James Fleming Dudgeon (born 19 March 1981) is a football coach and former professional

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who is assistant manager of Dodworth Miners Welfare. As a player he was a defender who played between 1998 and 2012, most notably in the

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for

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and Lincoln City but predominantly as a Non-league player for

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Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2021–22 season the team plays in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History First clu ...

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, Ilkeston Town,

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and

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Club career

Born in

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, England, Dudgeon started his career at

in their

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as a trainee before signing a professional contract on 19 July 1999. He signed for Lincoln City on

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on 22 November 2000. Dudgeon was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2002–03 season. He was signed by

in May 2003 following his release by Barnsley. He was signed by

in September 2003. He was released at the end of the 2003–04 season. He was reported to have signed for

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in June 2004, but it was later revealed he had signed for

Dudgeon was signed by

from Worksop in June 2005. He missed several games in the 2006–07 season because of illness, but has since shrugged this off and was fit for York's game against

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, but was not selected. During York's 1–0 defeat to

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on 29 December 2006, Dudgeon was sent off as Matt Crossley head-butted him, after he, a York substitute, tried to intervene as a peacemaker during a touchline tussle between

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and Woking's Danny Bunce. Dudgeon was given a three match suspension as a result of his red card. In March 2007, he was found guilty of improper conduct, and given the punishment of a £200 fine and a three-game ban, starting on 26 March 2007. He was released by York at the end of the 2006–season on 16 May 2007. Dudgeon was signed by

on 26 June 2007. On 26 November 2007, he joined

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Premier Division side

on a one-month loan. This loan was extended for another three months in December. However, he joined

of the Conference North on a one-and-a-half-year contract in January 2008. In October, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club

on a one-month loan, debuting in the 0–0 draw at Kendal Town on 11 October 2008. He joined

in the Northern Premier League Division One North on a one-and-a-half-year contract in November, before suffering a dislocated shoulder just 20 minutes into his debut in the 1–0 home defeat to

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on 15 November 2008. He made his final appearance for the club in the 3–1 home defeat to

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on 31 January 2009 before being released and joining

. He had an unhappy debut for the club, being sent-off for dissent following the award of a late penalty in the 3–2 defeat at

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on 14 February, before scoring his first goal for the club coming in a 2–1 victory at Salford City on 21 February. He joined Ilkeston Town in June. Having failed to break into Ilkeston's first team he joined

on loan for a month, debuting in the 2–0

defeat at

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on 5 September. He played in Frickley's next match, a 3–1 home victory over Durham City on 8 September, before spending the rest of his loan period as an unused substitute. On 7 October he joined

on loan for the remainder of the season, debuting in the 1–1

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at Leek Town three days later. On 11 January 2010, he departed Ilkeston by mutual consent, joining

on a permanent basis as player and assistant manager to his one time

teammate Karl Rose. In May 2012, Rose was appointed manager at

with Dudgeon following him to Westfield Lane to act as his assistant.

International career

Despite being born in England, Dudgeon is a Scottish former youth international.

Coaching career

Having previously held positions on the coaching staff at Goole, Wombwell Town and Frickley, Dudgeon joined Dodworth Miners Welfare as assistant manager on 6 September 2021.

Personal life

Dudgeon is a sufferer of post-viral fatigue syndrome, which caused him to miss two seasons for

. He married Christy Woodhouse in Barnsley during q2 2003.

Career statistics

Footnotes

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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and

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References

External links

James Dudgeon profile
at the Goole website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudgeon, James 1981 births Living people Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Barnsley F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Newcastle Blue Star F.C. players Wakefield F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Goole A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players