Lloyd James (footballer)

Lloyd James
Personal information
Full name Lloyd Stuart Roger James[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
 Taunton Town
Youth career
2000–2005 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Southampton 71 (2)
2010–2012 Colchester United 51 (1)
2012 → Crawley Town (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2016 Leyton Orient 108 (8)
2016–2018 Exeter City 83 (3)
2018–2020 Forest Green Rovers 35 (0)
2019–2020 → Torquay United (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 Bath City 16 (0)
2021–2022 → Taunton Town (loan) 23 (0)
2022– Taunton Town 93 (4)
International career‡
2005–2006 Wales U17 1 (0)
2006–2007 Wales U19 11 (2)
2007–2009 Wales U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Lloyd Stuart Roger James (born 16 February 1988) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Taunton Town.

Club career

Southampton

He attended Ashton Park School in the Ashton Gate area of Bristol. He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.

He made his debut for the Wales under-21 team against Cyprus U21s on 15 November 2005.

He was called into the first team squad for the FA Cup tie at Torquay United on 6 January 2007. On 9 August 2008, James started in Southampton's match against Cardiff City.

He scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory over Exeter City on Boxing Day, 2009.[3] He scored his second goal with a 20-yard volley in a 1–1 draw with Brentford. On 15 May 2010, James was named in a list of 13 players to be released from Southampton before the start of the 2010–11 season.[4][5]

Colchester United

Colchester United manager John Ward then offered him a trial for at least two weeks. James played in three games impressing enough to be offered a contract.[6] The two-year deal was finalised on 22 July.[7] He scored his first goals for Colchester when he scored twice in an FA Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 12 November 2011.[8] His first league goal came in a 4–1 win over Bury on 10 December 2011.[9] On 26 June 2012, James rejected the offer of a new contract with Colchester United and he left the club on 1 July upon the expiry of his current contract.[10]

Crawley Town

On 2 March 2012, he joined League Two promotion hopefuls Crawley Town on loan. In April 2012, due to illness and not being able to hold down a regular first team place at Crawley Town, James returned to Colchester United for the remaining few games of 2011–12.

Leyton Orient

After a short trial, James signed for League One club Leyton Orient on a two-year contract. He went on to make 138 appearances and score 11 goals for the O's over four seasons at Brisbane Road.

James was released by Leyton Orient at the end of the 2015–16 season.[11]

Exeter City

On 25 May 2016 James signed with League Two club Exeter City.[12]

Forest Green Rovers

On 4 July 2018 he signed for League Two side Forest Green Rovers from Exeter for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract.[13] On 11 December 2019, James joined National League side Torquay United on a one-month loan deal.[14] On 28 February 2020, James left Forest Green Rovers after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[15]

Bath City

In February 2020, James signed for National League South side Bath City following his release from Forest Green Rovers.[16]

Taunton Town

On 17 December 2021, James joined Southern League Premier Division South side Taunton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[17]

Having helped Taunton Town to promotion, James joined the club on a permanent basis in June 2022.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2007–08 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09[20] Championship 41 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 45 0
2009–10[21] League One 30 2 3 0 2 0 5[a] 0 40 2
Total 71 2 4 0 5 0 5 0 85 2
Colchester United 2010–11[22] League One 28 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 32 0
2011–12[23] League One 23 1 2 2 1 0 1[a] 0 27 3
Total 51 1 3 2 3 0 2 0 59 3
Crawley Town (loan) 2011–12[23] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Leyton Orient 2012–13[24] League One 28 0 4 0 2 0 5[a] 0 39 0
2013–14[25] League One 42 3 3 1 2 0 6[b] 1 39 5
2014–15[26] League One 13 1 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 17 1
2015–16[27] League Two 25 4 3 0 0 0 1[a] 1 29 5
Total 108 8 10 1 7 0 13 2 138 11
Exeter City 2016–17[28] League Two 43 1 0 0 2 0 4[c] 0 49 1
2017–18[29] League Two 40 2 4 0 1 0 5[d] 0 50 2
Total 83 3 4 0 3 0 9 0 99 3
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19[30] League Two 35 0 2 0 2 0 2[e] 0 41 0
2019–20[31] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 41 0
Torquay United (loan) 2019–20[31] National League 4 0 0 0 — 1[f] 0 5 0
Bath City 2019–20 National League South 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
2020–21 National League South 6 0 1 0 — 1[f] 0 7 0
2021–22 National League South 6 0 1 0 — 0 0 7 0
Total 16 0 2 0 — 1 0 18 0
Taunton Town 2022–23 National League South 45 0 3 1 — 3[f] 0 51 1
2023–24 National League South 43 1 0 0 — 0 0 43 1
Total 88 1 3 1 — 3 0 94 2
Career total 462 15 27 4 20 0 36 2 545 24
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in Football League One play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  4. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in EFL League Two play-offs
  6. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Southampton Youth

Southampton

References

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  2. ^ a b "Lloyd James". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Southampton vs Exeter City". Southampton F.C. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Released And Retained List". Southampton F.C. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Southampton reveal retain and released lists of players". Daily Echo. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  6. ^ "U's Hopeful on Triallist Duo". Colchester United. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  7. ^ "U's Flash – James Puts Pen To Paper". Colchester United. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Crewe 1–4 Colchester". BBC. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Colchester 4–1 Bury". BBC. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. ^ "James rejects new U's deal".
  11. ^ "Leyton Orient: Mathieu Baudry among eight players to leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Exeter City sign Lloyd James and Robbie Simpson". BBC Sport. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Lloyd James: Forest Green sign Exeter midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Midfielder Lloyd James signs on loan". Torquay United FC. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. ^ Krayem-Wood, Sam (28 February 2020). "Lloyd James leaves Forest Green by mutual consent". stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. ^ Vincent, Bobby (28 February 2020). "Former Southampton, Exeter City and Leyton Orient midfielder has new club after Forest Green Rovers release". gloucestershirelive.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. ^ Whitney, Steve (17 December 2021). "Taunton take experienced midfielder on loan". southern-football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  18. ^ "James Signs On". tauntontown.com. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  19. ^ "L.James". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  23. ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd James in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Games played by Lloyd James in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Games played by Lloyd James in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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  29. ^ "Games played by Lloyd James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by Lloyd James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd James in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  32. ^ Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle United 1–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2024.