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James Montgomery (footballer, born 1994)

James Hayden Montgomery (born 20 April 1994) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

James Montgomery
Personal information
Full name James Hayden Montgomery[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Guiseley 0 (0)
2015–2017 AFC Telford United 66 (0)
2017–2018 Gateshead 38 (0)
2018–2019 Forest Green Rovers 18 (0)
2019–2020 AFC Fylde 13 (0)
2020–2021 Gateshead 7 (0)
2021 → Southend United (loan) 4 (0)
2021 Chesterfield 6 (0)
2022–2023 Gateshead 14 (0)
2023–2024 Spennymoor Town 26 (0)
2024 → Gateshead (loan) 7 (0)
2024 Gateshead 1 (0)
Total 201 (0)
International career
2017–2018 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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Born in Sunderland,[2] his grandfather was a cousin of footballer Jimmy Montgomery.[3]

Career

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Montgomery began his career playing youth football for Middlesbrough.[3] He then played in non-league with Guiseley, before attending the Nike Football Academy and signing with AFC Telford United in 2015.[4] While with Telford he also began training with Sunderland (in July 2016),[4] and with the V9 Academy (in November 2016).[5] He moved to Gateshead in January 2017.[6] Montgomery signed a two-year contract with Forest Green Rovers in May 2018.[3] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup.[7] During a match against Mansfield Town in January 2019, Montgomery collided with opposition player Gethin Jones, resulting in a cut lip and lost teeth. Montgomery was substituted by Lewis Ward.[8]

In July 2019, Montgomery joined AFC Fylde on a two-year deal.[9][10] He was released by the club in August 2020.[11]

He returned to Gateshead in October 2020.[12]

On 2 March 2021, Montgomery joined League Two side Southend United on an emergency seven-day loan following an injury to fellow goalkeeper Alex Bass.[13] On 9 March 2021, the loan was extended for a further seven days.[14]

On 15 April 2021, Montgomery joined National League side Chesterfield on a short-term deal.[15] Montgomery's contract was not extended at the end of the season.[16]

On 17 March 2022, Montgomery returned to former club Gateshead on a short-term contract. This would be his third spell at the National League North club.[17] He played for Gateshead in the 2023 FA Trophy final defeat to FC Halifax Town at Wembley Stadium.[18]

On 12 June 2023, Montgomery signed for National League North club Spennymoor Town[19] having departed Gateshead in search of more regular first-team football as well as allowing him to devote more of his time to his new coaching role at Newcastle United.[20]

He signed with Gateshead for a fourth time in his career on 20 February 2024, joining on an initial one-month loan deal following injury and sickness amongst Gateshead's two other goalkeepers.[21] In March 2024, following his return to his parent club, Montgomery left The Moors by mutual consent.[22] On 30 March, he re-signed for Gateshead, his fifth spell, on a deal until the end of the 2023–24 season.[23] He started for Gateshead in the 2024 FA Trophy final victory against Solihull Moors.[24] In the penalty shootout, Montgomery saved one penalty as Gateshead won 5–4.[24]

On 13 July 2024, Montgomery announced his retirement from competitive football.[25]

Career statistics

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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
AFC Telford United 2014–15[2] Conference Premier 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
2015–16[2] National League North 33 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 34 0
2016–17[2] National League North 26 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 27 0
Total 66 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 68 0
Gateshead 2016–17[2] National League 12 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 0
2017–18[2] National League 26 0 1 0 — 7[a] 0 34 0
Total 38 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 46 0
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19[26] League Two 18 0 2 0 2 0 3[b] 0 25 0
AFC Fylde 2019–20[2] National League 13 0 1 0 — 0 0 14 0
Gateshead 2020–21[2] National League North 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Southend United (loan) 2020–21[27] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Chesterfield 2020–21[2] National League 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Gateshead 2021–22[2] National League North 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2022–23[2] National League 14 0 1 0 — 6[a] 0 21 0
Total 14 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 21 0
Spennymoor Town 2023–24[2][28] National League North 26 0 2 0 — 0 0 28 0
Gateshead (loan) 2023–24[2] National League 8 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 11 0
Career total 201 0 7 0 2 0 21 0 231 0
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Gateshead

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 79. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n James Montgomery at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "James Montgomery: Forest Green sign Gateshead goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b Steve Brown (19 July 2016). "Sunderland AFC: Keeper James Montgomery – a relative of Jim – is training with the Black Cat". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ^ Adam Steel (30 November 2016). "Former Middlesbrough goalkeeper signs for Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy". GazetteLive. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ "James Montgomery: Gateshead sign AFC Telford United goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Games played by James Montgomery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Forest Green: James Montgomery loses teeth in collision with Mansfield player's boot". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Goalkeeper Montgomery joins AFC Fylde". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. ^ "WELCOME JAMES – Craigen & Montgomery Join Coasters". AFC Fylde. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  11. ^ "AFC Fylde sign winger Junior Mondal and release keeper James Montgomery". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk.
  12. ^ "StackPath". www.gateshead-fc.com.
  13. ^ "James Montgomery signs on emergency loan". Southend United FC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Montgomery's loan extended". Southend United FC. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Keeper signs for Spireites". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 15 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Retained list announced". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 14 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Montgomery signs short-term deal". Gateshead FC. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. ^ a b De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  19. ^ "James Montgomery Signs For Moors". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. ^ "James Montgomery departs the club". gateshead-fc.com. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. ^ "James Montgomery Returns to Gateshead". gateshead-fc.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  22. ^ "James Montgomery Makes Moors Departure". Spennymoor Town FC. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  23. ^ "James Montgomery Joins Gateshead For A Fifth Time". gateshead-fc.com. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  24. ^ a b c "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  25. ^ "x.com".
  26. ^ "Games played by James Montgomery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by James Montgomery in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  28. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Report: Marine 2 2 Moors". Spennymoor Town FC. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "Report: Marine 2 1 Moors". Spennymoor Town FC. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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