James Perch

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James Perch

Perch playing for Newcastle United in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJames Robert Perch
Date of birth (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985
Place of birthMansfield, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing positionDefender / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubWigan Athletic
Number24
Youth career
1996–2004Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2010Nottingham Forest190(12)
2010–2013Newcastle United65(1)
2013–Wigan Athletic20(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:57, 2 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

James Robert Perch (born 28 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back.

Career

Nottingham Forest

Perch was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and began his career at Nottingham Forest. He made 22 league appearances in his début season as Forest were relegated from the rebranded Football League Championship. His first professional goal came in the same season, scoring in the 63rd minute against Doncaster Rovers in the Third Round of the Football League Cup. After his first season, he signed a new contract to extend his stay a further 2 1/2 years.[2] He made over 200 appearances for Forest before moving to newly promoted Newcastle United.

Newcastle United

On 5 July 2010, Perch signed for Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1.5 million, on a four-year deal.[3] Forest had rejected a transfer bid from Newcastle in January of the same year.[4] He made his debut for Newcastle against Manchester United on 16 August 2010 in a 3-0 defeat.[5] On 18 September 2010, he set a new Premier League record by being the first player ever to receive five yellow cards in his first five games in the league.[6] His only goal for Newcastle came in a 4-3 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League.[7] During his time at Newcastle, he became affectionately known by Newcastle fans as 'Perchinho'.

Wigan Athletic

On 3 July 2013, Perch completed a move to recently relegated FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic, signing a four-year contract with the club. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but was estimated to be around £750,000.[8] Perch made his league debut for Wigan on 3 August 2013, in a 4-0 away victory over Barnsley.

International career

In October 2012, he was approached by the Jamaica Football Federation, who wanted Perch to play for Jamaica during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 January 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2004–05[10] Championship 2203031—281
2005–06[11] League One 383200000403
2006–07[12] 46540005[lower-alpha 1]1556
2007–08[13] 30020101[lower-alpha 2]0340
2008–09[14] Championship 3733020—423
2009–10[15] 17120002[lower-alpha 3]0211
Total 19012160618122014
Newcastle United 2010–11[16] Premier League 1301010—150
2011–12[17] 2501020—280
2012–13[18] 27110109[lower-alpha 4]0381
Total 651304090811
Wigan Athletic 2013–14[19] Championship 20000005[lower-alpha 5]0250
Career total 2751319010122132615
  1. ↑ 3 appearances in Football League Trophy, 2 appearances and 1 goal in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ 2 appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. ↑ 9 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Community Shield, 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nottingham Forest

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Perch signs new Forest contract". BBC Sport (BBC). 1 March 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Newcastle land Forest star Perch". ESPNsoccernet (ESPN). 5 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Nottingham Forest reject Newcastle's offer for Perch". BBC (BBC). 20 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (16 August 2010). "Man Utd 3–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  6. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 September 2010). "Everton 0–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Man Utd 4-3 Newcastle". BBC (BBC). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Wigan complete Perch swoop". ESPN. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Reggae, steady, go for Prem stars". The Sun. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Nottm Forest FC Player Appearances 2004/05". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Nottm Forest FC Player Appearances 2005/06". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Nottm Forest FC Player Appearances 2006/07". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Nottm Forest FC Player Appearances 2007/08". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Nottm Forest FC Player Appearances 2008/09". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Nottm Forest FC Player Appearances 2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Newcastle FC Player Appearances 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Newcastle FC Player Appearances 2011/12". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Newcastle FC Player Appearances 2012/13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Wigan FC Player Appearances 2013/14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 

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