Jimmy Carter (footballer)

Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter at Millwall in 2015
Personal information
Full name James William Charles Carter
Date of birth (1965-11-09) 9 November 1965
Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1985–1987 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1987–1991 Millwall 110 (11)
1991 Liverpool 5 (0)
1991–1995 Arsenal 25 (2)
1994 → Oxford United (loan) 5 (0)
1994–1995 → Oxford United (loan) 4 (0)
1995–1998 Portsmouth 72 (8)
1998–1999 Millwall 16 (0)
Total 237 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James William Charles Carter (born 9 November 1965 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former footballer. Playing as a winger, Carter featured for Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Liverpool, Arsenal, Oxford United and Portsmouth throughout his career.[1] Following his retirement from football, Carter has been heavily involved in the world of property investment. Since 2015 Carter has been a member of the commercial sales team at Millwall FC.[2][3]

Career

Millwall bought Carter in 1987 for £15,000 from Queens Park Rangers, where he made his Football League debut in a 0-0 draw with Oldham at The Den. He quickly established himself in the Millwall first team and was an integral part of the team which gained Millwall promotion to the top flight in 1987–88, the first time ever in Millwall's 100-year history.[1][4]

Carter whilst playing for Millwall in 1989

Carter was part of a side that included players such as Teddy Sheringham, Tony Cascarino and Terry Hurlock. Millwall made a strong start to the 1988–89 season where they remained in the top four for much of the season before a poor finish saw them slip to tenth, their lowest position all season.

Carter's reputation was growing and in January 1991, Kenny Dalglish signed him for Liverpool for a fee of £800,000. Dalglish resigned shortly after and within a year Carter found himself returning to London where he signed for Arsenal, a club he supported as a young boy. Arsenal paid £500,000 for Carter in October 1991.[1]

He spent three-and-a-half years at Highbury and during his time there, Arsenal won the FA Cup and the League Cup in 1993 and in 1994 went on to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In the following season Carter was loaned out to Oxford United. In all the winger made 29 appearances for the Gunners, scoring two goals.[1]

In the summer of 1995, with Graham having left the club for disciplinary reasons in February and new manager Bruce Rioch rebuilding the team, Carter signed for Portsmouth, where he spent three years. In 1998, Carter re-signed for Millwall, but did not have the same impact as his first spell there. He was forced to retire from football at the end of the 1998–99 season as a result of a serious back injury. Carter made 149 appearances for Millwall, scoring 13 goals in all for the Lions.[1][5]

Carter has appeared for Arsenal in the Masters Cup Football competition for veteran players shown live on Sky Sports. He also plays for the Arsenal Charity Team, a team of ex Arsenal players and celebrities.[6]

Honours

Millwall

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jimmy Carter". Arsenal.com.
  2. ↑ "Who's Who". Millwall FC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Where Are They Now? Millwall's Second Division champions 1987-88". The League Paper.com.
  4. 1 2 "Where are they now: Millwall's Second Division Champions 1987-88". The League Paper.com.
  5. ↑ "Join the Jimmy Tour". Millwall FC.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Arsenal stars help charity achieve its goal in Ghana". Enfield Today.co.uk.
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