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Colm James 
Personal information Full name Colm James Date of birth June 17, 1983 Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Midfielder, Defender Club information Current club Shelbourne Youth career Shamrock Rovers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2006 Bray Wanderers 95 (6) 2007 Galway United 16 (0) 2007 Longford Town 13 (1) 2008–2010 Sporting Fingal 62 (5) 2011– Shelbourne 18 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 30, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Colm James (born 17 June 1983 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.
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Career
Bray Wanderers
James began his career at schoolboy level with Shamrock Rovers before joining Bray Wanderers in 2002.[1] Following 4 appearances in the 2002–03 season, James held down a regular starting XI spot at the club for the next 4 seasons. His achievements at Bray included helping the club to promotion at the end of the 2004 First Division season. James departed Bray in 2006 after making 109 appearances for the club.
Galway United/Longford Town
James returned to League of Ireland football in 2007 with Galway United. His spell at Galway United was short-lived as he joined Longford Town mid-way through the 2007 campaign.[2] James once again featured regularly for Longford but was unable to prevent the club from relegation that season.
Sporting Fingal
Following the 2007 season, James returned to the First Division to link up with newly formed Sporting Fingal under the management of Liam Buckley. He was an ever present figure in Fingal's starting XI as he made 36 league and cup appearances that season. The 2009 season with Fingal would turn out to be James' most successful season. He helped Sporting Fingal to promotion via the play-offs and he scored a crucial late penalty in the 2009 FAI Cup Final against Sligo Rovers before Gary O'Neill's dramatic stoppage time winner for Fingal.[3] James became a squad player in Fingal's 2010 Premier Division campaign prior the expiration of his contract at the end of the season.
Shelbourne
As a free-agent, James linked up with his former Longford Town manager Alan Mathews at Shelbourne before the 2011 First Division season.[4]
Career statistics
Correct as of November 6, 2011.
Club Season League League FAI Cup League Cup Other 1 Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Bray Wanderers 2002–03 Premier Division 4 0 0 0 - - - - 4 0 2003 First Division 28 1 2 0 2 0 - - 32 1 2004 First Division 25 3 1 0 2 0 - - 28 3 2005 Premier Division 19 1 4 0 0 0 - - 23 1 2006 Premier Division 19 1 3 0 0 0 - - 22 1 Total 95 6 10 0 4 0 - - 109 6 Galway United 2007 Premier Division 16 0 2 0 2 0 - - 20 0 Total 16 0 2 0 2 0 - - 20 0 Longford Town 2007 Premier Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 - - 13 1 Total 13 1 0 0 0 0 - - 13 1 Sporting Fingal 2008 First Division 32 4 3 1 1 0 - - 36 5 2009 First Division 19 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 26 2 2010 Premier Division 11 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 17 0 Total 62 5 8 2 3 0 6 0 79 7 Shelbourne 2011 First Division 18 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 25 1 Total 18 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 25 1 Career total 204 13 24 2 11 0 7 0 246 15 ^Note 1 Competitions include Leinster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
Honours
- FAI Cup: 1
- Sporting Fingal - 2009
- League of Ireland A Championship Cup: 1
- Sporting Fingal - 2010
References
- ^ "Colm James". GalwayUnitedFC.ie (Galway United F.C.). 7 August 2006. http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/Colm-James. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Club confirms two new signings". LTFC.ie (Longford Town F.C.). 24 July 2007. http://www.ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=d75fdac0-fcd3-4105-96af-6ca508ece6c3. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Sligo Rovers 1-2 Sporting Fingal". RTÉ.ie (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 22 November 2009. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Mathews Finalises Squad for Assault on Div 1 Title". Shelbournefc.com (Shelbourne F.C.). 22 February 2011. http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=1756. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
Shelbourne F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1983 births
- People from Dublin (city)
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Bray Wanderers A.F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. players
- Longford Town F.C. players
- Sporting Fingal F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- FAI Cup: 1
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