For the English cricketer, see James Chester (cricketer). For the American college baseball coach, see Jim Chester.
James Chester
Chester lining up for Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name
James Grant Chester[1]
Date of birth
(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth
Warrington, England
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s)
Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Barrow
Number
17
Youth career
0000–2007
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2007–2011
Manchester United
0
(0)
2009
→ Peterborough United (loan)
5
(0)
2009
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
3
(0)
2010–2011
→ Carlisle United (loan)
18
(2)
2011–2015
Hull City
156
(7)
2015–2016
West Bromwich Albion
13
(0)
2016–2020
Aston Villa
119
(12)
2020
→ Stoke City (loan)
16
(0)
2020–2022
Stoke City
49
(0)
2022–2023
Derby County
7
(0)
2023–
Barrow
38
(2)
International career‡
2014–2018
Wales
35
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
James Grant Chester (born 23 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and signed for EFL League Two club Barrow.
Chester began his career with Manchester United but made only one appearance for the club. He had spells on loan at Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United before joining Hull City in January 2011 on a permanent contract. He spent three-and-a-half years there before signing for West Bromwich Albion in 2015. After only one year with West Brom, Chester joined Championship club Aston Villa in the summer of 2016. Chester helped Villa gain promotion to the Premier League after winning the 2019 EFL Championship play-off final. He joined Stoke City on loan in January 2020 before making it permanent in August 2020. He would leave Stoke in July 2022 and joined League One Derby County, however left in 2023 after an injury hit spell. In September 2023, he signed a deal with League Two Barrow.
He made his international debut for the Wales in June 2014. Chester played at UEFA Euro 2016 where Wales progressed to the semi-final of a major international tournament for the first time in the team's history.
^"Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
^"James Chester Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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