| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Benjamin Scowcroft | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bury Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2001 | Ipswich Town | 210 | (48) |
| 2001–2005 | Leicester City | 133 | (29) |
| 2005 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Coventry City | 41 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Crystal Palace | 83 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Leyton Orient | 26 | (0) |
| 2010- | Bury Town | 26 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Benjamin Scowcroft (born 15 November 1975 in Bury St Edmunds) is a footballer, currently playing for Bury Town.
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Scowcroft started his career as a youth at Ipswich Town and progressed to become the regular first team centre forward, gaining five England Under-21 caps in the process. From 1994 to 2001 he played over 200 games for the club, scoring nearly 50 goals. At the end of the 2000–01 season, he was sold to Leicester City for £3m, where he played over 150 games, scoring less than 30 goals. During his period at Leicester Scowcroft was accused of being involved in the alleged sexual assault of three women at La Manga golf club, Spain, but was cleared of all charges, having been mistakenly identified.[1][2] He was loaned back to Ipswich in the spring of 2005.
Scowcroft was then signed by Coventry City on a free transfer. He was used primarily on the right sometimes as a the right wing for Coventry for the 2005–06 season. He left Coventry City to join Crystal Palace for £500,000 in July 2006. He was released by the club in May 2009[3] and joined Leyton Orient. After fitness problems and failing to score a goal in 30 games for Orient, he was released a year after joining.[4]
In September 2010, Scowcroft joined non-league hometown club, Bury Town, signing a "pay-as-you-play" deal.[5] He made his debut as a substitute in an away game against Wealdstone later the same month.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[7] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Ipswich Town | 1995–96 | 23 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 | ? |
| 1996–97 | 43 | 10 | ? | 7 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 11 | ? | |
| 1997–98 | 33 | 6 | ? | 9 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 7 | ? | |
| 1998–99 | 34 | 13 | ? | 2 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 14 | ? | |
| 1999-00 | 43 | 13 | ? | 5 | 2 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 15 | ? | |
| 2000–01 | 34 | 4 | ? | 9 | 2 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 6 | ? | |
| Total | 1995–2001 | 210 | 48 | ? | 34 | 7 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 244 | 55 | ? |
| Leicester City | 2001–02 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 2001–2005 | 133 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 | 33 | 5 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2004–05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2004–2005 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City | 2005–06 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 2005–2006 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2006–07 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2006–2009 | 83 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14 | 6 |
| Leyton Orient | 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Bury Town | 2010–11 | 26 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 8 | ? |
| Career totals | 528 | 102 | 13 | 57 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 113 | 14 | |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Muzzy Izzet |
Leicester City Top Goalscorer 2001–02 |
Succeeded by Paul Dickov |
| Preceded by Dougie Freedman |
Crystal Palace FC Goal of the Season 2007–08 against Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 12 January 2008 |
Succeeded by Paddy McCarthy |