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Robbie JAMES

Robbie James - Swansea City FC - League Appearances for The Swans.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 18 September 1982

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    • POSITION
      Full Back
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Saturday, 23 March 1957
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Swansea, Wales. Died 18th. February 1998 Aged 40.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Wales
  • CLUBS
  • Leicester City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1987-1988
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 15th August 1987 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Shrewsbury Town (Aged: 30)
    • Club Career
      21 League apps (+2 as sub)
  • Queens Park Rangers
    • Club Career Dates
      1984-1987
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 17th November 1984 as a sub in a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal (Aged: 27)
    • Club Career
      78 League apps (+9 as sub), 5 goals
  • Stoke City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1983-1984
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 27th August 1983 in a 1-0 defeat at Everton (Aged: 26)
    • Club Career
      48 League apps, 6 goals
  • Swansea City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1973-1983. 1988-1990
    • League Debut
      Aged 16 in April 1973.
    • Club Career
      483 League matches 118 goals.
  • Bradford City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1990-1992
    • League Debut
    • Club Career
      89 League games 6 goals
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Robbie JAMES - Swansea City FC - League Appearances for The Swans.

Robbie James pictured playing for Swansea against Liverpool on 18th September 1982.


 

Swansea City:   1972-1973     Played   1     Scored   0   goals   (Division 3)
     1973-1974     Played   29     Scored   2   goals   (Division 4)
     1974-1975     Played   42     Scored   8   goals   (Division 4)
     1975-1976     Played   45     Scored   8   goals   (Division 4)
     1976-1977     Played   46     Scored   14   goals   (Division 4)
     1977-1978     Played   42     Scored   16   goals   (Division 4)
     1978-1979     Played   43     Scored   14   goals   (Division 3)
     1979-1980     Played   29     Scored   6   goals   (Division 2)
.
     1980-1981     Played   35     Scored   8   goals   (Division 2)
     1981-1982     Played   42     Scored   14   goals   (Division 1)
     1982-1983     Played   40     Scored   9   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in July 1983
 
Stoke City:   1983-1984     Played   40     Scored   6   goals   (Division 1)
     1984-1985     Played   8     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in October 1984
 
Queens Park Rangers:   1984-1985     Played   20     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1985-1986     Played   28     Scored   1   goals   (Division 1)
     1986-1987     Played   39     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in June 1987
 
Leicester City:   1987-1988     Played   23     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
 
Transferred to Swansea City in January 1988
 
 Swansea City 
  1988-1989     Played   19
    Scored   3
  goals   (Division 4)
     1989-1990     Played   41     Scored   9
  goals   (Division 3)
     1990-1991     Played   30     Scored   4
  goals   (Division 3)

 

Robbie was tranferred to Bradford City for whom he played 89 games scoring 6 goals.

He then went to Cardiff City  1992 - 93 and played 51 games for them.

He moved into non league football and whilst playing for  Llanelli collapsed and died during a match

against Porthcawl on 18th. February 1998.