Jamie Speare

Jamie Speare
Personal information
Full name	James Speare
Date of birth	5 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Everton
1997	Darlington
1997–1998	Sligo Rovers
1998–2004	Accrington Stanley
2004–2005	Lancaster City
2005–2006	Southport
2006–2008	Barrow
2008–2009	Accrington Stanley
2011	Accrington Stanley
2013	Accrington Stanley
	Colwyn Bay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

James Speare (born 5 November 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer playing as a goalkeeper.

Career

Having left Everton F.C. as a trainee in 1997, Speare joined Darlington F.C. making two appearances in the 1996–97 season. He then moved over to Ireland and joined Sligo Rovers F.C..

Following a move to then non-league side Accrington Stanley in 1998, Speare played in almost 300 games over a 6-year period until the summer of 2004.

Speare has since appeared for a number of lower league clubs including Southport F.C., Lancaster City F.C. and Barrow A.F.C. amongst others.

Following a goalkeeper injury crisis at Accrington Stanley in the winter of 2008 Speare re-joined the club on a short term contract, despite not making an appearance he was a regular on the substitutes bench until his release in January 2009.

In November 2011 following an injury to Ian Dunbavin Speare re-joined the club for a third time on another short term deal, making the substitutes bench again on 12 November 2011 in a 1st Round FA Cup tie against Notts County F.C.

On 12 October 2013, Jamie joined Cammell Laird as a goalkeeping coach. In October 2014 he followed manager Tony Sullivan to Witton Albion.

External links

Jamie Speare at Soccerbase