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James Dale
Personal information
Full name James William Dale
Date of birth (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Reading, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Víkingur
Number 6
Youth career
0000–1999 Wokingham Town
1999–2007 Reading
Wycombe Wanderers
2010–2012 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Stirling University
2013–2015 Forfar Athletic 55 (3)
2015–2018 Brechin City 85 (2)
2018 Njarðvíkur 10 (0)
2019– Víkingur 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:30, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

James William Dale (born 13 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Icelandic side Víkingur.

Early life

Dale was born in Hammersmith, London and attended Bearwood College in Berkshire.[1]

Career

Dale began his footballing career at Reading FC, playing for the club from the age of 5. He left the club to Join League One club Bristol Rovers. In his youth career, he represented their XI team a number of times.[1][2]

Dale signed for Forfar Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window and made his debut on 3 August 2012.[3]

Dale helped Forfar Athletic beat Rangers 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup at Station Park. This was Forfar's first-ever victory against Rangers.[4]

In 2015 Dale signed with Brechin City Scottish League One.[5] In his first successful year at the club he was announced as the club's player's player of the year. Dale decided to part with Brechin City in 2017–18 season.[6]

On 23 July 2018, Dale joined Icelandic 1. deild karla side Njarðvíkur.[7]

In May 2019, Dale moved to fellow 1. deild karla side Víkingur, making his debut on 17 May 2019, playing the final few minutes in a 2–1 win over Þróttur.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 August 2018[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stirling University 2012–13 Lowland Football League – 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forfar Athletic 2013–14 Scottish League One 29 2 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 34 2
2014–15 26 1 1 0 1 0 3[b] 0 31 1
Total 55 3 3 0 3 0 4 0 65 3
Brechin City 2015–16 Scottish League One 24 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 27 0
2016–17 29 0 0 0 3 0 6[c] 1 38 1
2017–18 Scottish Championship 32 0 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 38 0
Total 85 0 3 0 7 0 8 1 103 1
Njarðvíkur 2018 1. deild karla 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 142 3 7 0 10 0 12 1 170 5
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances and one goal in the Championship play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b "Only difference between Celtic and Brechin is Hoops are full time and get some publicity reckons City midfielder James Dale". Daily Record. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Chippenham Town 1 1 Bristol Rovers XI". Pitchero. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Scottish Division Two ins and outs". BBC. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Forfar Athletic 2-1 Rangers (aet)". BBC. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ Binnie, Scott. "Dene Shields joins Brechin City as James Dale deal is imminent". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ Hood, Grant (9 May 2018). "Brechin City squad news". Brechin City FC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Nýr leikmaður James Dale" (in Icelandic). Njarðvíkur. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ^ "THRÓTTUR REYKJAVÍK VS. VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSVÍK 1 - 2". uk.soccerway.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ James Dale at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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