James Hurst (footballer)

James Hurst (born 31 January 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Ilkeston Town, where he plays as a defender.

James Hurst
Hurst in January 2022
Personal information
Full name James Hurst[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ilkeston Town
Youth career
2001–2008 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2010 → ÍBV (loan) 16 (1)
2010–2013 West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
2011 → Blackpool (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 7 (0)
2012 → Chesterfield (loan) 10 (0)
2012 → Birmingham City (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0)
2013 Valur 7 (2)
2013–2014 Crawley Town 18 (0)
2014 → Northampton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2014 Valur 7 (0)
2014–2015 Hednesford Town 33 (3)
2015–2016 Torquay United 17 (7)
2015–2016 → Guiseley (loan) 18 (3)
2016–2017 AFC Telford United 12 (0)
2017 Dover Athletic 14 (0)
2017–2018 Wrexham 17 (0)
2018 Nuneaton Borough 5 (0)
2018 Welling United 3 (0)
2018–2019 Sutton Coldfield Town
2019–2020 Hednesford Town 16 (1)
2020–2022 Buxton 24 (2[3])
2022–2023 Tamworth 21 (5)
2023– Ilkeston Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2007 England U16 2 (0)
2008–2009 England U17 12 (0)
2011 England U19 5 (0)
2011 England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:26, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

His professional career saw him play club football in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion, in the Football League for Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Crawley Town and Northampton Town, and in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild for ÍBV and Valur. Internationally, he represented England at levels from under-16 to under-20.

Professional career

Hurst was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.[1] He came through the ranks at West Bromwich Albion, but declined to sign for them, opting instead for a scholarship with the 2008 FA Cup winners, Portsmouth, who reportedly beat Arsenal, Manchester United and Aston Villa to his signature.[4] He never made a first team appearance for Portsmouth, but did have a loan spell at Icelandic club ÍBV during the summer of 2010, where he scored one goal.[5]

Hurst rejoined West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal in September 2010 after Portsmouth's relegation from the Premier League.[6] He made his debut for Albion on 1 December 2010 in the League Cup quarter-final clash with Ipswich Town which ended in a 1–0 defeat at Portman Road.[7]

On 31 August 2011, Hurst was sent out on loan to Blackpool for the entire season, on condition that he could be recalled at any time.[8] He made his debut as a substitute in the 1–1 draw with Cardiff City on 17 September. On 21 October he was recalled to his parent club.

On 18 November, he joined League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a six-week loan.[9] Shrewsbury Town were seeking to extend his loan, but on 11 January 2012, Hurst joined League One team Chesterfield on loan until the end of the season.[10]

Hurst playing for Birmingham City in 2012

Hurst signed for Championship club Birmingham City on 1 October 2012 on a one-month youth loan,[11] and made his debut the following day, as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Cardiff City.[12] Fitness problems resulted in Paul Robinson being preferred, and Hurst made just three appearances before returning to Albion.[13]

Hurst signed for Icelandic club Valur in May 2013.[14] After less than two months, he returned to England to join Crawley Town of League One on a one-year contract.[15] On 17 January 2014, Hurst signed for Northampton Town on a month's loan.[16] On 27 February 2014, Hurst's contract at Crawley Town was cancelled by mutual consent.[17] He rejoined Valur for another spell on 11 March 2014.[18]

Non-league

On 2 July 2014, Hurst joined Hednesford Town of the Conference North.[19] He signed for Conference Premier club Torquay United for the following season,[20] but was suspended by the club from all football activities pending an investigation over an alleged incident on a night out in November 2015.[21] He then moved on loan to divisional rivals Guiseley.[22]

Hurst signed for AFC Telford United in May 2016, reuniting with former Hednesford manager Rob Smith.[23] After being sent off in a match against Salford City in October, he was involved in an argument with supporters on social media, leading to his suspension and a club investigation into his behaviour.[24][25] He was subsequently transfer-listed by the club and fined two weeks wages.[26]

