Robbie James

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Robbie James
Personal information
Full name	Robert Mark James
Date of birth	March 23, 1957
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death	February 18, 1998 (aged 40)
Place of death	Llanelli, Wales
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973-1983 1983-1984 1984-1987 1987-1988 1988-1990 1990-1992 1992-1993 1993-? ?-1998	Swansea City Stoke City Queens Park Rangers Leicester City Swansea City Bradford City Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil Llanelli	394 (102) 048 00(6) 087 00(5) 023 00(0) 090 0(16) 089 00(6) 051 00(2) unknown unknown
National team
1978-1988	Wales	047 00(7)
Teams managed
1993-? ?-1998	Merthyr Tydfil Llanelli
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Robert Mark James (born Swansea, Wales, March 23, 1957, died February 18, 1998) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including Swansea City, Stoke City and QPR.

He was a talented utility player who contributed greatly to Swansea City's rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division between 1978 and 1981, and helped them finish sixth in their first top division campaign.

Robbie later signed for QPR in November 1984 and played 87 league games for them, scoring 4 goals, before a brief spell at QPR. In 1987 he rejoined Swansea, who by now were in the Fourth Division, and helped them win promotion in his first season back at the Vetch Field. He then turned out for Bradford City, and wound up in the Football League with Cardiff City in 1994.

He won 47 full caps for Wales.

He died, aged 40, from a heart attack while playing for Llanelli A.F.C. where he was player-manager.