Jim Carstairs

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Jim Carstairs
Personal information
Full name James Wood Carstairs[1]
Date of birth (1971-01-29) 29 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth St Andrews, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
0000–1987 West Ham United
1987–1989 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Arsenal 0 (0)
1991 → Brentford (loan) 8 (0)
1991 → Cambridge United (loan) 0 (0)
1991–1992 → Stockport County (loan) 6 (0)
1992–1994 Stockport County 28 (1)
1994–1998 Enfield
1999 St Albans City 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wood Carstairs (born 29 January 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Brentford as a left back.

Career[edit]

Arsenal[edit]

Growing up in Chigwell, Carstairs began his career as a schoolboy at West Ham United and then served an apprenticeship at First Division club Arsenal.[2][3] During the 1987–88 season, he was a part of the youth team which defeated Doncaster Rovers over two legs to win the FA Youth Cup.[3] Despite signing a two-year professional contract,[3] Carstairs failed to force his way into the first team picture.[4]

Carstairs joined Third Division club Brentford on a one-month loan in February 1991,[5] in an attempt to fill the club's problematic left back position.[2] His loan was extended for a second month and he made 11 appearances before returning to Highbury after his loan expired in April.[2][5] Carstairs joined Second Division club Cambridge United on loan in July 1991, but failed to make a league appearance.[1] Following another loan during the first half of the 1991–92 season,[3] Carstairs departed Arsenal on a permanent transfer.[4]

Stockport County[edit]

Carstairs moved to Third Division club Stockport County on loan in November 1991.[6] After seven appearances, he signed a permanent contract and made a total of 24 appearances during the 1991–92 season,[3][6] though Stockport were denied promotion to the second-tier after defeat to Peterborough United in the 1992 Third Division play-off final.[7] Carstairs made 23 appearances during the 1992–93 season and scored two goals.[6] He largely failed to figure during the 1993–94 season, making just one Football League Trophy appearance.[6] Carstairs departed the club during the season, having made 48 appearances and scored two goals during his time at Edgeley Park.[6]

Enfield[edit]

After his departure from Stockport County, Carstairs returned to North London to drop into non-League football and sign for Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield in 1994.[4] He had four successful years with the club, winning the division title in his first season and finishing runner-up in 1995–96 and 1996–97.[8] He departed the club at the end of the 1997–98 season.[3]

St Albans City[edit]

Carstairs had a short spell at Isthmian League Premier Division club St Albans City towards the end of the 1998–99 season and made 11 appearances.[9]

Personal life[edit]

As of 1998, Carstairs was working as a sports development officer.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

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
Brentford (loan) 1990–91[10] Third Division 8 0 — 3 0 — 11 0
Stockport County 1991–92[6] Third Division 20 0 — — 4[a] 0 24 0
1992–93[6] Second Division 14 1 1 0 3 1 5[a] 0 23 2
1993–94[6] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 34 1 1 0 3 1 10 0 48 2
St Albans City 1998–99[11] Isthmian League Premier Division 8 0 — — 3[b] 0 11 0
Career total 50 1 1 0 6 1 13 0 70 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours[edit]

Enfield

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jim Carstairs". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 35. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Tavener, David. "In conversation with Jimmy Carstairs". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Jimmy Carstairs". The Highbury Inn. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 44–45. ISBN 9781906796723.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Watts, Ian. "Jim Carstairs County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. ^ Stockport County F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  8. ^ a b Enfield F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  9. ^ "Jimmy Carstairs". St Albans City F.C. Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 477.
  11. ^ "Season 1998–99 appearances". St Albans City F.C. Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

External links[edit]

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