James Vaughan (footballer born 1986)
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James Vaughan
James Vaughan (striker)
James Oliver Vaughan is an English footballer who plays for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and represented England at under 21 level...

 is also the name of a player on the books at Norwich City F.C.


James Vaughan (born 6 December 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Droylsden
Droylsden F.C.
Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...

 as a right-back. He has also played at left-back.

Career

Born in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, Vaughan was signed by Chester in January 2006 from Tranmere Rovers, where he made more than 50 reserve team appearances. He joined his father (owner) and brother (defender)
Stephen Vaughan
Stephen James Vaughan is a BBBofC licensed boxing promoter and ex English football midfielder who played for Premier League club Liverpool.-Boxing Promotions :Stephen Vaughan Jr. is the youngest licensed boxing promoter in the UK...

 (both called Stephen) at the club. His first-team debut came when he replaced his brother in the closing stages of Chester's 4-4 draw in the LDV Vans Trophy at Chesterfield on November 29, 2006.

After a successful loan spell at Droylsden
Droylsden F.C.
Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...

, who he helped win the Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...

 title, Vaughan returned to Chester and was a regular in the closing matches of the 2006-07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...

.

Vaughan was given squad number 22 for 2007-08
2007-08 in English football
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 and commanded a regular spot as first-choice right back for the next two seasons The Football League
The Football League
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. In April 2009, Vaughan moved to Australia
Australia
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 and joined Wollongong for who he played 7 games. Whilst in Australia he played a further 2 games with A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 side Sydney FC, and 1 game for A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 side Central Coast. Despite looking promising at the back, he was not offered a contract due to visa restrictions. Upon his return to the UK, he has been linked with a move to League One side Oldham Athletic.

On 24 October Vaughan was an unused substitute for Droylsden in their league game against Eastwood Town.

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