James Perch

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James Perch
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Perch playing for Newcastle United in 2012
Personal information
Full name James Robert Perch[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 35)
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 14
Youth career
1996–2004 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Nottingham Forest 190 (12)
2010–2013 Newcastle United 65 (1)
2013–2015 Wigan Athletic 82 (3)
2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 74 (0)
2018–2020 Scunthorpe United 71 (3)
2020– Mansfield Town 29 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

James Robert Perch (born 28 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Mansfield Town. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back.

Career[]

Nottingham Forest[]

Perch was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and began his career at Nottingham Forest. He made 22 league appearances in his début season as Forest were relegated from the rebranded Football League Championship. His first professional goal came in the same season, scoring in the 63rd minute against Doncaster Rovers in the Third Round of the Football League Cup. After his first season, he signed a new contract to extend his stay a further 2 1/2 years.[3] He made over 200 appearances for Forest before moving to newly promoted Newcastle United.

Newcastle United[]

On 5 July 2010, Perch signed for Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1 million, on a four-year deal.[4] Forest had rejected a transfer bid from Newcastle in January of the same year.[5] He made his debut for Newcastle against Manchester United on 16 August 2010 in a 3–0 defeat.[6] On 18 September 2010, he set a new Premier League record by being the first player ever to receive five yellow cards in his first five games in the league.[7] His only goal for Newcastle came in a 4–3 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League.[8]

Wigan Athletic[]

On 3 July 2013, Perch completed a move to recently relegated FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic, signing a four-year contract with the club. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but was estimated to be around £750,000.[9] Perch made his league debut for Wigan on 3 August 2013, in a 4–0 away victory over Barnsley.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 March 2014, in a 2–1 win against Premier League Manchester City, helping holders Wigan to the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the second year in a row.[11]

Queens Park Rangers[]

On 31 July 2015, Perch signed for Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] Perch made his competitive QPR debut in the first game of the 2015-16 Championship Season which resulted in a 2–0 defeat against Charlton Athletic, he played the whole game.[13]

On 6 April 2018, it was announced that Perch would leave the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14]

Scunthorpe United[]

He joined Scunthorpe United in August 2018, signing a two-year contract.[15]

International career[]

In October 2012, he was approached by the Jamaica Football Federation, who wanted Perch to play for Jamaica during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[citation needed] Perch is also eligible for Barbados through his father, who was born on the island.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 20 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2004–05[17] Championship 22 0 3 0 3 1 — 28 1
2005–06[18] League One 38 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 3
2006–07[19] League One 46 5 4 0 0 0 5[a] 1 55 6
2007–08[20] League One 30 0 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 34 0
2008–09[21] Championship 37 3 3 0 2 0 — 42 3
2009–10[22] Championship 17 1 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 21 1
Total 190 12 16 0 6 1 8 1 220 14
Newcastle United 2010–11[23] Premier League 13 0 1 0 1 0 — 15 0
2011–12[24] Premier League 25 0 1 0 2 0 — 28 0
2012–13[25] Premier League 27 1 1 0 1 0 9[d] 0 38 1
Total 65 1 3 0 4 0 9 0 81 1
Wigan Athletic 2013–14[26] Championship 40 0 6 1 0 0 7[e] 1 53 2
2014–15[27] Championship 41 3 1 0 0 0 — 42 3
Total 81 3 7 1 0 0 7 1 95 5
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16[28] Championship 35 0 1 0 1 0 — 37 0
2016–17[29] Championship 32 0 1 0 2 0 — 35 0
2017–18[30] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 74 0 2 0 3 0 — 79 0
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[31] League One 41 2 1 1 1 0 2[f] 0 45 3
2019–20[32] League Two 30 1 1 0 1 0 4[f] 0 36 1
Total 71 3 2 1 2 0 6 0 81 4
Mansfield Town 2020–21[33] League Two 29 3 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 32 3
Career total 510 22 31 2 16 1 31 2 588 27
  1. ^ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Community Shield, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in Championship play-offs
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Nottingham Forest

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Perch signs new Forest contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Newcastle land Forest star Perch". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Nottingham Forest reject Newcastle's offer for Perch". BBC. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  6. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (16 August 2010). "Man Utd 3–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  7. ^ McNulty, Phil (18 September 2010). "Everton 0–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Man Utd 4–3 Newcastle". BBC. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Wigan complete Perch swoop". ESPN. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Barnsley 0–4 Wigan" BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Manchester City 1–2 Wigan" BBC Sport. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  12. ^ "James Perch: QPR sign Wigan Athletic defender". BBC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Charlton 2-0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Queens Park Rangers confirm three players will leave at the end of the season". 6 April 2018.
  15. ^ James Perch: Scunthorpe United sign former QPR midfielder BBC Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  16. ^ "James Perch exclusive interview". The Journal. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  31. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  32. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  33. ^ "Games played by James Perch in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

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