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James Chester

James Chester

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipWales England
Height1.77 m
Footright
BornJanuary 23, 1989
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

15
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Hull City
top club · 171 apps

Career highs

€8.00m
peak value · 2018
€11.30m
top transfer fee · 15/16
5
best season · 10/11
35 / 0
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1989-01-23 · 6 players total

481Appearances
26Goals
8Assists
52Yellow cards
3Red cards
166Full matches (90′)
Full nameJames Chester
Name in home countryJames Grant Chester
Date of birth1989-01-23 (37 yrs)
Place of birthWarrington, Wales
CitizenshipWales England
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-02-13
Contract expires—
Feb 2025
Transfer: Salford → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Barrow → Salford
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Salford City
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2023
Transfer: Derby → Barrow
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Barrow AFC
41 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Stoke City → Derby
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Derby County, Derby County U21
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Stoke City
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Aston Villa → Stoke City
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Stoke City
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2020
Transfer: Stoke City → Aston Villa
19/20 · Return from loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Aston Villa → Stoke City
19/20 · Loan
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Stoke City, Aston Villa, Aston Villa U23
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Aston Villa
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Aston Villa
50 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: West Brom → Aston Villa
16/17 · Transfer · €9.30m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Aston Villa
46 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hull City → West Brom
15/16 · Transfer · €11.30m
Jul 2015
15/16 — West Bromwich Albion
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hull City
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hull City
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hull City
48 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Hull City
45 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Hull City
10/11 · Transfer · €350k
Jan 2011
Transfer: Carlisle United → Man Utd Res.
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Carlisle United
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Hull City, Carlisle United
45 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2009
Transfer: Plymouth → Man Utd Res.
09/10 · Return from loan
Sep 2009
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Plymouth
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Plymouth Argyle, Manchester United Reserves
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2009
Transfer: Peterborough → Man Utd Res.
08/09 · Return from loan
Feb 2009
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Peterborough
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Manchester United, Peterborough United
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd Res.
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Manchester United U18
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Man Utd Youth → Man Utd U18
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,916 min
Minutes played by club
Salford City 0.0%
Barrow AFC 10.7%
Derby County 0.0%
Derby County U21 0.0%
Stoke City 0.0%
Aston Villa 21.6%
Aston Villa U23 0.0%
West Bromwich Albion 0.0%
Hull City 59.9%
Carlisle United 7.7%
Plymouth Argyle 0.0%
Manchester United Reserves 0.0%
Manchester United 0.0%
Peterborough United 0.0%
Manchester United U18 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Salford City 1 24/25 24/25 2 0 0 0
Barrow AFC 1 23/24 23/24 41 2 0 1,601
Derby County 1 22/23 22/23 7 0 0 0
Derby County U21 1 22/23 22/23 3 0 0 0
Stoke City 3 19/20 21/22 71 0 3 0
Aston Villa 4 16/17 19/20 126 11 1 3,227
Aston Villa U23 1 19/20 19/20 3 0 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 1 15/16 15/16 19 0 0 0
Hull City 5 10/11 14/15 171 9 3 8,935
Carlisle United 1 10/11 10/11 24 4 1 1,153
Plymouth Argyle 1 09/10 09/10 3 0 0 0
Manchester United Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 3 0 0 0
Manchester United 1 08/09 08/09 1 0 0 0
Peterborough United 1 08/09 08/09 5 0 0 0
Manchester United U18 1 06/07 06/07 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€2M3€4M5€6M6€8M09/1010/11 — 5 goals (Hull City)10/11 — 1 assists610/1111/12 — 2 goals (Hull City)11/12 — 2 assists411/1212/13 — 2 goals (Hull City)12/13 — 1 assists312/1313/14 — 2 goals (Hull City)213/1414/15 — 2 goals (Hull City)214/1515/1616/17 — 3 goals (Aston Villa)316/1717/18 — 3 goals (Aston Villa)17/18 — 1 assists417/1818/19 — 5 goals (Aston Villa)518/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/2121/22 — 2 assists221/2222/2323/24 — 2 goals (Barrow AFC)223/2424/2509/10 — €50K11/12 — €300K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €6M16/17 — €6M17/18 — €7M18/19 — €8M19/20 — €8M20/21 — €3M21/22 — €1.5M22/23 — €500K23/24 — €250K24/25 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 EFL Cup Salford City 1 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Salford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 League Two Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Barrow AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Barrow AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League Two Barrow AFC 38 2 0 3 0 1,601
22/23 League One Derby County 7 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Premier League 2 Derby County U21 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Championship Stoke City 17 0 2 1 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Stoke City 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Stoke City 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Championship Stoke City 32 0 0 6 1 0
20/21 EFL Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Stoke City 16 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League 2 Aston Villa U23 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Aston Villa 28 5 0 2 1 497
18/19 EFL Cup Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Aston Villa 46 3 1 4 0 1,380
17/18 Championship Play-Offs Aston Villa 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Aston Villa 45 3 0 6 0 1,350
16/17 FA Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 13 0 0 4 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Hull City 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Hull City 23 2 0 5 1 936
13/14 FA Cup Hull City 5 1 0 0 0 404
13/14 League Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Hull City 24 1 0 1 0 1,868
12/13 Championship Hull City 44 2 1 2 0 1,914
12/13 FA Cup Hull City 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Hull City 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Hull City 44 2 2 7 0 1,980
11/12 FA Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Hull City 21 1 0 3 0 1,833
10/11 EFL Trophy Carlisle United 3 1 0 1 0 198
10/11 FA Cup Carlisle United 2 1 0 0 0 180
10/11 League Cup Carlisle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Carlisle United 18 2 1 1 0 775
09/10 Championship Plymouth Argyle 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Reserve League North Manchester United Reserves 3 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Peterborough United 5 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Premier League Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Youth Cup Manchester United U18 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Man Utd Youth Man Utd U18 Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-07-01 Man Utd U18 Man Utd Res. Transfer 0 —
08/09 2009-02-02 Man Utd Res. Peterborough Loan 0 —
08/09 2009-03-02 Peterborough Man Utd Res. Return from loan 0 —
09/10 2009-09-18 Man Utd Res. Plymouth Loan 50000 —
09/10 2009-10-13 Plymouth Man Utd Res. Return from loan 50000 —
10/11 2010-08-03 Man Utd Res. Carlisle United Loan 50000 —
10/11 2011-01-03 Carlisle United Man Utd Res. Return from loan 50000 —
10/11 2011-01-07 Man Utd Res. Hull City Transfer 50000 €350k
15/16 2015-07-29 Hull City West Brom Transfer 2000000 €11.30m
16/17 2016-08-12 West Brom Aston Villa Transfer 6000000 €9.30m
19/20 2020-01-31 Aston Villa Stoke City Loan 4500000 —
19/20 2020-05-31 Stoke City Aston Villa Return from loan 2400000 —
20/21 2020-08-10 Aston Villa Stoke City Transfer 2400000 —
22/23 2022-07-06 Stoke City Derby Transfer 500000 —
23/24 2023-09-01 Derby Barrow Transfer 100000 —
24/25 2024-07-17 Barrow Salford Transfer 75000 —
24/25 2025-02-13 Salford Retired Transfer 75000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Hamstring injury 2013-09-25 2013-11-28 65 11
14/15 Shoulder injury 2015-01-18 2015-04-04 77 11
18/19 Inflammation in the knee 2019-02-01 2019-05-15 104 19
19/20 Hamstring injury 2019-08-08 2019-11-09 94 14
20/21 muscular problems 2020-09-16 2020-09-18 3 1
20/21 muscular problems 2020-09-22 2020-09-24 3 1
20/21 muscular problems 2020-09-30 2020-10-02 3 1
20/21 Calf injury 2020-10-16 2020-10-18 3 1
20/21 muscular problems 2020-10-30 2020-11-08 10 3
22/23 Achilles heel problems 2022-07-24 2022-09-14 53 11
22/23 Calf injury 2022-10-26 2023-01-01 68 13
22/23 Calf injury 2023-01-02 2023-04-02 91 18
22/23 Muscle fatigue 2023-04-08 2023-05-31 54 6
Current—
Peak€8.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€2.00m€4.00m€6.00m€8.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3864 #4 35 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Albert Adomah 2 1 0
Robbie Brady 1 0 0
Jack Grealish 1 1 0
Sam Johnstone 2 0 0
Scott Hogan 2 0 0
Sam Vokes 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Championship Aston Villa 5 28
17/18 Championship Aston Villa 3 46
16/17 Championship Aston Villa 3 45

