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James Hayden Montgomery (born 20 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Gateshead.

James Montgomery

Personal information
Full name	James Hayden Montgomery[1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Gateshead
Number	40
Youth career
	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Guiseley	0	(0)
2015–2017	AFC Telford United	66	(0)
2017–2018	Gateshead	38	(0)
2018–2019	Forest Green Rovers	18	(0)
2019–2020	AFC Fylde	13	(0)
2020–2021	Gateshead	7	(0)
2021	→ Southend United (loan)	4	(0)
2021	Chesterfield	6	(0)
2022–	Gateshead	5	(0)
National team
2017–2018	England C	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Sunderland,[2] his grandfather was a cousin of footballer Jimmy Montgomery.[3]

Career

Montgomery began his career playing youth football for Middlesbrough.[3] He then played in non-league with Guiseley, before attending the Nike Football Academy and signing with AFC Telford United in 2015.[4] While with Telford he also began training with Sunderland (in July 2016),[4] and with the V9 Academy (in November 2016).[5] He moved to Gateshead in January 2017.[6] Montgomery signed a two-year contract with Forest Green Rovers in May 2018.[3] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup.[7] During a match against Mansfield Town in January 2019, Montgomery collided with opposition player Gethin Jones, resulting in a cut lip and lost teeth. Montgomery was substituted by Lewis Ward.[8]

In July 2019, Montgomery joined AFC Fylde on a two-year deal.[9][10] He was released by the club in August 2020.[11]

He returned to Gateshead in October 2020.[12]

On 2 March 2021, Montgomery joined League Two side Southend United on an emergency seven-day loan following an injury to fellow goalkeeper Alex Bass.[13] On 9 March 2021, the loan was extended for a further seven days.[14]

On 15 April 2021, Montgomery joined National League side Chesterfield on a short-term deal.[15] Montgomery's contract was not extended at the end of the season.[16]

On 17 March 2022, Montgomery returned to former club Gateshead on a short-term contract. This would be his third spell at the National League North club.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 March 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Telford United	2014–15[2]	Conference Premier	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2015–16[2]	National League North	33	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	0
	2016–17[2]	Conference North	26	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	0
	Total		66	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	68	0
Gateshead	2016–17[2]	National League	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
	2017–18[2]	National League	26	0	1	0	—		7[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	0
	Total		38	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	46	0
Forest Green Rovers	2018–19[18]	League Two	18	0	2	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	25	0
AFC Fylde	2019–20[2]	National League	13	0	1	0	—		0	0	14	0
Gateshead	2020–21[2]	National League North	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Southend United (loan)	2020–21[19]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			146	0	4	0	2	0	12	0	164	0

References

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