Jamie McCombe

Football player infobox
playername = Jamie McCombe


fullname = Jamie Paul McCombe
nickname = Boom Boom McCombe, Ibrahimavic
height = height|ft=6|in=5
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|1|1
cityofbirth = Pontefract
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Bristol City
clubnumber = 5
position = Defender
youthyears = 1999-2002
youthclubs = Scunthorpe United
years = 2001-2004
2003-2004
2003-2006
2006-
clubs = Scunthorpe United
→ Halifax Town (loan)
Lincoln City
Bristol City
caps(goals) = 63 (2)
07 (1)
87 (7)
71 (7)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:03, 09 April 2008 (UTC)

Jamie Paul McCombe (born January 1 1983, Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English football defender who currently plays for Bristol City.

cunthorpe United

McCombe began his career as a trainee with Scunthorpe United, making his debut during the third year of his training scheme when he scored the third goal in a 3-0 defeat of Darlington in an Football League Trophy tie on 30 October, 2001. He made his Football League debut in the 4-1 victory over Leyton Orient on 3 November, 2001 and, after just three league appearances, was offered a two and half professional contract. [cite web
url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~129337,00.html
title=McCombe offered pro terms
publisher=Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site
date=22 November, 2001
accessdate=2008-05-27] He would make a total of 17 league appearances in his debut season before being named Scunthorpe's young player of the season [cite web
url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~211606,00.html
title=Player of the year
publisher=Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site
date=24 April, 2002
accessdate=2008-05-27] and beginning to attract the attention of scouts from clubs at a higher level, enjoying a one-day trial with Aston Villa where he played for Villa against Shrewsbury Town in Malcolm Starkey's testimonial match on 2 May, 2002. [cite web
url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~217388,00.html
title=McCombe enjoyed premiership taster
publisher=Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site
date=12 May, 2002
accessdate=2008-05-27] He continued his progress the following season, making 31 league appearances as Scunthorpe reached the play-offs. After starting the 2003-2004 season in the first team, McCombe lost his place at the end of September and, at the end of October, linked up with Halifax Town on loan. [cite web
url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local/Town-snare-Iron-man-McCombe.685135.jp
title=Town snare Iron man McCombe
publisher=Halifax Courier
date=31 October, 2003
accessdate=2008-05-27] He scored on his debut in the 3-0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 November, 2003 [cite web
url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local/Jamie-joy-after-ideal-Shay.685718.jp
title=Jamie joy after ideal Shay start
publisher=Halifax Courier
date=3 November, 2003
accessdate=2008-05-27] and made seven league appearances for the Shaymen before being recalled to Scunthorpe in December. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/3304547.stm
title=Iron recall McCombe from Shaymen
publisher=BBC Sport
date=9 December, 2003
accessdate=2008-05-27] In January 2004, it seemed as if he would be allowed to leave Glanford Park on a free transfer and he agreed terms to join Lincoln City at the beginning of February, only for the deal to be blocked. [cite web
url=http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~483810,00.html
title=Imps wait on McCombe move
publisher=Lincoln City F.C. Official Web-site
date=5 February, 2004
accessdate=2008-05-27] Five weeks after initially agreeing terms, a Football League tribunal ruled that McCombe could join Lincoln once they had given Scunthorpe seven days notice of their intentions, [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/3500562.stm
title=McCombe seals Imps move
publisher=BBC Sport
date=11 March, 2004
accessdate=2008-05-27] and he joined the Imps on a contract initially lasting until the end of the 2003-2004 season. [cite web
url=http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~498896,00.html
title=New boy McCombe raring to go
publisher=Lincoln City F.C. Official Web-site
date=12 March, 2004
accessdate=2008-05-27] As part of the deal, McCombe had to sign a confidentiality agreement with the Football League preventing him from discussing the details of the transfer. [cite web
url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~499232,00.html
title=McCombe to keep quiet over move
publisher=Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site
date=11 March, 2004
accessdate=2008-05-27]

He moved to Lincoln City on a free transfer in March 2004. He joined Bristol City in May 2006. Bristol City won promotion to the Football League Championship in his first season with the club and was voted the Club's Player of the Season.

His younger brother John is also a professional football defender and currently plays for Port Vale.

References

External links

* [http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10327~20181,00.html Jamie McCombe profile] at bcfc.co.uk
* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=mcco03 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]
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