James Wallace (footballer)

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James Wallace
Personal information
Full nameJames Robert Wallace[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991[2]
Place of birthFazakerley, England[2]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubTranmere Rovers
Number8
Youth career
2005–2009Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Everton0(0)
2010→ Bury (loan)0(0)
2011→ Stockport County (loan)14(1)
2011–2012→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)3(0)
2012→ Stevenage (loan)0(0)
2012→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)18(2)
2012–Tranmere Rovers12(2)
National team‡
2009England U192(0)
2011England U204(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 14 October 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:02, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

James Robert Wallace (born 19 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers.

Wallace started his career at Everton's youth academy aged 13, and progressed through the club's youth system before playing regularly for the reserve side. He made his first-team debut for Everton in August 2009. Wallace was loaned to Bury in November 2010, and later joined Stockport County for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. Wallace signed a one-year contract extension at Everton ahead of the club's 2011–12 campaign, but was loaned out to Shrewsbury Town in November 2011 for two months. He later joined Stevenage on a one-month loan deal in January 2012. However, he returned to his parent club a week later without making a first-team appearance for the club. Shortly after returning to Everton, Wallace joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.

Club career

Everton

Born in Liverpool, Wallace joined Everton's youth academy at 13, before joining the reserves and ultimately progressing to the senior squad.[4] He made his competitive debut for Everton against Sigma Olomouc in the UEFA Europa League in August 2009, coming on as a 66th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw in Olomouc.[5][6] It was to be Wallace's only first-team appearance of the 2009–10 campaign,[7] as he was sidelined later that year with a double hernia problem that subsequently kept him out of action until 2010.[8][9]

Bury (loan)

After making no first-team appearance at the start of Everton's 2010–11 season, Wallace joined Bury on a one-month loan deal on 25 November 2010.[9] He made his debut for the club two days later, on 27 November, in an FA Cup Second Round match against Peterborough United, playing the whole game in a 2–1 defeat.[10] Wallace made no further appearances for Bury during his one-month loan spell due to the adverse weather conditions that resulted in a spate of postponements throughout December 2010, and the player returned to his parent club shortly before the start of 2011.[11]

Stockport County (loan)

In February 2011, Wallace was loaned out once again, this time joining relegation threatened League Two side Stockport County, with the deal running for a month.[12] He made a scoring debut for Stockport in a game against Macclesfield Town, scoring the opening goal of the game with a "superb 25-yard strike", although the club went on to lose the match 4–1.[13] Wallace played in five games during his loan spell as Stockport had a brief up-turn in form,[12] and the loan deal was later extended to the end of the 2010–11 season.[14] Towards the latter stages of the campaign, Wallace was made Stockport captain, taking the captain's armband for the first time in a 2–0 away loss to Shrewsbury Town on 16 April 2011.[15] He made a total of 14 appearances during his three-month spell with the club, scoring one goal.[12] On returning to Everton, Wallace was handed a new one-year contract with the club,[16] with the player stating — "I am delighted to sign a new deal at the club. I am made up it is sorted and I am just looking forward to pre-season".[16]

Shrewsbury Town (loan)

Wallace did not feature in any of Everton's pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, and was again a regular for the club's reserve side at the start of the season.[17] After making no first-team appearances, he signed for League Two side Shrewsbury Town on 3 November 2011, joining the club on a month's loan.[11] Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner stated that he had previously tried to sign Wallace on a number of occasions, but was unable to bring the player to the club as a result of Wallace's international commitments, as well as injury problems.[11] He made his debut for Shrewsbury in a 2–0 victory at Dagenham & Redbridge two days after joining the club, although was sent off after just 25 minutes for a "lunge" on Dagenham's Jon Nurse.[18] As a result of the red card, Wallace missed Shrewsbury's three next games.[19] His loan spell was extended for a further month on 30 November 2011, with Turner stating — "We want to see more of him. He wants to see more of us".[20][21] Wallace returned to first-team action on 10 December, coming on as a 76th minute substitute in a 1–0 loss at Aldershot Town.[22] He made one further appearance for Shrewsbury, again as a second-half substitute, in a 3–1 defeat against Bradford City.[23] Despite only playing three times for the club in the space of two months due to the three-match suspension and "injury problems",[21] Turner stated a desire to renew the loan deal for a third time — "Wallace hasn't had the best time here – he's only played about 40 minutes in his two months with us due to not being able to play in the FA Cup, suspension and injuries. I want him to get back to Everton get his injury cleared up, and we'll take it on from there".[21]

Stevenage loan

After just four days back at Everton, Wallace joined League One club Stevenage on a one-month loan deal on 9 January 2012.[8][24] Following Stevenage manager Graham Westley's departure to Preston North End, Wallace's loan spell at Stevenage was cancelled by mutual consent on 16 January, with the player having made no first-team appearances for the club.[25]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

Three days after leaving Stevenage, on 19 January, Wallace signed a one-month loan deal with Tranmere Rovers.[26] He made his debut for Tranmere two days later in a 2–1 away defeat to Bournemouth, with Wallace playing the whole game.[27] On 20 February 2012, Tranmere extended Wallace's loan deal a further month.[28] On 20 March 2012, Wallace scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Rochdale.[29] On 28 April 2012, Wallace made his last appearance for the club on loan and scored his second goal for the club in a 4–2 loss against Colchester United.[30]

