- Robbie James
Football manager infobox
playername= Robbie James
fullname = Robert Mark James
dateofbirth = birth date|1957|3|23
cityofbirth =Swansea
countryofdeath =Wales
dateofdeath = death date and age|1998|2|18|1957|3|23
cityofdeath =Llanelli
countryofbirth =Wales
position = Midfielder
years = 1973–1983
1983–1984
1984–1987
1987–1988
1988–1990
1990–1992
1992–1993
1993–19??
19??–1998
clubs = Swansea City
Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers
Leicester City
Swansea City
Bradford City
Cardiff City
Merthyr Tydfil
Llanelli
caps(goals) = 394 (102)
048 00(6)
087 00(5)
023 00(0)
090 0(16)
089 00(6)
051 00(2)
00? 00(?)
00? 00(?)
nationalyears = 1978–1988
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 047 00(7)
manageryears = 1993-19??
19??-1998
managerclubs = Merthyr Tydfil
LlanelliRobert Mark James (
March 23 ,1957 –February 18 ,1998 ) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including Swansea City, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers.He was a talented utility player who contributed greatly to Swansea City's rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division between 1978 and 1981, and helped them finish sixth in their first top division campaign.
During the 1974–75 season he had a trial at Arsenal but failed to impress, playing in one reserve team game.
James later signed for Queens Park Rangers in November 1984 and played 87 league games for them, scoring four goals, before a brief spell at Leicester City. In 1987, he rejoined Swansea City, who by now were in the Fourth Division, and helped them win promotion in his first season back at the
Vetch Field . He then turned out for Bradford City, and wound up in theFootball League with Cardiff City in 1994.He won 47 full caps for Wales.
He died, aged 40, from an unspecified
cardiomyopathy while playing for Llanelli where he wasplayer-manager .A bust in memory of James has recently been erected beside the ticket office of Swansea City's
Liberty Stadium .Fact|date=July 2008
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