27 Facts About Kingsley James

Kingsley Tyrone James was born on 17 February 1992 and is an English former football player and coach.

Kingsley James was loaned out to Chasetown in October 2011.

Kingsley James joined Hereford United on loan in January 2013.

Kingsley James switched to Chester in June 2014 and then to FC Halifax Town in July 2015.

Kingsley James played for Halifax in their 2016 FA Trophy final victory over Grimsby Town before he joined Macclesfield Town in July 2016.

Kingsley James played in Macclesfield's defeat at the 2017 FA Trophy final and then returned to Chester in June 2017.

Kingsley James signed with Guiseley in July 2018 and played for the club in the 2019 West Riding County Cup final.

Kingsley James switched to Hyde United in June 2020 and was loaned to Farsley Celtic in November 2020.

Kingsley James scored on his Chasetown debut in the FA Trophy, then followed this up with two goals on his league debut at Marine.

Kingsley James agreed to sign a new one-year deal with the club in June 2012.

Kingsley James played 21 games for Hereford, before returning to Vale in time to see the club promoted into League One.

Kingsley James was not offered a new contract at the end of the season and was released as a free agent.

Kingsley James signed a one-year contract with Steve Burr's Chester in June 2014.

Kingsley James turned down a two-year contract from Chester to move to a club closer to his Barnsley home, and in July 2015 joined National League side FC Halifax Town.

Kingsley James was sold to Macclesfield Town for an undisclosed fee in July 2016 and signed a one-year contract.

In June 2017, Kingsley James rejected Macclesfield's offer of a new deal and re-signed with Chester after agreeing to a two-year contract; he was the third Macclesfield player to move to the Deva Stadium that summer.

Kingsley James made a good impression at Holker Street, and quickly earned praise from assistant manager Jamie Day.

Kingsley James proved to be a key player for Adrian Pennock's "Bluebirds", who managed to avoid relegation at the expensive of parent club Chester.

Manager Anthony Johnson praised Kingsley James for accepting the settlement on his contract, which had been taking up a significant portion of the club's wage budget.

On 10 July 2018, Kingsley James signed with National League North side Guiseley.

Kingsley James went on to play for Guiseley in their FA Cup second-round defeat to League One side Fleetwood Town, televised on BT Sport.

On 22 May 2019, Kingsley James joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Gainsborough Trinity; assistant manager Ross Hannah described the signing as a "big coup" for the "Holy Blues".

On 6 November 2020, Kingsley James arrived on loan at Farsley Celtic in the National League North, who were able to continue to play whilst Hyde were shut down during the second national coronavirus lockdown.

Kingsley James scored on his debut for the England C team against Estonia under-23's on 18 November 2014.

Kingsley James has coached youth players at Sheffield United, Port Vale and Hereford United.

On 16 November 2022, manager John Askey was sacked and Kingsley James left the club shortly afterwards.

Kingsley James married Emily on 21 May 2016, the day before he played for Halifax in the 2016 FA Trophy final.