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Championship Stoke City 2 17
11/12 Championship Hull City 2 44
12/13 Championship Hull City 1 44

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2020-05-31 Stoke City Aston Villa Return from loan — €2.40m
19/20 2020-01-31 Aston Villa Stoke City Loan — €4.50m
10/11 2011-01-03 Carlisle United Man Utd Res. Return from loan — €50k
10/11 2010-08-03 Man Utd Res. Carlisle United Loan — €50k
09/10 2009-10-13 Plymouth Man Utd Res. Return from loan — €50k
09/10 2009-09-18 Man Utd Res. Plymouth Loan — €50k
08/09 2009-03-02 Peterborough Man Utd Res. Return from loan — —
08/09 2009-02-02 Man Utd Res. Peterborough Loan — —

Teams faced most often by James Chester's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Swansea City 20 8 6 6 23 22 +1 40%
Sunderland AFC 20 9 6 5 27 15 +12 45%
West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 25 28 -3 25%
Stoke City 20 3 8 9 17 26 -9 15%
Norwich City 20 9 4 7 31 26 +5 45%
Queens Park Rangers 20 8 8 4 31 26 +5 40%
Derby County 19 8 3 8 19 23 -4 42%
Preston North End 18 4 9 5 23 27 -4 22%
Brentford FC 18 4 7 7 19 27 -8 22%
Bristol City 18 6 6 6 31 27 +4 33%
Tranmere Rovers 18 9 3 6 19 18 +1 50%
Reading FC 18 7 6 5 21 23 -2 39%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 2 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 41 1,601 3 0 0 0.17
22/23 10 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 22 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 33 0 6 0 1 0
18/19 28 497 2 0 1 0.54
17/18 50 1,380 5 0 0 0.33
16/17 46 1,350 6 0 0 0.4
15/16 19 0 5 0 0 0
14/15 28 936 5 0 1 0.58
13/14 29 2,272 1 0 0 0.04
12/13 48 1,914 2 0 0 0.09
11/12 45 1,980 7 0 0 0.32
10/11 45 2,986 5 0 0 0.15
09/10 6 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 6 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
296 apps
16 G
7 A
Premier League
60 apps
3 G
0 A
League One
30 apps
2 G
1 A
FA Cup
19 apps
2 G
0 A
League Two
38 apps
2 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
15 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League 2
6 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about James Chester

Who is James Chester?

James Chester is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is James Chester?

James Chester is 37 years old. He was born on January 23, 1989 in Warrington.

What position does James Chester play?

James Chester plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does James Chester play for?

James Chester currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has James Chester scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, James Chester has scored 26 goals in 481 appearances.