Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Ipswich Town
top club · 223 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#74
goals rank
#251
assists rank
97
season goals
19
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2004
€4.50m
top transfer fee · 01/02
15
best season · 99/00
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals
531Appearances
97Goals
19Assists
53Yellow cards
3Red cards
85Full matches (90′)
| Full name | James Scowcroft |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | James Benjamin Scowcroft |
| Date of birth | 1975-11-15 (50 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-02-12 |
| Contract expires | — |
Feb 2012
Transfer: Bury Town → Retired
11/12 · Transfer
Sep 2010
Transfer: Without Club → Bury Town
10/11 · Transfer
Jun 2010
Transfer: Leyton Orient → Without Club
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Leyton Orient
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Leyton Orient
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Crystal Palace
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Crystal Palace
40 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Coventry → Crystal Palace
06/07 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Crystal Palace
36 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Coventry City
45 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Leicester → Coventry
05/06 · Transfer
May 2005
Transfer: Ipswich → Leicester
04/05 · Return from loan
Feb 2005
Transfer: Leicester → Ipswich
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Ipswich Town, Leicester City
44 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Leicester City
39 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Leicester City
47 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Ipswich → Leicester
01/02 · Transfer · €4.50m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Leicester City
26 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Ipswich Town
40 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Ipswich Town
46 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Ipswich Town
34 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Ipswich Town
38 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Ipswich Town
48 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Ipswich Town
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
Transfer: Ipswich U18 → Ipswich
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals15 total · 3.31/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A15 total · 3.31/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.44/90
Minutes played by club
Ipswich Town
40.5%
Leyton Orient
0.0%
Crystal Palace
10.7%
Coventry City
14.2%
Leicester City
34.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 7 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 223 | 52 | 5 | 3,087 |
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 06/07 | 08/09 | 86 | 14 | 8 | 812 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1,083 |
| Leicester City | 4 | 01/02 | 04/05 | 147 | 28 | 6 | 2,639 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 41 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 199 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 304 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 373 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | EFL Trophy | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League One | Leyton Orient | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 38 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 343 |
| 07/08 | Championship Play-Offs | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 469 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Coventry City | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,083 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Leicester City | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 662 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Leicester City | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 596 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Leicester City | 43 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 381 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Leicester City | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 355 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Ipswich Town | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 544 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Ipswich U18 | Ipswich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-30 | Ipswich | Leicester | Transfer | 0 | €4.50m |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-14 | Leicester | Ipswich | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-05-14 | Ipswich | Leicester | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Leicester | Coventry | Transfer | 3000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-25 | Coventry | Crystal Palace | Transfer | 3000000 | €750k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-20 | Crystal Palace | Leyton Orient | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-06-30 | Leyton Orient | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-02 | Without Club | Bury Town | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-02-12 | Bury Town | Retired | Transfer | 500000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€3.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9565 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 13 | 32 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 13 | 41 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Leicester City | 10 | 43 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 5 | 38 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 3 | 35 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Leicester City | 3 | 35 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-05-14 | Ipswich | Leicester | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-14 | Leicester | Ipswich | Loan | — | €3.00m |
Teams faced most often by James Scowcroft's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 29% |
| Leeds United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 35% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 25% |
| Derby County | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 44% |
| Burnley FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 27% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 43% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 37% |
| Cardiff City | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 27% |
| Preston North End | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 23% |
| Stoke City | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 27% |
| Norwich City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 35% |
| Hull City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 07/08 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 46 | 408 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 409 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 97/98 | 38 | 604 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 96/97 | 48 | 913 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 95/96 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 40 | 343 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 |
| 06/07 | 36 | 469 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 05/06 | 45 | 1,083 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 04/05 | 44 | 932 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 03/04 | 39 | 596 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 02/03 | 47 | 711 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 01/02 | 26 | 400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 00/01 | 40 | 753 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
First Division
194 apps
51 G
0 A
Championship
164 apps
21 G
11 A
Premier League
92 apps
14 G
5 A
League Cup
29 apps
8 G
3 A
FA Cup
23 apps
3 G
0 A
League One
26 apps
0 G
0 A
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James Scowcroft is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is James Scowcroft?
James Scowcroft is 50 years old. He was born on November 15, 1975 in Bury St Edmunds.
What position does James Scowcroft play?
James Scowcroft plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does James Scowcroft play for?
James Scowcroft currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has James Scowcroft scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, James Scowcroft has scored 97 goals in 531 appearances.