James Tunnicliffe
Personal information
Full name	James Mark Tunnicliffe
Date of birth	January 17, 1989 (1989-01-17) (age 20)
Place of birth	Denton, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	12
Youth career
	Stockport County
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2009 2007 2009–	Stockport County → Northwich Victoria (loan) Brighton & Hove Albion	41 (0) 03 (0) 15 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:52, 12 December 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

James Mark Tunnicliffe (born 17 January 1989 in Denton, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer. He currently plays as a defender for English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

James attended Denton West End Primary School, where he left in 2000. He then attended Audenshaw High School in Denton, Greater Manchester.

[edit] Career

Tunnicliffe progressed through Stockport Countys' Centre of Excellence youth system. He made his debut for Stockport as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at Notts County in 2005 aged just 16. He had a trial at Liverpool in October 2005^[1] but did not impress enough for Liverpool to meet Stockport's price demands.^[2] A similar trial at Southampton followed, with Tunnicliffe this time rejecting the offer, feeling that the move wasn't right for his career or him personally.^[3]

He was used sparingly in Stockport's first team prior to the 2008-2009 season, where injuries to other defenders led to James making a handful of appearances early in the season, and later the departure of Gareth Owen resulted in him being thrust into regular first team participation.

His bright start was rewarded with a two year contract extension in November 2008, which would keep him with Stockport until May 2011. Stockport manager Jim Gannon said at the time that James was one of the players that the club needed to retain and builder around, and that he had all the attributes of a top class modern-day central defender.^[3]

On June 25, 2009, Tunnicliffe joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.^[4].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• James Tunnicliffe career stats at Soccerbase

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