James Montgomery (footballer, born 1994)

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James Montgomery
Personal information
Full name James Hayden Montgomery [1]
Date of birth (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Guiseley 0 (0)
2015–2017 AFC Telford United 66 (0)
2017–2018 Gateshead 38 (0)
2018–2019 Forest Green Rovers 18 (0)
2019–2020 AFC Fylde 13 (0)
2020–2021 Gateshead 7 (0)
2021 → Southend United (loan) 4 (0)
2021 Chesterfield 6 (0)
2022–2023 Gateshead 14 (0)
2023–2024 Spennymoor Town 26 (0)
2024 → Gateshead (loan) 7 (0)
2024 Gateshead 1 (0)
International career
2017–2018 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hayden Montgomery (born 20 April 1994) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Contents

Early and personal life

Born in Sunderland, [2] his grandfather was a cousin of footballer Jimmy Montgomery. [3]

Career

Montgomery began his career playing youth football for Middlesbrough. [3] He then played in non-league with Guiseley, before attending the Nike Football Academy and signing with AFC Telford United in 2015. [4] While with Telford he also began training with Sunderland (in July 2016), [4] and with the V9 Academy (in November 2016). [5] He moved to Gateshead in January 2017. [6] Montgomery signed a two-year contract with Forest Green Rovers in May 2018. [3] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup. [7] During a match against Mansfield Town in January 2019, Montgomery collided with opposition player Gethin Jones, resulting in a cut lip and lost teeth. Montgomery was substituted by Lewis Ward. [8]

In July 2019, Montgomery joined AFC Fylde on a two-year deal. [9] [10] He was released by the club in August 2020. [11]

He returned to Gateshead in October 2020. [12]

On 2 March 2021, Montgomery joined League Two side Southend United on an emergency seven-day loan following an injury to fellow goalkeeper Alex Bass. [13] On 9 March 2021, the loan was extended for a further seven days. [14]

On 15 April 2021, Montgomery joined National League side Chesterfield on a short-term deal. [15] Montgomery's contract was not extended at the end of the season. [16]

On 17 March 2022, Montgomery returned to former club Gateshead on a short-term contract. This would be his third spell at the National League North club. [17] He played for Gateshead in the 2023 FA Trophy final defeat to FC Halifax Town at Wembley Stadium. [18]

On 12 June 2023, Montgomery signed for National League North club Spennymoor Town [19] having departed Gateshead in search of more regular first-team football as well as allowing him to devote more of his time to his new coaching role at Newcastle United. [20]

He signed with Gateshead for a fourth time in his career on 20 February 2024, joining on an initial one-month loan deal following injury and sickness amongst Gateshead's two other goalkeepers. [21] In March 2024, following his return to his parent club, Montgomery left The Moors by mutual consent. [22] On 30 March, he re-signed for Gateshead, his fifth spell, on a deal until the end of the 2023–24 season. [23]

On 13 July 2024, Montgomery announced his retirement from competitive football. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Telford United 2014–15 [2] Conference Premier 7000—0070
2015–16 [2] National League North 33000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0340
2016–17 [2] National League North26000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0270
Total660000020680
Gateshead 2016–17 [2] National League 12000—00120
2017–18 [2] National League26010—7 [lower-alpha 1] 0340
Total380100070460
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19 [25] League Two 18020203 [lower-alpha 2] 0250
AFC Fylde 2019–20 [2] National League13010—00140
Gateshead 2020–21 [2] National League North7000—0070
Southend United (loan) 2020–21 [26] League Two4000000040
Chesterfield 2020–21 [2] National League7000—0070
Gateshead 2021–22 [2] National League North0000—0000
2022–23 [2] National League14010—6 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
Total140100060210
Spennymoor Town 2023–24 [2] [27] National League North26020—00280
Gateshead (loan)2023–24 [2] National League1000—0010
Career total194070201802210
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Gateshead

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 79. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 James Montgomery at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "James Montgomery: Forest Green sign Gateshead goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 Steve Brown (19 July 2016). "Sunderland AFC: Keeper James Montgomery – a relative of Jim – is training with the Black Cat". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Adam Steel (30 November 2016). "Former Middlesbrough goalkeeper signs for Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy". GazetteLive. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "James Montgomery: Gateshead sign AFC Telford United goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by James Montgomery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Forest Green: James Montgomery loses teeth in collision with Mansfield player's boot". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Goalkeeper Montgomery joins AFC Fylde". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "WELCOME JAMES – Craigen & Montgomery Join Coasters". AFC Fylde. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "AFC Fylde sign winger Junior Mondal and release keeper James Montgomery". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "StackPath". www.gateshead-fc.com.
  13. ↑ "James Montgomery signs on emergency loan". Southend United FC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Montgomery's loan extended". Southend United FC. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Keeper signs for Spireites". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 15 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Retained list announced". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 14 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Montgomery signs short-term deal". Gateshead FC. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. 1 2 De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "James Montgomery Signs For Moors". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "James Montgomery departs the club". gateshead-fc.com. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "James Montgomery Returns to Gateshead". gateshead-fc.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  22. ↑ "James Montgomery Makes Moors Departure". Spennymoor Town FC. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "James Montgomery Joins Gateshead For A Fifth Time". gateshead-fc.com. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  24. ↑ https://twitter.com/JMontgomery94/status/1812225971275067745
  25. ↑ "Games played by James Montgomery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by James Montgomery in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  27. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Report: Marine 2 2 Moors". Spennymoor Town FC. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "Report: Marine 2 1 Moors". Spennymoor Town FC. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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