James Vaughan

Date of birth14 July 1988
Place of birthBirmingham
NationalityEnglish
Weight80 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionForward

On his Everton debut, James Vaughan became the Premier League's youngest goalscorer when he netted Everton's fourth goal in their 4-0 defeat of Crystal Palace on 10 April 2005 at the age of 16 years 270 days.

The record was held by James Milner when he scored for Leeds United at Sunderland on 26 December 2002 when he was 16 and 357 days old

The England Under-17 striker also became Everton's youngest-ever player to make a league appearance beating the record held by Joe Royle who made his debut against Blackpool on 15 January 1966 at the age of 16 years 282 days.

James' contract at Everton was extended to June 2011 in May 2007.

He joined Norwich City in May 2011 with a three-year contract.

After a loan spell, James joined Huddersfield Town in July 2013 with a three-year contract.

After a loan spell, he joined Birmingham City in July 2016 with a one-year contract.

James joined Bury in August 2016 with a two-year contract.

He joined Sunderland in July 2017 with a two-year contract.

James joined Wigan Athletic in January 2018 with a contract to June 2019.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Everton 22 Aug 2005 27 May 2011
Derby County 18 Sep 2009 18 Oct 2009 L
Leicester City 11 Mar 2010 31 May 2010 L
Crystal Palace 09 Sep 2010 12 Dec 2010 L
Crystal Palace 26 Jan 2011 31 May 2011 L
Norwich City 27 May 2011 03 Jul 2013
Huddersfield Town 24 Aug 2012 31 May 2013 L
Huddersfield Town 03 Jul 2013 30 Jun 2016
Birmingham City 26 Nov 2015 31 May 2016 L
Birmingham City 01 Jul 2016 24 Aug 2016
Bury 24 Aug 2016 13 Jul 2017
Sunderland 13 Jul 2017 12 Jan 2018
Wigan Athletic 12 Jan 2018

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2004-05 Everton Premier League
2
1
2005-06 Everton Premier League
1
2006-07 Everton FA Cup
1
2006-07 Everton Premier League 7
7
4
5
2007-08 Everton FA Cup 1
2007-08 Everton League Cup
2
2007-08 Everton Premier League
8
1
2007-08 Everton UEFA Cup
2
1
2008-09 Everton FA Cup
2
2008-09 Everton League Cup 1
1
2008-09 Everton Premier League 1
12
2008-09 Everton UEFA Cup
1
2009-10 Derby County League Championship 2
2009-10 Everton FA Cup 1
1
1
2009-10 Everton Premier League
8
1
2009-10 Everton UEFA Europa League
1
2009-10 Leicester City League Championship 2
6
1
1
2010-11 Crystal Palace League Championship 28
2
9
9
1
2010-11 Everton Premier League
1
2011-12 Norwich City FA Cup
1
2011-12 Norwich City Premier League 1
4
1
2012-13 Huddersfield Town FA Cup 2
2
2
2012-13 Huddersfield Town League Championship 31
2
14
10
2013-14 Huddersfield Town FA Cup 1
2013-14 Huddersfield Town League Championship 20
3
10
3
1
2013-14 Huddersfield Town League Cup 2
2
2014-15 Huddersfield Town FA Cup 1
2014-15 Huddersfield Town League Championship 21
5
7
6
1
2014-15 Huddersfield Town League Cup
1
2015-16 Birmingham City FA Cup 1
2015-16 Birmingham City League Championship 5
10
3
2015-16 Huddersfield Town League Championship
4
1
2016-17 Birmingham City League Cup 1
2016-17 Bury FA Cup 2
1
2016-17 Bury Football League Trophy 1
2016-17 Bury League One 36
1
24
6
1
2017-18 Sunderland FA Cup
1
2017-18 Sunderland League Championship 15
8
2
5
2017-18 Sunderland League Cup 1
2
1
2017-18 Wigan Athletic League One 7
12
3
3


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
04 Aug 2017 Sunderland v Derby County D 1-1 League Championship
10 Aug 2017 Bury v Sunderland W 0-1 League Cup 1st round
13 Aug 2017 Norwich City v Sunderland W 1-3 League Championship
16 Aug 2017 Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland D 1-1 League Championship
19 Aug 2017 Sunderland v Leeds United L 0-2 League Championship
22 Aug 2017 Carlisle United v Sunderland W 1-2 League Cup 2nd round
26 Aug 2017 Barnsley v Sunderland L 3-0 League Championship
09 Sep 2017 Sunderland v Sheffield United L 1-2 League Championship
12 Sep 2017 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest L 0-1 League Championship
16 Sep 2017 Hull City v Sunderland D 1-1 League Championship
20 Sep 2017 Everton v Sunderland L 3-0 League Cup 3rd round
23 Sep 2017 Sunderland v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Championship
26 Sep 2017 Ipswich Town v Sunderland L 5-2 League Championship
30 Sep 2017 Preston North End v Sunderland D 2-2 League Championship
14 Oct 2017 Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
21 Oct 2017 Brentford v Sunderland D 3-3 League Championship
28 Oct 2017 Sunderland v Bristol City L 1-2 League Championship
31 Oct 2017 Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers D 3-3 League Championship
21 Nov 2017 Aston Villa v Sunderland L 2-1 League Championship
25 Nov 2017 Burton Albion v Sunderland W 0-2 League Championship
09 Dec 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland D 0-0 League Championship
16 Dec 2017 Sunderland v Fulham W 1-0 League Championship
23 Dec 2017 Sunderland v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2017 Sheffield United v Sunderland L 3-0 League Championship
30 Dec 2017 Nottingham Forest v Sunderland W 0-1 League Championship
01 Jan 2018 Sunderland v Barnsley L 0-1 League Championship
06 Jan 2018 Middlesbrough v Sunderland L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2004-05 England Under-17 European Championships 1
2
1
2006-07 England UEFA Under-21
1
2008-09 England Under-21 1
2009-10 England Under-21 1
2010-11 England Under-21 1


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 May 2005 Belarus v England W 0-4 Under-17 European Championships Final stage group A
05 May 2005 England v Turkey L 2-3 Under-17 European Championships Final stage group A
08 May 2005 Italy v England L 1-0 Under-17 European Championships Final stage group A
14 Jun 2007 England v Italy D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group B
18 Nov 2008 England v Czech Republic W 2-0 Under-21
11 Aug 2009 Netherlands v England D 0-0 Under-21
08 Feb 2011 Italy v England L 1-0 Under-21


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