ citation needed ]} He signed his first professional contract in November 2011, on a 2+1⁄2-year deal after reported interest from Premier League clubs. ^[3] He made his first-team debut on 17 April 2012 in a goalless draw with Middlesbrough, coming on as a second-half substitute for Shelton Martis. ^[4] He made his first start four days later, as Doncaster beat Coventry City 2–0. ^[5] Husband was named man of the match in Rovers' League Cup round two win over Hull City.^{[ citation needed ]}

Husband's first goals for Rovers came when he was temporarily moved to play in left midfield. The first was at Crawley Town on 18 February, ^[6] followed by a second, eight days later, at Shrewsbury Town. ^[7] At the end of the season, Rovers were promoted to the Championship.

Husband scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season on 16 August, when his overhit cross went over the head of Blackburn Rovers's goalkeeper to complete a 2–0 victory. ^[8] Doncaster were relegated back to League One at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough

On 26 July 2014 it was announced that James Husband would join Championship side Middlesbrough in a swap deal for Curtis Main. Husband scored his first goal for the U21s in a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United's U21s in December 2014.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 25 March 2015, Husband joined Fulham on loan until the end of the season as part of a deal that saw Fernando Amorebieta move the other way, also on loan. ^[9] He re-joined Fulham, again on loan, for a month the following season in a similar deal to the previous one, with Amorebieta joining Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2015–16 season. ^[10]

Husband joined Huddersfield Town on an emergency loan on 8 January 2016. He made his début as a substitute in the 2–2 draw against Reading in the FA Cup third-round match at the John Smith's Stadium the following day. He made his league début the following week in the 1–1 draw against Fulham. He played twelve games for the Terriers before his spell ended on 9 April 2016.

Norwich City

On 11 July 2017, Husband joined Norwich City, on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. ^[11] He made his debut in the opening game of the season on 5 August, a 1–1 draw against Fulham. ^[12] He was a regular for Norwich in the first half of the season, playing in fifteen league games and three EFL Cup games. However, after a 0–0 draw against next-to-bottom Burton Albion in December, ^[13] Husband was dropped from the side, with Jamal Lewis replacing him as Norwich's first-choice left-back. Husband made three appearances in the second half of the season. The last of these was a 1–1 draw against Sunderland, where he was replaced by Lewis at half-time with the score 0-0. ^[14]

At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, with Lewis injured, Husband returned to the side for the opening game, a 2–2 draw with Birmingham City; ^[15] however, he was immediately dropped again, with the normally right-sided Ivo Pinto being played at left-back for the next game until Lewis could resume his place. This was Husband's only Norwich appearance of the season.

On 20 August 2018, Husband joined League One side Fleetwood Town on loan until January. ^[16]

Blackpool

On 26 July 2019, Husband joined League One side Blackpool on a season-long loan deal. ^[17] He was given a straight red card in his second appearance for the Tangerines, in a 3–1 win at Southend United. ^[18] The loan deal was made permanent on 25 January 2020, Husband signing an 18-month contract with an option for a further 12 months. ^[19]

Neil Critchley made Husband the club captain for the 2024–25 season, replacing Oliver Norburn. ^[20]

On 20 January 2025, Husband made his 200th appearance for Blackpool. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 May 2021

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
Doncaster Rovers	2011–12 [22]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2012–13 [23]	League One	33	3	2	0	3	0	2 [a]	0	40	3
	2013–14 [24]	Championship	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	28	1
	Total		64	4	2	0	5	0	2	0	73	4
Middlesbrough	2014–15 [25]	Championship	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	2015–16 [26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2016–17 [27]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	8	0
Fulham (loan)	2014–15 [25]	Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2015–16 [26]	Championship	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
Huddersfield Town (loan)	2015–16 [26]	Championship	11	0	1	0	0	0	—		12	0
Norwich City	2017–18 [28]	Championship	18	0	0	0	3	0	—		21	0
	2018–19 [29]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2018–19 [29]	League One	33	1	2	0	0	0	—		35	1
	Total		33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	1
Blackpool (loan)	2019–20 [30]	League One	22	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Blackpool	2019–20 [30]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2020–21 [31]	League One	27	0	3	0	1	0	5 [b]	0	36	0
	2021–22 [32]	Championship	31	1	1	0	1	0	-		33	1
	2022–23 [33]	Championship	29	0	2	0	1	0	-		32	0
	Total		115	1	10	0	3	0	5	0	133	1
Career total			235	6	15	0	14	0	7	0	271	6

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

• Football League One: 2012–13 ^[34]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 465. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. "Husband signs pro contract". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011.
4. "Husband makes quick impression on Saunders". The Yorkshire Post. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
5. "Coventry City 0 Doncaster Rovers 2". Doncaster Free Press. 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
6. "Crawley Town 1–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
7. "Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
8. "Championship: Doncaster ease past Blackburn 2-0 as Theo Robinson and James Husband strike". Sky Sports. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
9. "Middlesbrough sign Amorebieta as Husband joins Fulham". BBC Sport. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
10. "Husband Joins on Loan". Fulham FC. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
11. "Left-back James Husband Joins The Canaries". Norwich City F.C. 11 July 2017.
12. "Fulham 1-1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017.
13. "Burton Albion 0-0 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 30 December 2017.
14. "Sunderland 1-1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 10 April 2018.
15. "Birmingham City 2-2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018.
16. "James Husband: Fleetwood Town sign Norwich City left-back on loan until January". BBC Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
17. "James Husband: Blackpool sign Norwich City defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
18. Southend United 1–3 Blackpool – BBC Sport, 10 August 2019
19. Husband Agrees Permanent Blackpool Move – Blackpool FC, 25 January 2020
20. FC, Blackpool (8 August 2024). "Critchley: We're Ready To Get Going". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
21. "Blackpool figure outlines mindset after hitting milestone as he notes Bruce influence". Blackpool Gazette. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
22. "Games played by James Husband in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
23. "Games played by James Husband in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
24. "Games played by James Husband in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
25. "Games played by James Husband in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
26. "Games played by James Husband in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
27. "Games played by James Husband in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
28. "Games played by James Husband in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
29. "Games played by James Husband in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
30. "Games played by James Husband in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
31. "Games played by James Husband in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
32. "Games played by James Husband in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
33. "Games played by James Husband in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
34. Anderson, John, ed. (2013). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 162–163. ISBN   978-0-7553-6413-8.

External links

• James Husband at Soccerbase