Lloyd James (footballer)
Lloyd Stuart Roger James (born 16 February 1988) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Bath City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lloyd Stuart Roger James[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 February 1988||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bath City | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2010 | Southampton | 71 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Colchester United | 51 | (1) |
2012 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Leyton Orient | 108 | (8) |
2016–2018 | Exeter City | 83 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Forest Green Rovers | 35 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Torquay United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Bath City | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Wales U19 | 11 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Wales U21 | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:07, 7 May 2019 (CEST) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 12 June 2016 (UTC) |
Club career
Southampton
He attended Ashton Park School in the Ashton Gate area of Bristol. He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.
He made his debut for the Wales under-21 team against Cyprus U21s on 15 November 2005.
He was called into the first team squad for the FA Cup tie at Torquay United on 6 January 2007. On 9 August 2008, James started in Southampton's match against Cardiff City.
He scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory over Exeter City on Boxing Day, 2009.[3] He scored his second goal with a 20-yard volley in a 1–1 draw with Brentford. On 15 May 2010, James was named in a list of 13 players to be released from Southampton before the start of the 2010–11 season.[4][5]
Colchester United
Colchester United manager John Ward then offered him a trial for at least two weeks. James played in three games impressing enough to be offered a contract.[6] The two-year deal was finalised on 22 July.[7] He scored his first goals for Colchester when he scored twice in an FA Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 12 November 2011.[8] His first league goal came in a 4–1 win over Bury on 10 December 2011.[9] On 26 June 2012, James rejected the offer of a new contract with Colchester United and he left the club on 1 July upon the expiry of his current contract.[10]
Crawley Town
On 2 March 2012, he joined League Two promotion hopefuls Crawley Town on loan. In April 2012, due to illness and not being able to hold down a regular first team place at Crawley Town, James returned to Colchester United for the remaining few games of 2011–12.
Leyton Orient
After a short trial, James signed for League One club Leyton Orient on a two-year contract. He went on to make 138 appearances and score 11 goals for the O's over four seasons at Brisbane Road.
James was released by Leyton Orient at the end of the 2015–16 season.[11]
Exeter City
On 25 May 2016 James signed with League Two club Exeter City.[12]
Forest Green Rovers
On 4 July 2018 he signed for League Two side Forest Green Rovers from Exeter for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract.[13]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2017-18 season
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Southampton | 2007–08 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008–09[14] | EFL Championship | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
2009–10[15] | EFL League One | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 2 | ||
Colchester United | 2010–11[16] | EFL League One | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2011–12[17] | EFL League One | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
Crawley Town (loan) | 2011–12[17] | EFL League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Leyton Orient | 2012–13[18] | EFL League One | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
2013–14[19] | EFL League One | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 39 | 5 | |
2014–15[20] | EFL League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
2015–16[21] | EFL League Two | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 29 | 5 | |
Total | 108 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 138 | 11 | ||
Exeter City | 2016–17[22] | EFL League Two | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 49 | 1 |
2017–18[23] | EFL League Two | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
Total | 83 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
Career total | 319 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 387 | 19 |
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League One play-offs
- Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
- Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
Honours
Southampton
- Football League Trophy winner: 2009–10
- FA Youth Cup runner-up: 2004–05
Leyton Orient
- League One play-off finalists: 2013–14
References
- "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2010 and 30/06/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- "Lloyd James". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- "Southampton vs Exeter City". Southampton F.C. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- "Released And Retained List". Southampton F.C. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- "Southampton reveal retain and released lists of players". Daily Echo. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- "U's Hopeful on Triallist Duo". Colchester United. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- "U's Flash – James Puts Pen To Paper". Colchester United. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- "Crewe 1–4 Colchester". BBC. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "Colchester 4–1 Bury". BBC. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "Leyton Orient: Mathieu Baudry among eight players to leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "Exeter City sign Lloyd James and Robbie Simpson". BBC Sport. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Lloyd James: Forest Green sign Exeter midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "Games played by Lloyd James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
- Lloyd James at Soccerbase