Jamie McCombe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamie Paul McCombe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1999 | Frickley Athletic | ||
1999–2002 | Scunthorpe United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Scunthorpe United | 63 | (2) |
2003–2004 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Lincoln City | 87 | (7) |
2006–2010 | Bristol City | 119 | (9) |
2010–2012 | Huddersfield Town | 54 | (8) |
2011–2012 | → Preston North End (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 53 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Stevenage | 14 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Lincoln City | 15 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Lincoln City (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 23 January 2020 (UTC) |
Jamie Paul McCombe (born 1 January 1983) is an English professional footballer who last played for Lincoln City.
Career
Frickley Athletic
Jamie McCombe played youth team football for
Scunthorpe United
McCombe began his career as a trainee with
He continued his progress the following season, making 31 league appearances as Scunthorpe reached the play-offs. After starting the 2003–2004 season in the first team, McCombe lost his place at the end of September and, at the end of October, linked up with
Lincoln City
He moved to Lincoln City on a free transfer in March 2004.[citation needed]
Bristol City
2006–07
He joined
McCome scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away at Brentford on 7 October 2006; he scored his second in a 1–0 away win over York City in the FA Cup. McCombe went on to make 49 appearances in all competitions for Bristol City with 41 of them coming in the League, also went on to score 6 goals in all with 4 coming in the League during the 2006/07 season.
Bristol City won promotion to the
2007–08
McCombe did not make his first appearance of the 2007–08 season until October coming on as a 66-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Sheffield United on 6 October 2007. His first start did not come until 24 October in a 2–0 home loss to Leicester City.
He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at home to Crystal Palace on 18 February 2008, he then went on to score two games in a row with the first (a spectacular bicycle kick) coming against Hull City in a 2–1 win on 1 March 2008, and then in a 1–1 draw away at Charlton Athletic on 4 March 2008. McCombe made 36 league appearances scoring 3 goals during the 2007/08 season as Bristol made the 2008 Championship Play-Off final where he played in both semi final wins over Crystal Palace but missed the final when Bristol City lost out to Hull City.
2008–09
McCombe made his first start on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away win over Blackpool. He scored his first league goal of the campaign in a 1–0 home win over Norwich City on 18 October 2008. McCombe only made 28 league appearances, scoring just once for Bristol City during the 2008–09 season, with a further two starts coming in the FA Cup both against Portsmouth.
2009–10
McCombe only managed 13 league starts with a further three coming off the bench during the 2009–10 season, his lowest number of matches since joining the club in 2006. He also made one substitution appearance in the
Huddersfield Town
2010–11
After being told by new Bristol City manager
He made his Terriers debut in the 3–0 win over
2011–12
Preston (loan)
On 24 November 2011, he joined fellow League One side Preston North End on loan until 2 January 2012. On 22 December, it was announced that Huddersfield had terminated the loan, but the next day it was revealed that the loan contract didn't include a recall clause, so he remained at Deepdale, before eventually returning at the original date.
McCombe's first appearance on his return to Huddersfield was a 6–0 away victory at Wycombe Wanderers on 6 January 2012, he made a total of 20 appearances for Huddersfield during the 2012 season as Huddersfield finished the season as Play-off champions winning promotion to the Championship after beating Sheffield United on penalties in the Wembley final.[13][14]
Doncaster Rovers
On 11 August 2012, his contract at Huddersfield was terminated, and later in the day, he joined Doncaster Rovers.[citation needed]
He went on trial at Bradford City in July 2015.[15]
Return to Lincoln City
On 28 January 2016, following his Doncaster release, McCombe returned to Lincoln City.[16] On 28 May 2020, it was announced McCombe will leave the club at the end of his current contract.[17]
Coaching career
On 21 October 2016, McCombe accepted the role of the player-coach at Lincoln.[18] On 18 May 2017, it was announced McCombe had accepted a coaching role at Lincoln City, effectively ending his playing career.[19] When Danny Cowley left to manage Huddersfield Town, McCombe was appointed caretaker manager at Lincoln.[20]
Personal life
His younger brother
Managerial statistics
- As of 21 September 2019
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Lincoln City | 9 September 2019 | 21 September 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "RTID Feature: Jamie McCombe". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "McCombe offered pro terms". Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site. 22 November 2001. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Player of the year". Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "McCombe enjoyed premiership taster". Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site. 12 May 2002. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Town snare Iron man McCombe". Halifax Courier. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jamie joy after ideal Shay start". Halifax Courier. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Iron recall McCombe from Shaymen". BBC Sport. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Imps wait on McCombe move". Lincoln City F.C. Official Web-site. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "McCombe seals Imps move". BBC Sport. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "New boy McCombe raring to go". Lincoln City F.C. Official Web-site. 12 March 2004. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "McCombe to keep quiet over move". Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Web-site. 11 March 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Jamie McCombe". soccerbase.com.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town | Match | Post-Match Comments | GRAYSON: IT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE GAME". Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Simon Parker (11 July 2015). "Trialists get Bantams run-out at Farsley". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Lincoln City (28 January 2016). "City comeback for McCombe". Lincoln City. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Imps Announce Retained List". Lincoln City F.C. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Lincoln City (21 October 2016). "McCombe handed player-coach role". Lincoln City. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Lincoln City (18 May 2017). "Retained List For 2017/18 Season". Lincoln City. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Hennessy, Peter (12 September 2019). "Cowley's departure, his own future and doing nothing differently - talking points from Jamie McCombe's Lincoln City press conference". lincolnshirelive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Port Vale: McCombe boys prepare for head-to-head clash in Carling Cup". The Sentinel. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
External links
- Jamie McCombe at Soccerbase