James Perch

James Perch

Perch playing for Newcastle United in 2012
Personal information
Full name James Robert Perch
Date of birth (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Defender / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 24
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– Queens Park Rangers 44 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.


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

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.[2] 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.[3] Forest had rejected a transfer bid from Newcastle in January of the same year.[4] He made his debut for Newcastle against Manchester United on 16 August 2010 in a 3–0 defeat.[5] 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.[6] His only goal for Newcastle came in a 4–3 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League.[7]

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.[8] Perch made his league debut for Wigan on 3 August 2013, in a 4–0 away victory over Barnsley.[9] 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.[10]

Queens Park Rangers

On 31 July 2015, Perch signed for Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] Perch is also eligible for Barbados through his father, who was born on the island.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2016 [15]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2004–05 Championship 2203031—281
2005–06 League One 383200000403
2006–07 46540005[lower-alpha 1]1556
2007–08 30020101[lower-alpha 2]0340
2008–09 Championship 3733020—423
2009–10 17120002[lower-alpha 3]0211
Total 19012160618122014
Newcastle United 2010–11 Premier League 1301010—150
2011–12 2501020—280
2012–13 27110109[lower-alpha 4]0381
Total 651304090811
Wigan Athletic 2013–14 Championship 40061007[lower-alpha 5]1532
2014–15 413100000423
Total 813710071955
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16 Championship 3001010—320
Career total 3661627111124242820
  1. ↑ 3 appearances in Football League Trophy, 2 appearances and 1 goal in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ 2 appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. ↑ 9 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Community Shield, 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League, 2 appearances in Championship Play-offs

Honours

Nottingham Forest

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Perch signs new Forest contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Newcastle land Forest star Perch". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Nottingham Forest reject Newcastle's offer for Perch". BBC. BBC. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (16 August 2010). "Man Utd 3–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 September 2010). "Everton 0–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Man Utd 4–3 Newcastle". BBC. BBC. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Wigan complete Perch swoop". ESPN. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Barnsley 0–4 Wigan" BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Manchester City 1–2 Wigan" BBC Sport. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "James Perch: QPR sign Wigan Athletic defender". BBC. BBC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Charlton 2-0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Reggae, steady, go for Prem stars". The Sun. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "James Perch exclusive interview". The Journal. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "James Perch". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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