James Chester
 Chester playing for Hull City in 2011 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Grant Chester | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hull City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2011– | Hull City | 49 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:17, 31 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Grant Chester (born 23 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a centre back. He has also played on loan for Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United.
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[edit] Career
Born in Warrington, Cheshire, Chester began his career with his local club, Winwick Athletic, where, at the age of five, he was already playing in the club's Under-9s team. At the age of eight, he joined Manchester United, and signed a trainee contract at the age of 16 in July 2005. He went straight into the club's under-18 team, making 17 appearances in the 2005–06 season. He also got his first taste of reserve team football on 21 February 2006, when he was named as an unused substitute for a 4–1 away win over Everton. He continued in the under-18 side in 2006–07, and scored his first goal in a Manchester United shirt on 9 December 2006, scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 away defeat by Manchester City. He made his debut for the reserve team on 15 February 2007, helping to hold Bolton Wanderers to a goalless draw. At the end of the season, he played in the teams for both the FA Youth Cup and Manchester Senior Cup finals. However, the teams lost both finals, losing to Liverpool on penalties in the former and to Manchester City in the latter.
In 2007–08, Chester cemented his place as a regular in the reserve team, making 24 appearances in all competitions as the team won both the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, and finished in third place in the Premier Reserve League North. His consistent performances and on-field leadership earned him the reserve team captaincy for 2008–09. At the start of the season, he was given a first team squad number – 39. After being named as a substitute for the first team's 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 17 January 2009,[1] Chester was again selected as a substitute for the League Cup semi-final second leg against Derby County. With United 3–0 up at the time, Chester came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Gary Neville. Although Derby pulled two goals back, United ended up winning the match 4–2, meaning that they won the tie 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2009 League Cup Final.[2]
On 2 February 2009, Chester joined League One side Peterborough United – managed by Alex Ferguson's son, Darren – on a one-month loan.[3] He made five appearances for the Posh before returning to Manchester United on 2 March.[4] Towards the end of the season, along with Tom Cleverley and Corry Evans, Chester was nominated by reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.[5]
On 18 September 2009, along with his Manchester United team-mate David Gray, Chester joined Plymouth Argyle on a three-month loan deal.[6] However, in his third appearance for the Pilgrims, Chester suffered cartilage damage that would rule him out of action for 10–12 weeks, beyond the scheduled end of his loan spell. He therefore returned to Manchester United on 13 October 2009.[7]
On 3 August 2010, Chester joined League One club Carlisle United on loan until 3 January 2011, after impressing in a trial match against Hibernian on 1 August.[8] He made his competitive debut on 7 August, starting at centre-back in Carlisle's 2–0 home win over Brentford on the opening day of the league season.[9] Over the course of his loan spell, Chester scored four goals for Carlisle in 23 appearances in all competitions, including the winning goal in Carlisle's 3–2 FA Cup Second Round win over Tamworth.[10] On 17 December, Chester expressed an interest in staying at Carlisle beyond the end of his loan contract,[11] but the transfer window brought with it talk of Chester making a transfer to Hull City, Hull manager Nigel Pearson going public on 3 January with his interest in the defender.[12] The next day, Hull had a bid believed to be worth around £300,000 accepted by Manchester United, and Chester underwent a medical on 6 January.[13] The transfer was completed on 7 January, with Chester signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[14] He made his debut in the 2–0 home win against Barnsley on 15 January 2011.[15] Chester scored his first goal for the club in the 2–2 draw against Leeds United at the KC Stadium on 1 February 2011.[16]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[17] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2010–11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | |
| Hull City | 2010–11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 5 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2012[18]
[edit] References
- ^ Hassan, Nabil (17 January 2009). "Bolton 0–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7815605.stm. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (20 January 2009). "Man Utd 4–2 Derby (4–3 agg)". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7824155.stm. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Man Utd's Chester moves to Posh". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7864630.stm. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ "Chester Returns To Old Trafford". theposh.com (Peterborough United Football Club). 2 March 2009. http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10427~1575032,00.html. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ Bostock, Adam (1 April 2009). "Reserve Player of the Year". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6629830. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ "Graychester". pafc.co.uk (Plymouth Argyle FC). 18 September 2009. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1801046,00.html. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Chester Returns". pafc.co.uk (Plymouth Argyle FC). 13 October 2009. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1825411,00.html. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Carlisle United sign Manchester United's James Chester". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/8878713.stm. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Carlisle 2–0 Brentford". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 7 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8842029.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Carlisle 3–2 Tamworth". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 27 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9206726.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "James Chester keen on Carlisle United stay". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/9298928.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Defender Andy Dawson agrees new Hull City extension". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/9334674.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Manchester United accept Hull City's James Chester bid". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/9335236.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Hull City sign Manchester United defender James Chester". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 7 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/9335236.stm. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Hull 2 – 0 Barnsley". BBC News Online (BBC). 15 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9355968.stm. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Hull 2 – 2 Leeds". BBC Sport (BBC). 1 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9376661.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Endlar, Andrew. "James Chester". StretfordEnd.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/chester_j.html. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
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