Kingsley James

Kingsley James
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Tyrone James[1]
Date of birth 17 February 1992 (1992-02-17) (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Port Vale
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2010 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2011 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2011– Port Vale 0 (0)
2011 → Chasetown (loan) 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 27 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kingsley Tyrone James (born 17 February 1992 in Rotherham) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale. A former Sheffield United youth team captain, he switched to Port Vale in summer 2011. He was loaned out to Chasetown in October 2011.

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Playing career

James began his career as a youth team player at Championship club Sheffield United, after joining at the age of ten he went on to captain the likes of Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker in the youth team.[3] Kevin Blackwell handed him his first team début in the League Cup First Round 2–0 defeat by Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on 11 August 2010 – he was replaced by Jamie Ward on 66 minutes.[4] This would prove to be his only appearance for the club, and he and teammate Phil Roe followed former United manager Micky Adams to League Two side Port Vale in July 2011.[5] Adams pursued the youngster despite having refused to offer him a new contract as United manager.[6]

He missed the start of the 2011–12 season due to a knee injury.[7] He joined Chasetown of the Northern Premier League Premier Division on loan on 20 October.[8] He scored on his Chasetown début in the FA Trophy,[9] then followed this up with two goals on his league début at Marine.[10] He played a further five games without scoring, before returning to Vale Park in December.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2010–11[11] Sheffield United Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2011–12[12] Port Vale League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Chasetown Northern Premier 5 2 0 0 0 0 7 3
Total England 5 2 0 0 1 0 8 3
Career total 5 2 0 0 1 0 8 3
Notes

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 12 August 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Name: Kingsley James". port-vale.co.uk. http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10381~51284,00.html. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Kingsley James ready for new challenge at Port Vale". BBC Sport. 5 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/9530546.stm. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Hartlepool 2–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 11 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8901030.stm. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "Port Vale agree deals with Sheffield United duo". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/9528029.stm. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "Port Vale: New boy James delighted to be back with the man who fired and hired him". The Sentinel. 5 July 2011. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Port-Vale-New-boy-James-delighted-man-fired-hired/story-12883825-detail/story.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "Port Vale: Youngsters hit for five in cup tie". The Sentinel. 20 September 2011. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Port-Vale-Youngsters-hit-cup-tie/story-13366028-detail/story.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
  8. ^ "Port Vale extend loan of Notts County's Liam Chilvers". BBC Sport. 20 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15390053.stm. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  9. ^ Goddard, Dave (22 October 2011). "Perrow Hits Four As Scholars Progress". Chasetown FC. http://www.chasetown-fc.com/index.php/component/content/article/3-team/926-perrow-hits-four-as-scholars-progress. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 
  10. ^ Goddard, Dave (29 October 2011). "James Inspires Comeback". Chasetown FC. http://www.chasetown-fc.com/index.php?view=article&catid=3:team&id=933:james-inspires-comeback&format=pdf. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Games played by Kingsley James in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54424&season_id=140. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Games played by Kingsley James in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54424&season_id=141. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 

External links

Port Vale F.C. – current squad