James McFadden

Scottish association football player

James Henry McFadden (born 14 April 1983) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who played as a forward.

James McFadden
McFadden in 2009
Personal information
Full name James Henry McFadden[1]
Date of birth (1983-04-14) 14 April 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2000 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Motherwell 63 (26)
2003–2008 Everton 109 (11)
2008–2011 Birmingham City 82 (13)
2011–2012 Everton 7 (0)
2012–2013 Sunderland 3 (0)
2013–2014 Motherwell 40 (9)
2014–2015 St Johnstone 16 (1)
2015–2017 Motherwell 9 (2)
2017–2018 Queen of the South 11 (0)
Total 340 (62)
National team
2002–2010 Scotland 48 (15)
Teams managed
2016–2017 Motherwell (assistant)
2018–2019 Scotland (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2000–01[4] Scottish Premier League 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2001–02[5] 24 10 1 0 0 0 25 10
2002–03[6] 30 13 4 5 1 1 35 19
2003–04[7] 3 3 3 3
Total 63 26 6 5 1 1 70 32
Everton 2003–04[7] Premier League 23 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
2004–05[8] 23 1 3 2 3 0 29 3
2005–06[9] 32 6 4 1 1 0 4[a] 0 41 7
2006–07[10] 19 2 0 0 2 1 21 3
2007–08[11] 12 2 1 0 3 2 5[b] 1 21 5
Total 109 11 9 3 12 3 9 1 139 18
Birmingham City 2007–08[11] Premier League 12 4 12 4
2008–09[12] Championship 30 4 0 0 0 0 30 4
2009–10[13] Premier League 36 5 4 0 1 0 41 5
2010–11[14] 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Total 82 13 4 0 2 1 88 14
Everton 2011–12[15] Premier League 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Sunderland 2012–13[16] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Motherwell 2012–13[16] Scottish Premier League 13 5 13 5
2013–14[17] Scottish Premiership 27 4 1 0 1 1 1[b] 0 30 5
Total 40 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 43 10
St Johnstone 2014–15[18] Scottish Premiership 16 1 2 1 1 0 19 2
Motherwell 2015–16[19] Scottish Premiership 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17[20] 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
Total 9 2 1 0 0 0 10 2
Queen of the South 2017–18[21] Scottish Championship 11 0 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 15 0
Career total 340 62 26 9 17 6 10 1 2 0 395 78
  1. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland[22] 2002 2 0
2003 7 2
2004 10 4
2005 5 2
2006 7 2
2007 6 3
2008 5 1
2009 3 1
2010 3 0
Total 48 15
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McFadden goal.
List of international goals scored by James McFadden
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2003 Glasgow, Scotland   Faroe Islands 3–1 3–1[23] UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2 15 November 2003 Glasgow, Scotland   Netherlands 1–0 1–0[24] UEFA Euro 2004 play-off
3 31 March 2004 Glasgow, Scotland   Romania 1–2 1–2 Friendly
4 27 May 2004 Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 3 September 2004 Valencia, Spain   Spain 1–0[A] 1–1 Friendly
6 17 November 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland   Sweden 1–3 1–4 Friendly
7 4 June 2005 Glasgow, Scotland   Moldova 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8 12 October 2005 Celje, Slovenia   Slovenia 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
9 11 May 2006 Kobe, Japan   Bulgaria 3–1 5–1 Kirin Cup
10 2 September 2006 Glasgow, Scotland   Faroe Islands 2–0 6–0[26] UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11 8 September 2007 Glasgow, Scotland   Lithuania 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
12 12 September 2007 Paris, France   France 1–0 1–0[27] UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
13 13 October 2007 Glasgow, Scotland   Ukraine 3–1 3–1[28] UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
14 10 September 2008 Reykjavík, Iceland   Iceland 2–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
15 5 September 2009 Glasgow, Scotland   Macedonia 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
  1. The match was abandoned after floodlight failure and heavy rain in the second half, but the SFA still recognise McFadden's goal.[25]

Honours

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Birmingham City

Scotland

Individual

References

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  1. "James McFadden". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "James McFadden profile". Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. "Player Profiles: James McFadden". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  4. "Games played by James McFadden in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. "Games played by James McFadden in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. "Games played by James McFadden in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Games played by James McFadden in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. "Games played by James McFadden in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. "Games played by James McFadden in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. "Games played by James McFadden in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Games played by James McFadden in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. "Games played by James McFadden in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. "Games played by James McFadden in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by James McFadden in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by James McFadden in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Games played by James McFadden in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  17. "Games played by James McFadden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  18. "Games played by James McFadden in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  19. "Games played by James McFadden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  20. "Games played by James McFadden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  21. "Games played by James McFadden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  22. James McFadden at the Scottish Football Association
  23. "McFadden kills off Faroes". BBC Sport. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  24. McGinty, Brendan (16 November 2003). "Dutch of magic". Sunday Mail. Glasgow. Retrieved 5 November 2011 – via The Free Library (Farlex).
  25. "Match Details". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  26. Moffat, Colin (2 September 2006). "Scotland 6–0 Faroe Islands". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  27. McGuigan, Thomas (12 September 2007). "France 0–1 Scotland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  28. Doyle, Paul (13 October 2007). "Scotland 3–1 Ukraine". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  29. "Everton FC completely different for James McFadden's second spell". Daily Post. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  30. "Kirin Cup: Scotland's players remember forgotten 2006 triumph". BBC Sport. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  31. Fisher, Stewart (11 May 2019). "Shades of McFadden as David Turnbull scoops SFWA young player of the year award". Glasgow Evening Times. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  32. "Ferguson and McFadden take awards". BBC Sport. 27 April 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  33. "Mature McFadden finding his feet for club and country". Herald Scotland. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  34. "Awards Winners". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  35. Jordan, Thomas (8 February 2002). "Mac's prize target". Evening Times. Glasgow. p. 68. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  36. "International Player of the Year". Scottish Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 5 March 2021.