Jamie Clapham
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| Jamie Clapham | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Richard Clapham | |
| Date of birth | December 7, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1998 1997 1997 1998 1998–2003 2003–2006 2006–2008 2007 2008 |
Tottenham Hotspur → Leyton Orient (loan) → Bristol Rovers (loan) → Ipswich Town (loan) Ipswich Town Birmingham City Wolverhampton Wanderers → Leeds United (loan) Leicester City |
1 (0) 6 (0) 5 (0) 12 (0) 195 (8) 84 (1) 26 (0) 13 (0) 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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James Richard "Jamie" Clapham (born December 7, 1975 in Lincoln, England) is an English footballer who plays at left-back position. He is a free agent after being released by Leicester City.
[edit] Career
His career started at Tottenham Hotspur, although he only made one appearance for the club, a 2-1 defeat to Coventry City on May 11, 1997. Prior to that single game, he had had loan spells at Leyton Orient (6 games between January 29 and February 22, 1997) and Bristol Rovers (5 games between March 27 and April 26 of the same year).
The next season saw him loaned out to Ipswich Town for two months between January 9 and March 12 of 1998, the move then becoming permanent for a fee of £300,000. He made a total of 175 full and 20 substitute appearances for Ipswich and scored eight goals, the most notable coming from his left-footed free kicks. In 1999, he was voted Ipswich Town's "Player of the Year". He also tasted European action with the club, playing 12 games in the UEFA Cup in two successive campaigns (2002/02 and 2002/03).
Ipswich Town's relegation in 2002 led to the club going into administration and created a need to sell players. Clapham was one such player as he was sold to Premiership Birmingham City for £1.3 million in 2003 after four years at Portman Road. He settled into the team and was a virtual ever present until a hamstring injury forced him out in December. His recovery was hampered when he suffered shingles during February, and he was unable to return until April.
In the following two seasons, he remained a squad player with competition for his slot from a number of players, such as Stan Lazaridis and Julian Gray, limiting his appearances. In May 2006, he was released by the club as they slipped from the top flight. In all, he played 84 games over three seasons, scoring once (against Manchester United).
In July 2006, Clapham had a trial with Sheffield United and played 75 minutes of a pre-season clash with Rotherham. Clapham also received interest from his former club Ipswich Town before choosing to sign for Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2006 on a two year deal. He played in just 26 league games during 2006/07 (without scoring) and was put on the transfer list at the end of it.
However, there were no takers for the defender in the close season and he began the 2007/08 campaign still at Molineux. He was loaned out to League One Leeds United in August 2007 and remained at Elland Road for three months.
He failed to break back into Wolves first team after his return and was released to join Leicester City on January 31, 2008. [1] Clapham was released by the club in May 2008.
Jamie's father, Graham, was also a professional footballer [2].
[edit] References
- ^ "Clapham Makes It 7", Leicester City F.C., 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jamie Clapham. 4THEGAME.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
