James Perch

James Robert Perch (born 28 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Mansfield Town. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back.

James Perch

Perch playing for Newcastle United in 2012
Personal information
Full name	James Robert Perch[1]
Date of birth	28 September 1985
Place of birth	Mansfield, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Mansfield Town
Number	14
Youth career
1996–2004	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	Nottingham Forest	190	(12)
2010–2013	Newcastle United	65	(1)
2013–2015	Wigan Athletic	82	(3)
2015–2018	Queens Park Rangers	74	(0)
2018–2020	Scunthorpe United	71	(3)
2020–	Mansfield Town	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:50, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Nottingham Forest

Perch was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and began his career at Nottingham Forest. He made 22 league appearances in his début season as Forest were relegated from the rebranded Football League Championship. His first professional goal came in the same season, scoring in the 63rd minute against Doncaster Rovers in the Third Round of the Football League Cup. After his first season, he signed a new contract to extend his stay a further 2 1/2 years.[3] He made over 200 appearances for Forest before moving to newly promoted Newcastle United.

Newcastle United

On 5 July 2010, Perch signed for Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1 million, on a four-year deal.[4] Forest had rejected a transfer bid from Newcastle in January of the same year.[5] He made his debut for Newcastle against Manchester United on 16 August 2010 in a 3–0 defeat.[6] On 18 September 2010, he set a new Premier League record by being the first player ever to receive five yellow cards in his first five games in the league.[7] His only goal for Newcastle came in a 4–3 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League.[8]

Wigan Athletic

On 3 July 2013, Perch completed a move to recently relegated FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic, signing a four-year contract with the club. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but was estimated to be around £750,000.[9] Perch made his league debut for Wigan on 3 August 2013, in a 4–0 away victory over Barnsley.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 March 2014, in a 2–1 win against Premier League Manchester City, helping holders Wigan to the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the second year in a row.[11]

Queens Park Rangers

On 31 July 2015, Perch signed for Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] Perch made his competitive QPR debut in the first game of the 2015-16 Championship Season which resulted in a 2–0 defeat against Charlton Athletic, he played the whole game.[13]

On 6 April 2018, it was announced that Perch would leave the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14]

Scunthorpe United

He joined Scunthorpe United in August 2018, signing a two-year contract.[15]

International career

In October 2012, he was approached by the Jamaica Football Federation, who wanted Perch to play for Jamaica during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Perch is also eligible for Barbados through his father, who was born on the island.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020

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
Nottingham Forest	2004–05[17]	Championship	22	0	3	0	3	1	—		28	1
	2005–06[18]	League One	38	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	40	3
	2006–07[19]	League One	46	5	4	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	55	6
	2007–08[20]	League One	30	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	34	0
	2008–09[21]	Championship	37	3	3	0	2	0	—		42	3
	2009–10[22]	Championship	17	1	2	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	21	1
	Total		190	12	16	0	6	1	8	1	220	14
Newcastle United	2010–11[23]	Premier League	13	0	1	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2011–12[24]	Premier League	25	0	1	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2012–13[25]	Premier League	27	1	1	0	1	0	9[lower-alpha 4]	0	38	1
	Total		65	1	3	0	4	0	9	0	81	1
Wigan Athletic	2013–14[26]	Championship	40	0	6	1	0	0	7[lower-alpha 5]	1	53	2
	2014–15[27]	Championship	41	3	1	0	0	0	—		42	3
	Total		81	3	7	1	0	0	7	1	95	5
Queens Park Rangers	2015–16[28]	Championship	35	0	1	0	1	0	—		37	0
	2016–17[29]	Championship	32	0	1	0	2	0	—		35	0
	2017–18[30]	Championship	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		74	0	2	0	3	0	—		79	0
Scunthorpe United	2018–19[31]	League One	41	2	1	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 6]	0	45	3
	2019–20[32]	League Two	30	1	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 6]	0	36	1
	Total		71	3	2	1	2	0	6	0	81	4
Career total			481	19	30	2	15	1	30	2	556	24

1. Three appearances in Football League Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
3. Appearances in Championship play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. One appearance in FA Community Shield, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in Championship play-offs
6. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Nottingham Forest

• Football League One Runners-up: 2007–08

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
3. "Perch signs new Forest contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
4. "Newcastle land Forest star Perch". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
5. "Nottingham Forest reject Newcastle's offer for Perch". BBC. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
6. Chowdhury, Saj (16 August 2010). "Man Utd 3–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
7. McNulty, Phil (18 September 2010). "Everton 0–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
8. "Man Utd 4–3 Newcastle". BBC. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
9. "Wigan complete Perch swoop". ESPN. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
10. "Barnsley 0–4 Wigan" BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
11. "Manchester City 1–2 Wigan" BBC Sport. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
12. "James Perch: QPR sign Wigan Athletic defender". BBC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
13. "Charlton 2-0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
14. http://the72.co.uk/100057/queens-park-rangers-confirm-three-players-will-leave-end-season/
15. James Perch: Scunthorpe United sign former QPR midfielder BBC Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
16. "James Perch exclusive interview". The Journal. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
17. "Games played by James Perch in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
18. "Games played by James Perch in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
19. "Games played by James Perch in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
20. "Games played by James Perch in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
21. "Games played by James Perch in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
22. "Games played by James Perch in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
23. "Games played by James Perch in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
24. "Games played by James Perch in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
25. "Games played by James Perch in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
26. "Games played by James Perch in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
27. "Games played by James Perch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
28. "Games played by James Perch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
29. "Games played by James Perch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
30. "Games played by James Perch in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
31. "Games played by James Perch in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
32. "Games played by James Perch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

External links

• James Perch at Soccerbase
• James Perch at ESPN FC