James Berrett

James Pecker Berrett (born 13 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grantham Town. He played for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 team.

James Berrett

Berrett playing for York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name	James Trevor Berrett[1]
Date of birth	(1989-01-13) 13 January 1989[2]
Place of birth	Halifax, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Grantham Town
Youth career
0000–2007	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Huddersfield Town	35	(2)
2010–2014	Carlisle United	170	(23)
2014–2015	Yeovil Town	28	(1)
2015–2016	York City	36	(4)
2016–2018	Grimsby Town	51	(3)
2018–2019	Halifax Town	26	(0)
2019–	Grantham Town	0	(0)
National team
2007	Republic of Ireland U18	3	(0)
2007–2008	Republic of Ireland U19	5	(0)
2008	Republic of Ireland U21	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:19, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Berrett was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.[3] He is a product of the Huddersfield Town academy, and made his first-team debut at Boundary Park when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute in the 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic in April 2007. He signed a professional contract with Huddersfield on 5 July 2007.[2]

Berrett made his full debut in Huddersfield's third round FA Cup win over Premier League team Birmingham City on 5 January 2008. The following week he made his first full league debut in Huddersfield's 3–1 defeat at home to Gillingham.

His first goal for Hudersifled came in the 3–2 win against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on 22 March 2008.

On 13 May 2008, he signed a new two-year deal at the Galpharm Stadium. On 6 August 2008, he scored to give Huddersfield the lead in their centenary match against Arsenal at the Galpharm Stadium, in which they lost 2–1.

Following Stan Ternent's departure as Huddersfield manager, caretaker boss Gerry Murphy deployed Berrett in a sweeper role as part of a back five. Then, following Lee Clark's decision to revert to the 4–4–2 formation, Berrett found himself out of the team again, but following an illness to Anthony Pilkington, just before the match against Crewe Alexandra in February 2009, he got back in the starting line-up and scored a goal, but Huddersfield lost the match 3–1.

He signed a contract extension which would keep him at the club until 2012.

Berrett made nine appearances only stating two with seven coming off the bench in the 2009–10 season. He made his first appearances of the season coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Lee Peltier in Huddersfield's League Cup second round tie away at Newcastle United. His first start of the season came in Huddersfield's 1–0 away defeat at Colchester United on 3 October 2009. His first home appearance did not come until 12 December 2009, when he came on as a 90th-minute substitute in Huddersfield's 2–1 home win over Gillingham.

Carlisle United

After being put on the transfer list by manager Lee Clark, Berrett left Huddersfield to sign for fellow League One club Carlisle United on a free transfer on 6 July 2010.[4] On 11 June it was confirmed that Berrett would sign a new two-year deal with Carlisle.

Yeovil Town

On 3 July 2014, Berrett signed for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract after he failed to agree a new contract at Carlisle.[5] After an injury-plagued start to the season Berrett made 32 appearances for Yeovil scoring once, the winner against Swindon Town in April 2015.[6] At the end of the season, following Yeovil's relegation into League Two, Berrett was one of four players offered a contract termination by new manager Paul Sturrock.[7]

York City

Berrett playing for York City in 2015

Berrett signed for League Two club York City on 23 June 2015 on a two-year contract after agreeing to terminate his deal with Yeovil.[8]

Grimsby Town

Barrett signed for League Two club Grimsby Town on 30 June 2016 on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9] He was released by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season.[10]

FC Halifax Town

On 25 August 2018, Berrett joined National League side FC Halifax Town.[11]

Grantham Town

On 27 June 2019, Berrett signed with Grantham Town.[12]

International career

On 7 February 2007, Berrett made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national under-18 team when starting their 0–0 home draw in a friendly with the Netherlands.[13] He started their first two matches of the Four-Nations Tournament in Portugal,[13] but was dropped for the final match, which the Republic of Ireland won to win the tournament.[14] Berrett finished his under-18 career with three cap, all earned in 2007.[13] Berrett debuted for the under-19 team in their 2–1 home win over Chile in a friendly on 7 August 2007.[15] He earned five caps for the under-19s, from 2007 to 2008.[15]

He was called up to the under-21 team for the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia, and made his debut with a start in a 3–1 win over Malaysia on 15 May 2008.[16] Berrett was dropped for their second group match,[16] before starting the draw in their final group match, which saw them knocked out of the tournament.[17] He was capped five times by the under-21s, with all these appearances coming in 2008.[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2017–18 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2006–07[18]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007–08[19]	League One	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2008–09[20]	League One	9	1	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	1
	2009–10[21]	League One	9	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
	Total		35	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	41	2
Carlisle United	2010–11[22]	League One	46	10	3	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	56	10
	2011–12[23]	League One	42	9	2	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	47	10
	2012–13[24]	League One	42	2	1	1	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	47	3
	2013–14[25]	League One	40	2	4	1	2	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	4
	Total		170	23	10	3	8	1	10	0	198	27
Yeovil Town	2014–15[26]	League One	28	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	32	1
York City	2015–16[27]	League Two	36	4	0	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	5
Grimsby Town	2016–17[28]	League Two	19	2	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	23	2
	2017–18[29]	League Two	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	1
	Total		51	3	2	0	2	0	2	0	57	3
Career total			320	33	18	3	14	2	16	0	368	38

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Carlisle United

• Football League Trophy: 2010–11[22]

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
3. "James Berrett". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "Carlisle sign midfielder Berrett". 6 July 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
5. "James Berrett: Carlisle midfielder signs for Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
6. "Swindon Town 0–1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
7. "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
8. "York City sign Scott Flinders and James Berrett". BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
9. "Grimsby Town: James Berrett and Tom Bolarinwa join League Two club". BBC Sport. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
10. "James McKeown: Grimsby Town offer new deal to goalkeeper and release 11". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
11. https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/football/fc-halifax-town/fc-halifax-town-midfielder-berrett-joins-shaymen-1-9319775/amp
12. FC Halifax Town: Former Shay midfielder joins Grantham, halifaxcourier.co.uk, 27 June 2019
13. "James Berrett". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
14. Brown, Joe (5 March 2007). "Berrett-Irelands gain Englands loss". Vital Huddersfield. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
15. "James Berrett". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
16. "James Berrett". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
17. "Iraq 0–0 Under 21". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
18. "Games played by James Berrett in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
19. "Games played by James Berrett in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
20. "Games played by James Berrett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
21. "Games played by James Berrett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
22. "Games played by James Berrett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
23. "Games played by James Berrett in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
24. "Games played by James Berrett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
25. "Games played by James Berrett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
26. "Games played by James Berrett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
27. "Games played by James Berrett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
28. "Games played by James Berrett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
29. "Games played by James Berrett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

External links

• James Berrett at Soccerbase