Kevin James (Scottish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Francis James | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ayr United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps (Gls)† | |
| 1993–1999 | Falkirk | 48 (9) | |
| 1999–2001 | Heart of Midlothian | 14 (1) | |
| 2001 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 9 (2) | |
| 2001 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 13 (1) | |
| 2001–2002 | Airdrieonians | 21 (1) | |
| 2002–2005 | Falkirk | 56 (6) | |
| 2005–2009 | St. Johnstone | 61 (10) | |
| 2009 | → Ayr United (loan) | 5 (0) | |
| 2009– | Ayr United | 0 (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | Scotland under-21s | 1 (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:02, 14 May 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kevin Francis James (born 3 December 1975 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a professional association football player who plays for Ayr United.
Starting his career at Falkirk in 1993, James has had spells at Hearts, Morton, Airdrieonians and St. Johnstone, where he was club captain prior to his release. He joined Ayr United permanently in June 2009, having made an appearance for the club during a month's emergency loan the previous season.
James received one cap for the Scotland national under-21 football team in 1997.
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[edit] Club career
James began his career at Falkirk in 1993, making 48 appearances and scoring nine goals in his six years with the Bairns.
In 1999, James moved to one of his hometown clubs, Hearts, for whom he only made 14 appearances in two years. In 2001, he was loaned out to Morton and Airdrieonians. He joined the latter on a permanent basis later that year.
After only six months in Lanarkshire, James returned to his first club, Falkirk, with whom he went on to make over 50 appearances and scored six goals in three years.
James joined St. Johnstone just prior to the 2005–06 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 October 2005, in a 3–1 win over Brechin City at McDiarmid Park.[1]
In April 2007, James was one of three St. Johnstone players named in the SPFA's Scottish Division One "Team of the Year", voted for by the managers.[2]
Going into the 2008-2009 season, appearances by James were limited due to a series of injuries although he did make an appearance for the St Johnstone reserves against Arbroath, St Johnstone going on to lose 2-0.
James moved to Ayr United on a 28-day emergency loan in March 2009 as he attempted to regain fitness following injury. He returned to St. Johnstone in April, missing Ayr's successful promotion to the Scottish First Division, though he failed to make another first-team appearance for St. Johnstone and was released at the end of the season. He signed a one year deal with Ayr on 4 June 2009.[3]
[edit] International career
James received one cap for the Scotland national under-21 football team in 1997, but was never called up for the senior squad.
Trivia at 6ft - 7in in height Kevin shares the record, with Peter Crouch [Spurs] as being the talest player,s in British Senior Football.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Internet Soccer Database". www.soccerbase.com. 2005-10-15. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=456637. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Division One "Team of the Year"". BBC News. 2007-04-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6586371.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club - Official Website". Ayrunitedfc.co.uk. http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?p=news&newsid=1601. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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