Lutel James

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Lutel James
Personal information
Full name Lutel Kieron James
Date of birth (1972-06-02) 2 June 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Goole (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Selby Town
1991–1993 Yorkshire Amateurs
1993 Scarborough 6 (0)
1993–1996 Guiseley
1996–1998 Hyde United 85 (29)
1998–2001 Bury 68 (4)
2001–2005 Accrington Stanley 142 (73)
2004 → Droylsden (loan) 2 (1)
2005–2006 Altrincham 3 (0)
2005 → Garforth Town (loan)
2006 Bradford Park Avenue 9 (4)
International career‡
2000 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020– Goole
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:30, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:50, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Lutel Malik James (born 2 June 1972) is a former professional footballer, who played as a striker in the English Football League with Scarborough and Bury, and who represented Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally.

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Playing career

After playing for Hyde United, James signed for Bury in October 1998 on a £200-per-week deal. [1] He was released by Bury in the summer of 2001. Despite praise from manager Andy Preece, the club was suffering from financial difficulties and was unable to offer James a new deal. [2]

James signed for Acrrington Stanley ahead of the 2001/02 season. He scored 20 goals in his first season with the club and helped them earn promotion to the Conference. He was involved in an FA Cup win over Huddersfield Town. [3] In October 2004, James spoke of his desire to leave Accrington after a lack of playing time and requested a transfer. [4] [5] After a three-month loan spell with Droylsden, he signed for Altrincham on a non-contract deal. He spent a short period on loan with Garforth Town before making his Altrincham debut against Southport. He was released by the club in November 2005 after making four total appearances. [6]

Managerial career

James coached at Farsley Celtic academy. [7]

In June 2020 he was appointed joint manager of Goole alongside Les Nelson. [8]

International career

James represented St Kitts and Nevis internationally in World Cup qualifiers in April 2000. [9] In 2004, he declined a call up to the national team to focus on playing for his club side. [10]

Personal life

After finishing his playing career, James worked as CEO of a Leeds-based youth club, Chapeltown Youth Development Centre. [11]

As of 2022, James was a director at Yorkshire Amateur. [12]

He featured in the BBC2 documentary “Chapeltown Law” broadcast in January 2002 defending a “threatening behaviour” charge.

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References

  1. ↑ "Lutel James signed for Bury - Herald Express". Herald Express. 28 October 1998. p. 40.
  2. ↑ "Unhappy James faces 'nightmare'". 15 June 2001.
  3. ↑ "Straight back to business - James". 11 November 2003.
  4. ↑ "Frustrated striker wants away from Stanley". 26 October 2004.
  5. ↑ "Hitman in quit shock". 5 February 2004.
  6. ↑ http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/depart05.htm
  7. ↑ "Lutel James - Farsley Celtic FC Farsley Celtic Under 23s".
  8. ↑ Les Nelson wants to awaken "sleeping giant" Goole Non-League Yorkshire, 15 June 2020
  9. ↑ "Lutel James 2002 Match Logs". FBRef. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Club first for Lutel". September 2004.
  11. ↑ "Youth centre CEO warns gang links 'growing across Leeds' as it puts young people at heart of solutions". 15 May 2021.
  12. ↑ http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/yorkshireamateur/news/


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