James Norris (footballer)

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James Norris
FC Salzburg U19 gegen Liverpool FC U19(UEFA Youth League 10.Dezember 2019) 31 (cropped).jpg
Norris in 2019
Personal information
Full name James Barry Norris [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England [3]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Shelbourne (on loan from Liverpool)
Number 18
Youth career
Tranmere Rovers
Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Liverpool 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 16 (0)
2025– → Shelbourne (loan) 30 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U16 11 (0)
2019 England U17 6 (0)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:51, 16 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:32, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

James Barry Norris (born 4 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. [4]

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Club career

Liverpool

Norris made his professional debut for Liverpool whilst still a scholar on 17 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. [4]

Tranmere Rovers loan

Norris joined Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan on 1 September 2023. [5] He made his debut on 5 September, in an EFL Trophy fixture against Fleetwood Town, being substituted after only 42 minutes. [6]

Shelbourne loan

On 17 February 2025, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne on loan until the end of their season in November. [7]

International career

In September 2019, Norris started for the England under-17 team as they defeated hosts Poland to win the Syrenka Cup. [8]

On 29 March 2021, Norris made his debut for England U18s during a 2–0 win away to Wales at the Leckwith Stadium. [9]

On 6 September 2021, Norris made his debut for the England U19s during a 1–1 draw with Germany in Bad Dürrheim. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019–20 —1 [c] 010
2021–22 —1 [c] 010
2022–23 —2 [c] 020
2024–25 —3 [c] 131
Total–7171
Liverpool 2019–20 Premier League 000010000010
2020–21 000000000000
2021–22 00100000—10
2022–23 000000000000
2023–24 00——00—00
2024–25 00000000—00
2025–26 00000000—00
Total001010000020
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2023–24 EFL League Two 16010——3 [c] 0200
Shelbourne (loan) 2025 LOI Premier Division 30020—9 [d] 0—410
Career total460401090101701
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Liverpool Academy

References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "James Norris". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "James Norris". Liverpool . Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 James Norris at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "James Norris seals loan switch to Tranmere Rovers". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Manager facing sack calls as Liverpool loanee subbed 42 minutes into debut". This is Anfield. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Shelbourne sign Liverpool defender Norris on loan". 17 February 2025 – via www.rte.ie.
  8. ↑ "Young Lions lift the Syrenka Cup with a penalty shootout win over hosts Poland". The Football Association. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "TWO SECOND-HALF GOALS SEAL WIN FOR ENGLAND MEN'S UNDER-18S OVER WALES IN CARDIFF". TheFA.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "England MU19s come from behind to draw in Germany". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "LFC U23s beat Burnley to lift Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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