Oliver James (footballer)

Oliver James

Personal information
Full name	Oliver James
Date of birth	January 30, 1987 (1987-01-30) (age 24)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current club	Witton Albion
Youth career
	Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004-07	Tranmere Rovers	1	(0)
2007-2008	Forest Green Rovers	6	(0)
2008	Southport	8	(1)
2008-2009	Cammell Laird	?	(?)
2009-2010	Witton Albion	29	(0)
2011-	Witton Albion	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Oliver James (born 1 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is currently with Witton Albion.

Career

James was a product of the youth system at Tranmere Rovers and was part of the Tranmere youth team squad that reached the quarter finals of the F.A. Youth Cup in 2004.^[1]

In July 2007, James left Tranmere and signed for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers under the guidance of manager Jim Harvey.

James spell at Forest Green was a short one however and he signed for Southport where he scored once in 8 appearances. Eventually moving on to Cammell Laird.

In late November 2008, James moved again for his first spell at Witton Albion. James went on to make 29 appearances for Witton in his first spell before leaving at the end of the 2009-10 season to spend time playing local amateur football.

In August 2011, James returned to Witton Albion for his second spell at the club.^[2][3]

James is now currently undertaking a Sports Development and Physical Education Degree at Liverpool John Moores University.

External links

• Oliver James career stats at Soccerbase

1. ^ "Rovers' Run Finally Comes To An End". tranmererovers.co.uk. 17 November 2004. http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10365~496477,00.html. 
2. ^ "Witton v Ossett Albion preview". Northwich Guardian. 12 August 2011. http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/sport/witton/9193617.Witton_v_Ossett_Albion__preview/. 
3. ^ "Witton Signings". Northwich Guardian. 1 June 2011. http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/sport/witton/wittonsignings/. 

Persondata
Name	James, Oliver
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	30 January 1987
Place of birth	England
Date of death
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