Jamie Palmer

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jamie Palmer

| fullname = James Brian Palmer{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |page=120}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ashford, England

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = 1996–2004

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = → Kingstonian (loan)

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2005

| clubs3 = → Staines Town (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005

| clubs4 = Staines Town

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005

| clubs5 = → Northwood (dual-reg)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005–2006

| clubs6 = Wealdstone

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006

| clubs7 = North Greenford United

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2006

| clubs8 = Wealdstone

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

}}

James Brian Palmer (born 25 November 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a right back. He began his career at Brentford, for whom he made one professional appearance before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2005. Palmer moved into Sunday League football in 2007 and served as player-manager of Bell on the Green Casuals. He has sometimes been known as Brian Palmer.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2008 |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=165736&LeagueCode=HAYS2007 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}}

Career

= Brentford =

Palmer began his career as a youth at Brentford and entered the club's Centre of Excellence at age 10.{{Cite book |title=Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Port Vale |date=18 September 2004 |publisher=Dunwoody Sports Marketing |location=Newbury |page=50}} He progressed through the youth system to begin a scholarship in 2002.{{Cite web |title=Brentford Football Club |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/today/view/breaking_news_detail/0,,10421~255965,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020916141856/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/today/view/breaking_news_detail/0,,10421~255965,00.html |archive-date=16 September 2002 |access-date=30 December 2017}} Palmer maiden call into the first team squad came on 24 August 2004, for a League Cup first round match versus Ipswich Town and he remained an unused substitute during the 2–0 defeat.{{Cite web |title=Jamie Palmer Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/43663/jamie-palmer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135440/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/43663/jamie-palmer |archive-date=28 January 2019 |access-date=27 January 2019 |website=ESPN FC}} Palmer received his second call into the first team squad for a Football League Trophy first round match against Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004. Picked in a squad composed mostly of scholars, Palmer made his professional debut in the match and played the full 90 minutes of the 3–0 defeat. Palmer was an unused substitute on three further occasions during the 2004–05 season. Palmer joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Kingstonian on a work experience loan in December 2004.{{Cite web |title=Latest News |url=http://www.kingstonian.net/news.jsp?2004/12 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=kingstonian.net}} He remained at Kingsmeadow until March 2005 and made one appearance and scored one goal for the club.{{Cite web |title=Appearances |url=http://www.kingstonian.net/appearances.jsp?player=241&season=172 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=kingstonian.net}}{{Cite web |title=Latest News |url=http://www.kingstonian.net/news.jsp?2005/03 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=kingstonian.net}} The goal would be the only senior strike of his career and it came in a 2–2 draw with Harrow Borough on 29 January 2005. Palmer was released at the end of the 2004–05 season.{{Cite web |date=6 May 2005 |title=Martin's Friday Update |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~662251,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212203403/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~662251,00.html |archive-date=12 February 2018 |access-date=11 November 2022}}

= Non-League football =

Towards the end of the 2004–05 season, Palmer joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Staines Town on loan until the end of the campaign.{{Cite web |title=Jamie Palmer |url=http://www.oldnonleaguedaily.com/teams/players.php?pid=18518 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070321/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/teams/players.php?pid=18518 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}} He made two appearances for the club and his loan was made permanent during the 2005 off-season.{{Cite web |title=Player Details: Season 2004–2005 |url=http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/player_details.php?playerid=7245 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064432/http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/player_details.php?playerid=7245 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=SoccerFacts UK}} He managed only two appearances during the 2005–06 season and spent a period with Southern League Premier Division club Northwood, whom he joined on a dual-registration basis.{{Cite web |date=24 September 2005 |title=Payne Gets Palmer |url=http://www.oldnonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=29823 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070137/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=29823 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}} Palmer transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Wealdstone in December 2005 and made 16 appearances during the remainder of the 2005–06 season.{{Cite web |date=20 December 2005 |title=Latest Moves |url=http://www.oldnonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=31804 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070322/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=31804 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}

Palmer made an appearance for Combined Counties League Premier Division club North Greenford United on 11 April 2006, in a 3–0 defeat to Chessington & Hook United.{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Jamie |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=103049&LeagueCode=COMC2005 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}} He Palmer made a substitute appearance for Wealdstone in a Brian Collins Challenge Trophy shootout win over Harrow Borough on 6 August 2006.{{Cite web |date=6 August 2006 |title=Wealdstone 2–2 Harrow Borough |url=http://www.wealdstonefc.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=101 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065542/http://www.wealdstonefc.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=101 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=6 April 2014 |publisher=wealdstonefc.co.uk}}

