Jamie Stephens

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jamie Stephens

| image =

| fullname = Jamie Stephens{{Hugman|26371|accessdate=14 May 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wotton-under-Edge, England

| height = 1.88 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = 2006–2007

| youthclubs1 = Forest Green Rovers

| youthyears2 = 2007–2010

| youthclubs2 = Swindon Town

| youthyears3 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs3 = Liverpool

| years1 = 2011–2013

| clubs1 = Liverpool

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = → Airbus UK Broughton (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2015

| clubs3 = Newport County

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Gloucester City (loan)

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2018

| clubs5 = Barnet

| caps5 = 58

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020

| clubs6 = Northwood

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| club-update = 16:03, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

}}

James Edward Stephens (born 25 August 1993) is an English football goalkeeper.

Career

Stephens started his career in the youth set up at Forest Green Rovers but moved to Swindon Town where his impressive showings brought him to the attention of Liverpool who signed him up for their academy in April 2010.{{Cite web| url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8292849.print/ |title=Forest Green fan Jamie living the Liverpool dream |publisher=South Wales Argus |date=26 July 2010}} He spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Airbus UK Broughton.

He was released by Liverpool in July 2013 and joined Newport County.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23248271 |title=Goalkeeper Jamie Stephens signs for Newport County |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 July 2013}} He made his Football League debut for Newport in a League Two clash with Accrington Stanley on 3 August 2013.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23474982 |title=Newport County 4–1 Accrington |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2013}} He made his League Cup debut in Newport's first round 3–1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on 7 August 2013.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23499383 |title=Brighton 1-3 Newport |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2013 |accessdate=11 June 2014}} In September 2014 Stephens was due to join Brackley Town on loan{{Cite web| url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/11485073.County_pair_set_to_join_Brackley_Town_on_loan/ |title=County pair set to join Brackley Town on loan |publisher=South Wales Argus |date=19 August 2014 |accessdate=22 August 2014}} but issues with international clearance prevented the move to Brackley and he subsequently joined Gloucester City on loan in October 2014.

He was released by Newport in May 2015 at the end of his contract.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32703882 Newport players released] On 6 August 2015, he signed for Barnet on a one-year deal.[http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/jamie-stephens-signs-2598706.aspx Jamie Stephens signs!] He won Barnet Player of the Year 2016–17, as well as the Fan's Player of the Year Award. He was released by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44039230|title=John Akinde: Barnet put striker on transfer list after relegation to National League|date=8 May 2018|accessdate=10 May 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}

His next appearance would be a Middlesex Senior Cup tie for Northwood in January 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.northwoodfc.com/reports-19-20/Bedfont-MSC.html|title=Woods go out in driving wind and rain

|date=15 January 2020|accessdate=15 January 2020|publisher=Northwood FC}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals !Apps	Goals !Apps	Goals !Apps	Goals !Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Liverpool \|2011-12 \|rowspan="2"\|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-13 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Liverpool total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Airbus UK Broughton (loan) \|2012–13[https://int.soccerway.com/players/jamie-stephens/281601/ Jamie Stephens - Soccerway] \|rowspan="1"\|Welsh Premier League \|13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
rowspan="3"\|Newport County \|2013-14{{soccerbase season\|70954\|2013\|accessdate=11 July 2017}} \|rowspan="2"\|League Two \|2	0	0	0	1	0	3Appearances in the Football League Trophy	0	6	0
2014-15{{soccerbase season\|70954\|2014\|accessdate=11 July 2017}} \|7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
colspan="2"\|Newport total !9	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	13	0
rowspan="1"\|Gloucester City (loan) \|2014–15 \|rowspan="1"\|Conference North \|4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
rowspan="4"\|Barnet \|2015-16{{soccerbase season\|70954\|2015\|accessdate=11 July 2017}} \|rowspan="3"\|League Two \|29	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	33	0
2016-17{{soccerbase season\|70954\|2016\|accessdate=11 July 2017}} \|18	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
2017-18{{soccerbase season\|70954\|2017\|accessdate=11 July 2017}} \|11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
colspan="2"\|Barnet total !58	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	65	0
rowspan="1"\|Northwood \|2019–20{{cite web \|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/northwood/appearances/jamie-stephens/845652 \|title=Northwood {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Jamie Stephens {{!}} Football Web Pages \|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223003758/https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/northwood/appearances/jamie-stephens/845652 \|archive-date=2020-02-23}} \|rowspan="1"\|Isthmian League South Central \|2	0	0	0	0	0	1Appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup	0	3	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !75	0	8	0	3	0	6	0	89	0