Clement Junior James (born 10 March 1981) is an English retired semi-professional footballer who made one appearance in the

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for

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as a left winger. After his release in 2000, he embarked on a career in

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Career

Brentford

A left winger or

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, James began his career in the youth system at

and signed a one-year professional contract at the end of the 1998–99 season. He made one appearance for the club, as a late substitute for Lloyd Owusu during a 1–0 Second Division defeat to

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

on 8 April 2000. James was released in May 2000 and the 8 minutes he spent on the pitch on his debut makes his one of the shortest Brentford first team careers.

Non-League football

James joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division club Slough Town on loan in August 2000 and returned to Arbour Park on a permanent basis in August 2001, but suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in pre-season friendly versus

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of and have played at York Road since 1871, making it the 'oldest senior football ground continuously ...

in 2002. He reunited with his former Slough Town manager Steve Browne at Isthmian League First Division North club Boreham Wood in June 2003. James followed Browne out of Meadow Park when Browne was sacked in January 2004. He finished the 2003–04 season with

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, before joining

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in time for the beginning of the 2004–05 season. James scored one goal in four appearances before being released in September 2004 and after a brief spell with Hemel Hempstead Town, he moved to Staines Town in February 2005. He remained with Staines Town until 2008 and briefly played for

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, before moving to

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

in early 2009. He played seven games for the Ks before leaving on 27 July 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Clement 1981 births Living people English men's footballers Brentford F.C. players Slough Town F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Burnham F.C. players Hayes F.C. players Staines Town F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players Footballers from Bracknell