Jamie Victory (born 14 November 1975) is an English former

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. He played as a defender and was last attached to

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, where he wore the number three shirt and usually acted as a left full back. He was born in Hackney.

Career

Early in his career he spent time at

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. He signed on at

on a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth in 1995. At the start of the 2006–07 season, Victory had a testimonial game featuring the current Cheltenham Town team against a team of Cheltenham Town legends including Julian Alsop,

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, Martin Devaney, and Steve Book among others. In May 2007, he was released by Cheltenham after eleven years with the club, and in February 2008 he retired from professional football, as the result of a recurrent pelvic injury and is currently working at the radiography department at

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Gloucestershire Echo article

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* 1975 births Living people English men's footballers AFC Bournemouth players Cheltenham Town F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players English Football League players England men's semi-pro international footballers Cheltenham Town F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney People from Hackney Central Men's association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub