Jimmy Corbett

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Jimmy Corbett
Personal information
Full name James John Corbett
Date of birth (1980-07-06) 6 July 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Hackney, London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Gillingham 17 (2)
1998–2003 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2000 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)
2003 → Darlington (loan) 10 (2)
2003–2005 Southend United 23 (2)
2005 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) ? (?)
2005 Margate 1 (0)
2005–2006 Welling United ? (?)
2006–2008 Folkestone Invicta ? (?)
2009 Faversham Town ? (?)
2010–2011 Herne Bay ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

James John Corbett (born 6 July 1980) is an English retired footballer. He played in the Football League for Gillingham, Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth, Darlington and Southend United before dropping into non-League football.

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Career

A midfielder, Corbett first became recognised while playing at Gillingham. He was playing in the first team at the age of 17 [1] and his performances attracted attention from Premier League teams, leading to him joining Blackburn Rovers in 1998, for a fee of £525,000, potentially rising to £1m depending on appearances. [2] [3] After joining Blackburn, he was unable to find the form that had attracted so many Premier League teams to him, due to extensive injury problems, including two broken ankles. [1] Without playing a single game for Blackburn in the league, he was sent out on loan to Portsmouth, [3] and then to Darlington.

After being released by Blackburn at the end of the 2003 season he joined Southend United, where he played a minor part in their team until 2005 when he was released again. He had a trial for Welling United, but a permanent move never materialised. He later joined Folkestone Invicta in 2006 before leaving by mutual consent in December 2008. [4]

He signed for Kent League side Faversham Town ahead of the 2009–10 season. [5] Corbett was forced to retire in December 2011, aged 31, after persistent injury problems. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 94. ISBN   0-7524-2243-X.
  2. ↑ Leach, Conrad (9 August 1998). "The Michael Owen factor: Six young Premiership stars poised to make the big breakthrough this season" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 Davison, Matt (24 September 2007). "Past Masters | Jim Corbett". Gillingham FC Official Website. Gillingham F.C. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Corbett leaves Invicta". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Luchford looking for fast start to Town's season". yourswale.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "Injury hampers Corbett". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
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