James Montgomery (footballer, born 1994)

James Hayden Montgomery (born 20 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fylde.

James Montgomery
Personal information
Full name James Hayden Montgomery[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
Number 13
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– Fylde 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

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

Career

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 Fylde on a two-year deal.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 November 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Telford United 2014–15[2] Conference Premier 7000—0070
2015–16[2] National League North 33000—1[lower-alpha 1]0340
2016–17[2] Conference North 26000—1[lower-alpha 1]0270
Total 660000020680
Gateshead 2016–17[2] National League 12000—00120
2017–18[2] National League 26010—7[lower-alpha 1]0340
Total 380100070460
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19[11] League Two 18020203[lower-alpha 2]0250
Fylde 2019–20[2] National League 13010—00140
Career total 135040201201530
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  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. James Montgomery at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "James Montgomery: Forest Green sign Gateshead goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. 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. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. "WELCOME JAMES - Craigen & Montgomery Join Coasters". AFC Fylde. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  11. "Games played by James Montgomery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.


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