| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Phillip McCarten | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Netherton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Bootle | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Aberystwyth Town | 56 | (5) |
| 2012–2019 | Warrington Town | ||
| 2019 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | ||
| 2019–2021 | City of Liverpool | ||
| 2021– | Bootle | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Phillip McCarten (born 8 November 1990 in Netherton, Merseyside) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Bootle.
Career
McCarten began his career as a youth player at Everton and was named Everton under-18's player of the year for the 2008–09 season. Academy manager Ray Hall described McCarten as "the type of player a young boy should look up to". In March 2010, he joined Football League Two side Accrington Stanley on a short-term loan deal, making one appearance during a 2–3 defeat to Grimsby Town.
Released by Everton on his return, McCarten signed for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town. He made a total of 55 appearances for the club.
On 8 February 2019, McCarten was loaned out from Warrington Town to Bamber Bridge to get back to full fitness after an injury.
On 20 March 2019, he then joined City of Liverpool FC on a dual registration.
References
- "James McCarten wants first team place". Liverpool Echo. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Accrington sign Everton defender James McCarten". BBC Sport. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Accrington 2-3 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Two ex-Everton youths for Aberystwyth". welsh-premier.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- PLAYER NEWS: James McCarten heading to Irongate, pitchero.com, 8 February 2019
- Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
- COLFC News, colfc.co.uk
External links
- James McCarten at Soccerbase
- Welsh Premier profile
- 1990 births
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- Footballers from Merseyside
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- Everton F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Aberystwyth Town F.C. players
- Warrington Town F.C. players
- Bamber Bridge F.C. players
- City of Liverpool F.C. players
- Bootle F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
- Cymru Premier players
- 21st-century English sportsmen