Tranmere Rovers

At the end of the season, Wallace was linked with clubs in Championship and League One to sign him but snub the club in favor of joining Tranmere Rovers, who managed to win the race and signed him on a permanent basis.[31] His move delighted manager Ronnie Moore and said: "I'm delighted that James will be returning to the club as we were really keen to sign him. He was fantastic for us last season and played a big part in our climb up the table, He's got bags of energy, tackles well, can pick out a pass and has goals in him too. He's turned down some big clubs to come to us which shows how much he enjoyed it here last season. It's a big signing for the club and I think we've got a very good player on our hands. He's a leader, a talker and he'll make an excellent captain for the club."[31]

International career

Republic of Ireland

Wallace previously played for Republic of Ireland at under-16 level,[32] and participated in the 2007 Montaigu Tournament for the Republic of Ireland.[33] However, it was later found that he was not eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national team.[34]

England

Wallace was subsequently called up to represent the England U19 side in March 2009,[35] although he was an unused substitute in a 0–0 draw with Czech Republic at the Bescot Stadium.[36] Wallace made his debut for the England U19s in September 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute, replacing Andros Townsend, in a 2–1 victory against Russia.[37] He made his first U19 start for England the following month, playing the whole game as England beat Finland 3–1, with the game being held in Slovenia.[38] Wallace made his third and final appearance for the squad five days later, on 14 October 2009, coming on as a 55th minute substitute in a 2–0 win against Slovakia in Lendava.[39]

Wallace was called up to represent the England U20 squad in February 2011, playing in a 2–1 defeat to France.[40] He was later named in Brian Eastick's 21-man squad to represent the England U20s at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which took place in Colombia throughout July and August 2011.[41] Despite being an unused substitute in England's first group match, a 0–0 draw with North Korea,[42] Wallace made his first appearance in the next match against Argentina, which also ended goalless.[43] He made two further appearances, both as a substitute,[44][45] as England were eventually knocked out 1–0 by Nigeria in the Round of 16.[46]

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2012.

Club

Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton
2009–10[47]
 0000001010
Bury
2010–11[48]
 0010000010
Stockport County
2010–11[49]
 141000000141
Shrewsbury Town
2011–12[50]
 3000000030
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12[51] 182000000182
Career totals 353100010373
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the UEFA Europa League.

International

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
England U19 2008–09[36]00
2009–10[52]30
Total30
England U20 2011–12[52]40
Total40

References

  1. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Everton FC – James Wallace". Everton F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "James Wallace – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "James Wallace". Everton F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Sigma Olomouc Match Report". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Sigma Olomouc 1–1 Everton (agg 1–5)". BBC Sport. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Games played by James Wallace in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Stevenage recruit Everton midfielder". Stevenage F.C. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bury snap up Everton midfielder James Wallace". BBC Sport. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Bury 1–2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  10. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Everton loan James Wallace to Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  11. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Games played by James Wallace in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Stockport 1–4 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ "James Wallace extends stay at Stockport County". BBC Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town v Stockport County". Stockport County F.C. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "New Deals For Young Pair". Everton F.C. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Reserves – Fixtures". Everton F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Dag & Red 0–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Games played by James Wallace in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town aim to keep best players – Graham Turner". BBC Sport. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  20. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Shrewsbury extend James Wallace loan deal from Everton". BBC Sport. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  21. ↑ "Aldershot 1–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Bradford 3–1 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Wallace loaned to Stevenage". Everton F.C. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  24. ↑ "Wallace loan deal cancelled". Everton F.C. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  25. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers sign Everton midfielder James Wallace". BBC Sport. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Bournemouth 2–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012. 
  27. ↑ "James Wallace extends Tranmere Rovers loan deal". BBC Sport. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  28. ↑ "Rochdale 0–2 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Colchester 4–2 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012. 
  30. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Moore wins race for Wallace". Sky Sports. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012. 
  31. ↑ "Irish Under 16's Defeat Czech Republic in Ballymena". FAI.ie. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  32. ↑ "Irish Under 16's Set to Face England in Montaigu Tournament Opener". FAi.ie. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  33. ↑ "Everton Player Profiles – James Wallace". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  34. ↑ "Henri's England honour". TheFA.com. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  35. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Lions held in Walsall". TheFA.com. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  36. ↑ "England U19 2 Russia U19 1". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  37. ↑ "Delfouneso strike sets up victory". TheFA.com. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  38. ↑ "Blake's heaven". TheFA.com. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  39. ↑ "FA Profile – James Wallace". TheFA.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  40. ↑ "World Cup squad announced". TheFA.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  41. ↑ "England U20 0–0 North Korea U20". Soccerway. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  42. ↑ "Argentina U20 0–0 England U20". Soccerway. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  43. ↑ "Mexico U20 0–0 England U20". Soccerway. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  44. ↑ "Nigeria U20 1–0 England U20". Soccerway. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  45. ↑ "Nigeria beat England to advance at Under-20 World Cup". BBC Sport. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  46. ↑ "Everton 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  47. ↑ "Bury 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  48. ↑ "Stockport County 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  49. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  50. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 January 2012. 
  51. ↑ 52.0 52.1 "Matches played by James Wallace". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 

External links

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