= Sunday league football =

Palmer moved into Sunday League football in 2007 and joined Hayes Middlesex Sunday League Sixth Division club AFC Stanwell Athletic. He was appointed player-manager in the latter stages of the 2007–08 season.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2013 |title=Homepage |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bellonthegreensundayfc01/156831/Home |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Bell on the Green Sunday FC}} The club folded during the 2008 off-season, which led Palmer to approach The Bell on the Green pub in Bedfont, which agreed to provide funding for the club, on the condition that the new club was named Bell on the Green Sunday. Over the following decade, Palmer player-managed the club to promotions in the 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2013–14 seasons and victory in the Arthur White Memorial Shield in 2011.{{Cite web |date=23 July 2009 |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian James |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=230186&LeagueCode=CHIS2008 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}}{{Cite web |title=Chiswick and District Sunday Football League 2009–2010 Season |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=9932&LeagueCode=CHIS2009 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}}{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian James |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=501671&LeagueCode=CHIS2009 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}}{{Cite web |date=12 September 2011 |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian James |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=728590&LeagueCode=CHIS2010 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}}{{Cite web |title=Chiswick and District Sunday Football League – League Table – 2008-09 |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=3597&LeagueCode=CHIS2008 |access-date=27 January 2019 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Chiswick and District Sunday Football League – League Table – 2009-10 |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=9932&LeagueCode=CHIS2009 |access-date=27 January 2019}}{{Cite web |title=Chiswick and District Sunday Football League – League Table – 2013-14 |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=6043&LeagueCode=CHIS2012 |access-date=27 January 2019 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}{{Cite web |date=23 June 2014 |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian James |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=751511&LeagueCode=MDXS2013 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}} As of November 2016, Palmer was still player-manager of the club's Casuals team.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2013 |title=Committee Members |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bellonthegreensundayfc01/251979/Committee/view/493150 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Bell on the Green Sunday FC}}{{Cite web |date=17 September 2013 |title=Players | Bell on the Green Sunday Casuals FC |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bellonthegreensundayfc01/251979/Players/view/2191213 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Bell on the Green Sunday FC}} He also had a spell as player-manager of Middlesex County League Third Division club AFC Bedfont during the 2014–15 season.{{Cite web |title=Football Team Management App {{!}} Soccer Software |url=https://www.teamstats.net/ |access-date=8 December 2019 |website=TeamStats |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian James |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=985787&LeagueCode=MDXS2014 |access-date=8 December 2019 |website=Football.mitoo}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford

|2004–05{{Soccerbase season|id=38959|season=2004|access-date=6 April 2014}}

|League One

|0

000001Appearance in Football League Trophy

|0

10
Kingstonian (loan)

|2004–05

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|6

|1

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|21 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup

|0

|8

|1

Staines Town (loan)

|2004–05

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|2

|0

rowspan="2"|Staines Town

|2005–06{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Palmer Brian James |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=63475&LeagueCode=ISTH2005 |access-date=30 June 2014 |publisher=Football.mitoo}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|2

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|2

|0

colspan="2"|Total

!4

000colspan="2" |—0040
Northwood (dual-registration)

|2005–06{{Cite web |title=Jamie Palmer |url=http://www.northwoodfc.com/AZ/P/Palmer%20Jamie.htm |access-date=16 June 2015 |website=Northwood F C}}

|Southern League Premier Division

|1

|0

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|3

|0

Wealdstone

|2005–06

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|14

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|2Appearances in Isthmian League Cup

|0

|16

|0

North Greenford United

|2005–06

|Combined Counties League Premier Division

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!26

1200060341

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Honours

= As a player =

Wealdstone

  • Brian Collins Challenge Trophy: 2006

Bell On The Green Casuals

  • Chiswick & District Sunday League First Division second-place promotion: 2009–10, 2013–14
  • Chiswick & District Sunday League Second Division third-place promotion: 2008–09
  • Arthur White Memorial Shield: 2010–11

= As a manager =

Bell On The Green Casuals

  • Chiswick & District Sunday League First Division second-place promotion: 2009–10, 2013–14
  • Chiswick & District Sunday League Second Division third-place promotion: 2008–09
  • Arthur White Memorial Shield: 2010–11

References

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