James McCarten

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{For|the Gaelic footballers|James McCartan (disambiguation){{!}}James McCartan}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = James McCarten

| image =

| full_name = James Phillip McCarten

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Netherton, England

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Bootle

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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Everton

| years1 = 2008–2010 |clubs1 = Everton |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010 |clubs2 = → Accrington Stanley (loan) |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2012 |clubs3 = Aberystwyth Town |caps3 = 56|goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2012–2019 |clubs4 = Warrington Town |caps4 = |goals4 =

| years5 = 2019 |clubs5 = → Bamber Bridge (loan) |caps5 = |goals5 =

| years6 = 2019–2021 |clubs6 = City of Liverpool |caps6 = |goals6 =

| years7 = 2021– |clubs7 = Bootle |caps7 =25 |goals7 = 0

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James Phillip McCarten (born 8 November 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bootle.

Career

McCarten was born in Netherton, Merseyside. He began his career as a youth player at Everton and was named Everton under-18's player of the year for the 2008–09 season. Academy manager Ray Hall described McCarten as "the type of player a young boy should look up to".{{Cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/05/14/everton-fc-young-blues-james-mccarten-wants-first-team-place-100252-23621275/ |title=James McCarten wants first team place |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=14 May 2009 |accessdate=8 September 2010}} In March 2010, he joined Football League Two side Accrington Stanley on a short-term loan deal,{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/8562629.stm |title=Accrington sign Everton defender James McCarten |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 March 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2010}} making one appearance during a 3–2 defeat to Grimsby Town.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8598642.stm |title=Accrington 2-3 Grimsby |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 April 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2010}}

Released by Everton on his return, McCarten signed for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town.{{Cite news|url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2485-two-ex-everton-youths-for-aberystwyth |title=Two ex-Everton youths for Aberystwyth |publisher=welsh-premier.com |date=11 August 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made a total of 55 appearances for the club.

On 8 February 2019, McCarten was loaned out from Warrington Town to Bamber Bridge to get back to full fitness after an injury.[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bamberbridge/teams/53473/news/player-news-james-mccarten-heading-to-irongate-2394802.html PLAYER NEWS: James McCarten heading to Irongate], pitchero.com, 8 February 2019

On 20 March 2019, he then joined City of Liverpool FC on a dual registration.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

References

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