James Scowcroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Benjamin Scowcroft | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town (academy coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2001 | Ipswich Town | 265 | (55) |
| 2001–2005 | Leicester City | 133 | (29) |
| 2005 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Coventry City | 41 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | Crystal Palace | 83 | (18) |
| 2009–2010 | Leyton Orient | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Bury Town | 26 | (8) |
| Total | 528 | (102) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2010. | |||
James Benjamin Scowcroft (born 15 November 1975 in Bury St Edmunds) is a retired footballer who is currently a coach for the Ipswich Town academy.
Club career
Scowcroft started his career as a youth at Ipswich Town and progressed to become the regular first team centre forward, gaining five England Under-21 caps in the process. From 1994 to 2001 he played over 200 games for the club, scoring nearly 50 goals. At the end of the 2000–01 season, he was sold to Leicester City for £3m, where he played over 150 games, scoring fewer than 30 goals. During his period at Leicester Scowcroft was accused of being involved in the alleged sexual assault of three women at La Manga golf club, Spain, but was cleared of all charges, having been mistakenly identified.[1][2] He was loaned back to Ipswich in the spring of 2005.
Scowcroft was then signed by Coventry City on a free transfer. He was used primarily on the right sometimes as the right wing for Coventry for the 2005–06 season. He left Coventry City to join Crystal Palace for £500,000 in July 2006. He was released by the club in May 2009[3] and joined Leyton Orient. After fitness problems and failing to score a goal in 20 games for Orient, he was released a year after joining.[4]
In September 2010, Scowcroft joined non-league hometown club, Bury Town, signing a "pay-as-you-play" deal.[5] He made his debut as a substitute in an away game against Wealdstone later the same month.[6] In January 2012 Bury Town announced Scowcroft's retirement from football, having failed to recover from an injury sustained during a pre-season friendly.[7]
Honours
- Nationwide player of the month December 1999
- Ipswich Town Player of the season 1999/2000
- Ipswich Town Supporters player of the season 1999/2000
- Leicester City Goal of the season 2001/2002
- 2008 Crystal Palace Goal of the Season
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 8 November 2010)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[8] | Europe | Play-offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Ipswich Town | 1995–96 | 23 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 | ? |
| 1996–97 | 43 | 10 | ? | 7 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 11 | ? | |
| 1997–98 | 33 | 6 | ? | 9 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 9 | ? | |
| 1998–99 | 34 | 13 | ? | 2 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 15 | ? | |
| 1999-00 | 43 | 13 | ? | 5 | 2 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 15 | ? | |
| 2000–01 | 34 | 4 | ? | 9 | 2 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 6 | ? | |
| Total | 1995–2001 | 210 | 48 | ? | 34 | 7 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 244 | 55 | ? |
| Leicester City | 2001–02 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 2001–2005 | 133 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 | 33 | 5 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2004–05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2004–2005 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City | 2005–06 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 2005–2006 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2006–07 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2006–2009 | 83 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14 | 6 |
| Leyton Orient | 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Bury Town | 2010–11 | 26 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 8 | ? |
| Career totals | 528 | 102 | 13 | 57 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 113 | 14 | |
References
- ↑ "Anger of cleared star". The Sun. London. 21 May 2007.
- ↑ "Leicester trio charges 'dropped'". BBC News. 21 May 2004.
- ↑ striker one of six to get new deals but nine players released
- ↑ "O's release seven". LeytonOrient.com. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "James Scowcroft makes step down to Bury Town". BBC Sport. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "James Scowcroft thanks the fans". Bury Town F.C. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ Collins, Trevor. "James Scowcroft retires from playing". Bury Town Football Club. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
External links
- James Scowcroft player profile at cpfc.co.uk
- James Scowcroft player profile at lcfc.com
- James Scowcroft career statistics at Soccerbase
