James Tunnicliffe
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James Mark Tunnicliffe is an English
footballer. He is currently contracted to the English
team Wycombe Wanderers
.
, Greater Manchester
, Tunnicliffe attended Denton West End Primary School, where he left in 2000. He then attended Audenshaw School
in Audenshaw
.
followed, with Tunnicliffe this time rejecting the offer, feeling that the move wasn't right for his career or him personally.
He was used sparingly in Stockport's first team prior to the 2008–2009 season, where injuries to other defenders led to James making a handful of appearances early in the season, and later the departure of Gareth Owen resulted in him being thrust into regular first team participation.
His bright start was rewarded with a two year contract extension in November 2008, which would keep him with Stockport until May 2011. Stockport manager Jim Gannon
said at the time that James was one of the players that the club needed to retain and build around, and that he had all the attributes of a top class modern-day central defender.
side Brighton & Hove Albion
for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. After losing his place in the Brighton starting XI under manager Gus Poyet, Tunnicliffe was permitted to leave Brighton on a short-term loan deal to gain more first-team experience. Tunnicliffe initially joined fellow League One
club MK Dons
on loan for a month beginning on 11 February 2010. Poyet stated that "He is joining a good club and we will make sure we keep an eye on his progress and performances while he is there. We will see how things go, but we may extend the deal until the end of the season – but he will be back with us this summer, getting ready for next season."
side Wycombe Wanderers
. Tunnicliffe's debut came in the 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe
at the start of the 2011/12 season
. He scored Wycombe's
only goal of the game from a corner taken by Scott Donelly
.
England
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footballer. He is currently contracted to the English
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
team Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
.
Biography
Born in DentonDenton, Greater Manchester
Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 26,866....
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, Tunnicliffe attended Denton West End Primary School, where he left in 2000. He then attended Audenshaw School
Audenshaw School
Audenshaw School is a male-only secondary school in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England, established in 1932 as Audenshaw Grammar School. An adjoining co-educational sixth form college was opened in 1997, the same year the school was granted foundation school status...
in Audenshaw
Audenshaw
Audenshaw is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is located on the east side of the River Tame, along the course of both the M60 motorway and the Ashton Canal, southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne and east of the city of Manchester...
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Early career
Tunnicliffe played for his local amateur football team, Reddish Villa, with his younger brother Kristian, until the age of 11 when scouted by Stockport County. Tunnicliffe progressed through Stockport Countys' Centre of Excellence youth system.Stockport
Tunnicliffe made his debut for Stockport as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at Notts County in 2005 aged just 16. He had a trial at Liverpool F.C in October 2005 but did not impress enough for Liverpool to meet Stockport's price demands. A similar trial at Southampton F.C.Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
followed, with Tunnicliffe this time rejecting the offer, feeling that the move wasn't right for his career or him personally.
He was used sparingly in Stockport's first team prior to the 2008–2009 season, where injuries to other defenders led to James making a handful of appearances early in the season, and later the departure of Gareth Owen resulted in him being thrust into regular first team participation.
His bright start was rewarded with a two year contract extension in November 2008, which would keep him with Stockport until May 2011. Stockport manager Jim Gannon
Jim Gannon
James Paul "Jim" Gannon is a former footballer and football manager, who is now Director of football and manager of Conference National team Stockport County...
said at the time that James was one of the players that the club needed to retain and build around, and that he had all the attributes of a top class modern-day central defender.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On June 25, 2009, Tunnicliffe joined League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. After losing his place in the Brighton starting XI under manager Gus Poyet, Tunnicliffe was permitted to leave Brighton on a short-term loan deal to gain more first-team experience. Tunnicliffe initially joined fellow League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
club MK Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
on loan for a month beginning on 11 February 2010. Poyet stated that "He is joining a good club and we will make sure we keep an eye on his progress and performances while he is there. We will see how things go, but we may extend the deal until the end of the season – but he will be back with us this summer, getting ready for next season."
Wycombe Wanderers
On June 22, 2011, it was confirmed that Tunnicliffe had signed for recently promoted League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
. Tunnicliffe's debut came in the 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
at the start of the 2011/12 season
2011–12 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season
The 2011–12 Football League One is Wycombe Wanderers 124th season in existence and their eighteenth season in the Football League. This page shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club has played during the season.-Legend:-Friendlies:-Football...
. He scored Wycombe's
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
only goal of the game from a corner taken by Scott Donelly
Scott Donnelly
Scott Paul Donnelly is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers on loan from Swansea City.-Career:...
.