Kevin James (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Ernest James[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1998 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Gillingham | 48 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Boston United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Walsall (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Welling United | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2008 | Woking | 18 | (0) |
| 2008 | Crawley Town | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Chelmsford City | 1 | (0) |
| 2010- | Dulwich Hamlet | 170 | (35) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kevin Ernest James (born 3 January 1980 in Southwark) is an English footballer, currently playing for Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet. He plays predominantly as a right-winger, although in the 2011-12 season James became more of a second striker or an attacking midfielder.
James was initially a Charlton trainee, but was released at the age of 20, joining Gillingham. Here he showed promise, and after four years he moved on to Nottingham Forest.
However, his time at Forest was not successful and he made few appearances for the club. His time there included loan spells with Boston United, Walsall, Yeovil Town, Grimsby Town and Swindon Town.
He was released in 2007 and subsequently joined Welling United for a couple of games before moving onto Woking. He played at Woking on non-contract terms, making 18 league appearances and 4 cup appearances (scoring 1 goal in the FA Trophy tie at Hemel Hempstead Town) before deciding to leave in January 2008 after failing to agree terms for the rest of the season.
On 16 January 2008, James joined Crawley Town until the end of 2007-08 season.[2]
On 1 July 2008, he signed a contract at Chelmsford City, becoming the club's third signing for the 2008–09 season.
He has since signed for Dulwich Hamlet, and made his debut on 6 February 2010 against Chatham Town. In the seasons since signing he has become a key member of the club squad, featuring over 180 times whilst scoring 34 goals as at January 2015, and joining the coaching staff under manager Gavin Rose.