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Place of birth
  
Epsom, England

2007
  
Crawley Town

????–2006
  
Milton Keynes Dons

Name
  
Jamie England


Years
  
Team

Role
  
Football player

2006
  
Brentford

Playing position
  
Midfielder

Date of birth
  
(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 27)

Jamie England (born 27 May 1988) is an English football midfielder who plays for Goulburn Valley Suns. He made one professional appearance for Brentford in 2006, before embarking on a nomadic career in non-league football and moving to Australia in 2012.

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Milton Keynes Dons

A central midfielder, England began his career in the youth system at Wimbledon, moving with the club to Milton Keynes in 2003 (which saw the club renamed Milton Keynes Dons in 2004). He failed to receive a call into the first team squad and was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Brentford

England joined League One side Brentford on non-contract terms on 16 September 2006, after impressing manager Leroy Rosenior while on trial. He was named on the substitutes' bench for a League Cup second round match versus Luton Town on 19 September. England made his professional debut when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Simon Cox during the 3–0 defeat. It was England's only first team appearance and he had his non-contract registration terminated by mutual consent shortly afterwards.

Crawley Town

England resurfaced with Conference Premier side Crawley Town in January 2007, signing a deal until the end of the 2006–07 season on transfer deadline day. He made his debut as an injury time substitute in a 3–1 win over Forest Green Rovers on 3 February. He made his first start for the club in the following game, in a 2–2 draw at St Albans City. He made only three appearances for the club and scored no goals. He left the club in the summer of 2007.

Chelmsford City (loan and permanent signing)

England joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Chelmsford City on loan in March 2007. He made his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Leyton on 31 March. England scored his first goals for the club with a brace in a 4–0 win over Slough Town on 21 April. A third-place finish saw the Clarets qualify for the playoffs, but a shootout defeat to Billericay Town in the semi-finals ensured they would remain in the Premier Division for another season. England made seven appearances and scored three goals during the remainder of the 2006–07 season. England joined the club on a permanent basis in the summer of 2007. England made 24 appearances and scored no goals during the 2007–08 season and helped the team to the Premier Division title, winning the first silverware of his career in the process. He departed the club in the summer of 2008, following a "contract wrangle".

Wivenhoe Town

England signed for Eastern Counties League Premier Division side Wivenhoe Town in the summer of 2008. He made his debut in a 3–1 win over Norwich United on 9 August 2008. England scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 demolition of Cambridge Regional College on 23 August. He followed up with another goal in the following game, netting in a 2–1 away win over Ely City. England made it three goals in five games when he scored in a 3–0 victory over Felixstowe & Walton United on 9 September. He departed the club in November 2008, having scored three goals in 10 appearances for the Dragons.

Carshalton Athletic

England joined Isthmian League Premier Division promotion contenders Carshalton Athletic in November 2008. He made 30 appearances and scored three goals in the 2008–09 season to help the Robins to a fourth-place finish and a spot in the playoffs, but their season ended with a 1–0 defeat to Staines Town in the playoff final. England departed the club in January 2010, after making 10 appearances and scoring one goal during the first half of the 2009–10 season.

Ashford Town (Middlesex)

England signed for Isthmian League Premier Division strugglers Ashford Town (Middlesex) in January 2010. He made 11 appearances and scored four goals for the Tangerines, but his time with the club was short and he departed in March.

Billericay Town

England joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Billericay Town on 26 March 2010. He made three appearances in what remained of the 2009–10 season. He left the club in October 2010.

Tonbridge Angels

England signed for Isthmian League Premier Division promotion-challengers Tonbridge Angels in October 2010. His Angels career got off to a good start, bagging a goal in a 7–1 rout of AFC Hornchurch on 2 October. England scored his second Tonbridge goal in a 2–2 draw with Sutton United on 26 October. A groin problem hindered his progress. He made 9 appearances for the club and scored two goals.

Bromley

England moved back up to the Conference South to sign for Bromley on 18 February 2011, reuniting with former Brentford teammate Charlie Ide. His debut came the following day in a 0–0 draw with Dorchester Town, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Salifou Ibrahima. England made 10 appearances in what remained of the 2010–11 season and departed the club in the summer of 2011.

Croydon Athletic

England joined Isthmian League Division One South side Croydon Athletic in the summer of 2011. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Burgess Hill Town on 26 August 2011, hitting the crossbar late on and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win over Eastbourne Town two games later. He scored his second Rams goal in a 2–1 win over Sittingbourne on 29 October. England was forced to leave the club after it went out of business in December 2011. He made 14 appearances and scored two goals.

Tooting & Mitcham United

England Isthmian League Premier Division side Tooting & Mitcham United in December 2011. On 28 December, he christened his debut with a goal, scoring an equaliser against former club Carshalton Athletic and then setting up Charlie Stimson for the winner in a 4–3 victory. He made 10 appearances in what remained of the 2011–12 season.

Cobram Victory

England moved to Australia to sign for Regional Premier League side Cobram Victory for the 2012 season. He made his debut on 15 April 2012 in a 5–2 victory over Tatura, lasting 80 minutes before being substituted for Marc Startari. A red card on his second appearance on 22 April against Shepparton United hindered England's progress and he didn't return to the team until June. England scored his first goal for the club in a 6–1 victory over Hanwood on 25 August. Two games later he crowned his season by scoring in the 5–0 Regional Premier League Grand Final victory over Shepparton. England made 11 league appearances and scored two goals during the 2012 season. England's 2013 season got off to a flier, scoring in each of his first three league games and bagging a brace in a 4–2 win over Tatura on 16 June 2013. England was selected to represent a Goulburn North East Football Association All-Star XI in a match versus A-League side Melbourne Heart on 25 July 2013. He went on another goalscoring run in the league late July and early August, netting five goals in three games. Ultimately England's excellent form didn't translate to success on the pitch and his season ended with a third-place finish and the Best-And-Fairest and Players' Player Of The Year Awards. He scored 10 goals in 14 league games during the 2013 season and departed the club in November 2013.

Cobram

England signed for Regional Premier League side Cobram on 8 November 2013. He scored seven goals in 15 games during the 2014 season, as Cobram managed a third-place finish.

Goulburn Valley Suns

England joined National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 Western Conference side Goulburn Valley Suns prior to the beginning of the 2015 season. He made 20 appearances and scored one goal during each of the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

As a player

Chelmsford City

  • Isthmian League Premier Division: 2007–08
  • Cobram Victory

  • Regional Premier League: 2012
  • As an individual

  • Cobram Victory Best-And-Fairest Player: 2013
  • Cobram Victory Players' Player Of The Year: 2013
  • Career statistics

    As of match played 3 September 2017.

    References

    Jamie England Wikipedia