Jim Carstairs

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Jim Carstairs
Personal information
Full name James Wood Carstairs [1]
Date of birth (1971-01-29) 29 January 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth St Andrews, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
0000–1987 West Ham United
1987–1989 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 Arsenal 0 (0)
1991 → Brentford (loan) 8 (0)
1991 → Cambridge United (loan) 0 (0)
1991–1992 → Stockport County (loan) 6 (0)
1992–1994 Stockport County 28 (1)
1994–1998 Enfield
1999 St Albans City 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wood Carstairs (born 29 January 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Brentford as a left back.

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Career

Arsenal

Growing up in Chigwell, Carstairs began his career as a schoolboy at West Ham United and then served an apprenticeship at First Division club Arsenal. [2] [3] During the 1987–88 season, he was a part of the youth team which defeated Doncaster Rovers over two legs to win the FA Youth Cup. [3] Despite signing a two-year professional contract, [3] Carstairs failed to force his way into the first team picture. [4]

Carstairs joined Third Division club Brentford on a one-month loan in February 1991, [5] in an attempt to fill the club's problematic left back position. [2] His loan was extended for a second month and he made 11 appearances before returning to Highbury after his loan expired in April. [2] [5] Carstairs joined Second Division club Cambridge United on loan in July 1991, but failed to make a league appearance. [1] Following another loan during the first half of the 1991–92 season, [3] Carstairs departed Arsenal on a permanent transfer. [4]

Stockport County

Carstairs moved to Third Division club Stockport County on loan in November 1991. [6] After seven appearances, he signed a permanent contract and made a total of 24 appearances during the 1991–92 season, [3] [6] though Stockport were denied promotion to the second-tier after defeat to Peterborough United in the 1992 Third Division play-off final. [7] Carstairs made 23 appearances during the 1992–93 season and scored two goals. [6] He largely failed to figure during the 1993–94 season, making just one Football League Trophy appearance. [6] Carstairs departed the club during the season, having made 48 appearances and scored two goals during his time at Edgeley Park. [6]

Enfield

After his departure from Stockport County, Carstairs returned to North London to drop into non-League football and sign for Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield in 1994. [4] He had four successful years with the club, winning the division title in his first season and finishing runner-up in 1995–96 and 1996–97. [8] He departed the club at the end of the 1997–98 season. [3]

St Albans City

Carstairs had a short spell at Isthmian League Premier Division club St Albans City towards the end of the 1998–99 season and made 11 appearances. [9]

Personal life

As of 1998, Carstairs was working as a sports development officer. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford (loan) 1990–91 [10] Third Division 80—30—110
Stockport County 1991–92 [6] Third Division200——4 [lower-alpha 1] 0240
1992–93 [6] Second Division 14110315 [lower-alpha 1] 0232
1993–94 [6] Second Division0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total3411031100482
St Albans City 1998–99 [11] Isthmian League Premier Division80——3 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
Career total5011061130702
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Enfield

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 35. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tavener, David. "In conversation with Jimmy Carstairs". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jimmy Carstairs". The Highbury Inn. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 44–45. ISBN   9781906796723.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Watts, Ian. "Jim Carstairs County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Stockport County F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  8. 1 2 Enfield F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  9. ↑ "Jimmy Carstairs". St Albans City F.C. Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 477.
  11. ↑ "Season 1998–99 appearances". St Albans City F.C. Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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