James Tavernier

Date of birth31 January 1991
Place of birthBradford
NationalityEnglish
Weight70 kg
Height1.82 m
PositionDefender

A former Leeds United youth player, James made his Newcastle United debut in a very youthful side in the Carling Cup at Peterborough United in 2009.

He joined Wigan Athletic in June 2014 with a three-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Newcastle United 18 Jul 2009 27 Jun 2014
Gateshead 07 Jan 2011 24 Mar 2011 L
Carlisle United 11 Aug 2011 11 Nov 2011 L
Sheffield Wednesday 21 Nov 2011 21 Jan 2012 L
Milton Keynes Dons 31 Jan 2012 31 May 2012 L
Shrewsbury Town 26 Jul 2013 26 Aug 2013 L
Rotherham United 28 Nov 2013 31 May 2014 L
Wigan Athletic 27 Jun 2014 20 Jul 2015
Bristol City 15 Jan 2015 31 May 2015 L
Rangers 20 Jul 2015

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2009-10 Newcastle United League Cup 1
2010-11 Newcastle United League Cup 1
2011-12 Carlisle United Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2011-12 Carlisle United League One 16
3
2011-12 Milton Keynes Dons League One 7
2011-12 Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup 2
2011-12 Sheffield Wednesday League One 6
1
2012-13 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
2012-13 Newcastle United League Cup 1
2012-13 Newcastle United Premier League
2
2012-13 Newcastle United UEFA Europa League 3
1
1
2013-14 Rotherham United Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2013-14 Rotherham United League One 27
5
2
2013-14 Rotherham United League One Play-Offs 3
1
2013-14 Shrewsbury Town League Cup 1
2013-14 Shrewsbury Town League One 1
2014-15 Bristol City Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2014-15 Bristol City League One 9
3
3
2014-15 Wigan Athletic FA Cup 1
2014-15 Wigan Athletic League Championship 7
4
2014-15 Wigan Athletic League Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
30 Nov 2013 Rotherham United v Gillingham W 4-1 League One
10 Dec 2013 Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United L 2-1 Johnstones Paint Trophy Semi-final - northern section
14 Dec 2013 Bristol City v Rotherham United W 1-2 League One
21 Dec 2013 Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 3-3 League One
26 Dec 2013 Bradford City v Rotherham United W 0-1 League One
29 Dec 2013 Port Vale v Rotherham United L 2-0 League One
01 Jan 2014 Rotherham United v Coventry City L 1-3 League One
11 Jan 2014 Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra W 4-2 League One
18 Jan 2014 Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United W 0-3 League One
25 Jan 2014 Rotherham United v Crawley Town D 2-2 League One
28 Jan 2014 Tranmere Rovers v Rotherham United W 1-2 League One
01 Feb 2014 Rotherham United v Leyton Orient W 2-1 League One
15 Feb 2014 Rotherham United v Stevenage W 2-1 League One
22 Feb 2014 Carlisle United v Rotherham United W 1-2 League One
25 Feb 2014 Preston North End v Rotherham United D 3-3 League One
01 Mar 2014 Rotherham United v Notts County W 6-0 League One
04 Mar 2014 Colchester United v Rotherham United D 0-0 League One
11 Mar 2014 Oldham Athletic v Rotherham United W 0-2 League One
22 Mar 2014 Peterborough United v Rotherham United W 0-1 League One
25 Mar 2014 Rotherham United v Brentford W 3-0 League One
29 Mar 2014 Rotherham United v Bristol City W 2-1 League One
05 Apr 2014 Gillingham v Rotherham United W 3-4 League One
08 Apr 2014 Sheffield United v Rotherham United L 1-0 League One
11 Apr 2014 Rotherham United v Bradford City D 0-0 League One
18 Apr 2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rotherham United L 6-4 League One
21 Apr 2014 Rotherham United v Port Vale W 1-0 League One
26 Apr 2014 Rotherham United v Milton Keynes Dons D 2-2 League One
03 May 2014 Swindon Town v Rotherham United W 1-2 League One
10 May 2014 Preston North End v Rotherham United D 1-1 League One Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
15 May 2014 Rotherham United v Preston North End W 3-1
Agg: 4-2
League One Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg
25 May 2014 Leyton Orient v Rotherham United W 2-2 (4-3) League One Play-Offs Final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.