James Smith (footballer born 1985)

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Personal information
James Smith
Full name	James Smith
Date of birth	October 17, 1985 (1985-10-17) (age 22)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Stockport County
Number	32
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2007 2007 2007 2007-	Liverpool → Ross County (loan) → Stockport County (loan) Stockport County	00 (0) 08 (0) 11 (0) 15 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 8 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

James Smith (born 17 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as a defender. He has made over 30 appearances in the Scottish Football League and the Football League.

[edit] Career

Smith signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in 2005 after coming through from the club's academy.^[1] He made his debut and only senior appearance for the club in a League Cup tie against Reading in October 2006^[2] before joining Scottish Football League club Ross County in January 2007 on loan for the remainder of the 2006–07 season,^[3] where he made nine league and cup appearances.^[4] He joined Stockport County on loan at the beginning of the 2007–08 season^[5] and then joined the club on a permanent basis in December 2007 until the end of the season.^[6] He made 30 appearances for Stockport County in the 2007–08 season,^[7] helping the club to victory over Rochdale in the League Two play-off final in May 2008 and to promotion to League One.^[8]

[edit] References

^ James Smith. Profile. Liverpool FC. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ James Smith. Profile. Stockport FC. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ "Ross County loan deals for stars", BBC Sport, 2007-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ Games played by James Smith in 2006/2007. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ "Stockport land duo on loan deals", BBC Sport, 2007-07-09. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ "Smith joins Stockport", Sky Sports, 2007-12-29. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ Games played by James Smith in 2007/2008. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
^ Fletcher, Paul. "Stockport 3-2 Rochdale", BBC Sport, 2008-05-26. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.

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v • d • e Stockport County F.C. – current squad

Blizzard • Dicker • Dickinson • Ennis • Green • Havern • Mainwaring • McNeil • McNulty • McSweeney • Owen • A. Pilkington • D. Pilkington • Raynes • Rose • Rowe • Smith • Tansey • Taylor • Tunnicliffe • Turnbull • Vincent • Manager: Gannon