Jamie Speare
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Speare | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Darlington | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 1998–2004 | Accrington Stanley | 306 | |
| 2004–2005 | Lancaster City | 56 | |
| 2005–2006 | Southport | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Barrow AFC | 54 | |
| 2008–2009 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | (0) |
| 2011- | Accrington Stanley | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Witton Albion | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 10 October 2014 (UTC). | |||
James "Jamie" Speare (born 5 November 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer playing as a goalkeeper.
Career
Having left Everton F.C. as a trainee in 1997, Speare joined Darlington F.C. making two appearances in the 1996-97 season. He then moved over to Ireland and joined Sligo Rovers F.C..
Following a move to then non-league side Accrington Stanley in 1998, Speare played in almost 300 games over a 6-year period until the summer of 2004.
Speare has since appeared for a number of lower league clubs including Southport F.C., Lancaster City F.C. and Barrow A.F.C. amongst others.
Following a goalkeeper injury crisis at Accrington Stanley in the winter of 2008 Speare re-joined the club on a short term contract, despite not making an appearance he was a regular on the substitutes bench until his release in January 2009.
In November 2011 following an injury to Ian Dunbavin Speare re-joined the club for a third time on another short term deal, making the substitutes bench again on 12 November 2011 in a 1st Round FA Cup tie against Notts County F.C.
On 12th October 2013, Jamie joined Cammell Laird as a goalkeeping coach. In October 2014 he followed manager Tony Sullivan to Witton Albion.