Hurst signed for Dover Athletic on 4 January 2017.[27] He made his debut for the club in their 2–2 draw with York City, coming off the bench at half-time to replace Sammy Moore.[28] He was released at the end of the season and signed a one-year contract with National League club Wrexham.[29]

He left Wrexham on 13 March 2018 by mutual consent.[30]

He was signed by National League North side Nuneaton Borough for the 2018/19 season,[31] however, after only 5 games, he signed for National League South side Welling United.[32]

It was confirmed on 27 December 2018 that Hurst had joined his home town club Sutton Coldfield Town.[33] On 1 June 2019, he returned to Hednesford Town.[34]

His contract was terminated with Hednesford Town in January 2020.[35] On 25 August 2020, he signed with Buxton.[36]

Hurst playing for Tamworth in March 2022.

On 18 January 2022, Hurst signed for Southern League Premier Division Central rivals Tamworth.[37] Hurst made his debut for Tamworth the same day, playing the full match in an away quarter final fixture against Leamington in the Birmingham Senior Cup, which the home side won 3-1.[38]

Hurst set off on a pretty impressive goal scoring run, which coincided with the appointment of Andy Peaks as manager at Tamworth. In Peaks first match as manager, Hurst scored a brace in a 6-0 demolition of Barwell on the 26 February 2022 in a home Southern League Premier Division Central fixture.[39]

James bagged an 82nd minute equaliser in the next match, an away Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at Hitchin Town on 28 February 2022.[40] Hurst scored his forth goal for Tamworth on 19 March 2022, in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture away at AFC Rushden & Diamonds, James scored the 37th minute to half the deficit after the home side had taken an early 2-0 lead, the game finished 2-2 with Jordaan Brown equalising in the second half.[41]

Tamworth produced a newsletter on 9 May 2022, which confirmed that Hurst along with fellow defender Lucas Yeomans were in fact on longer term contracts, and would both remain with the club for the 2022–23 season.[42]

On 20 August 2022, Hurst scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season in an away fixture against Bedford Town, Hurst came on as a 74th minute substitute for Alex Collard, and went on to score to make the score 8-0 to Tamworth on the 83rd minute, with the match finishing 8-1 to Tamworth.[43]

In May 2023, he signed for Ilkeston Town.[44]

Arrest

In June 2020, he was remanded in custody by a court in Glasgow after pleading guilty to acting in a threatening or abusive manner towards police officers following a domestic incident; he coughed in officers' faces, told them he had COVID-19,[45][46] used derogatory language to describe a female police officer and shouted anti-Scottish abuse. He was sentenced to 160 hours unpaid community service.[47]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 2009–10[48] Premier League 000000—00
ÍBV (loan) 2010[5] Úrvalsdeild 16110——171
West Bromwich Albion 2010–11[49] Premier League 101010—30
2011–12[50] 00—00—00
2012–13[51] 000000—00
Total 1010100030
Blackpool (loan) 2011–12[50] Championship 20———20
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2011–12[50] League Two 7020——90
Chesterfield (loan) 2011–12[50] League One 100——3[lower-alpha 1]0130
Birmingham City (loan) 2012–13[51] Championship 30———30
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2012–13[51] League One 40———40
Valur 2013[5] Úrvalsdeild 7210——82
Crawley Town 2013–14[52] League One 18010101[lower-alpha 1]0210
Northampton Town (loan) 2013–14[52] League Two 10———10
Valur 2014[5] Úrvalsdeild 7020——90
Hednesford Town 2014–15[53][54] Conference North 33310—1[lower-alpha 2]0353
Torquay United 2015–16[53] National League 17700—00177
Guiseley (loan) 18300—3[lower-alpha 2]1214
AFC Telford United 2016–17[53][55] National League North 12020—00140
Dover Athletic 2016–17[53] National League 140———140
Wrexham 2017–18[53] 17010—1[lower-alpha 2]0190
Tamworth 2021–22[56] Southern League Premier Division Central 16400—1[lower-alpha 3]0174
2022–23[56] 3100—0031
Total 206211202010123122
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup

Honours

Chesterfield

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