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{{short description|Scottish association football player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = James McFadden
| image = JamesMcFadden 2009 pre-season cropped.jpg
| caption = McFadden in 2009
| fullname = James Henry McFadden<ref>{{Hugman|12442|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|14|df=y}}<ref name="Official">{{Cite web |title=James McFadden profile |url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/players/first-team/james-mcfadden/ |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=Motherwell F.C.}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland<ref name="Official" />
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player Profiles: James McFadden |url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~19505,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229071746/http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~19505,00.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 |access-date=5 November 2011 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C.}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[Motherwell F.C. Reserve and Youth squads|Motherwell]]
| years1 = 2000–2003
| clubs1 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| caps1 = 63
| goals1 = 26
| years2 = 2003–2008
| clubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps2 = 109
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2008–2011
| clubs3 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| caps3 = 82
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2013
| clubs5 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2014
| clubs6 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| caps6 = 40
| goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2014–2015
| clubs7 = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2015–2017
| clubs8 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2017–2018
| clubs9 = [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 0 
| totalcaps = 340
| totalgoals= 62
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 15
| manageryears1 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs1 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] (assistant) 
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs2 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] (assistant) 
}}
'''James Henry McFadden''' (born 14 April 1983) is a Scottish [[association football|football]] coach and former professional [[Association football|player]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] who now works as a football pundit.

McFadden started his playing career with [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]], where he came to prominence in the 2002–03 season by scoring 19 goals and winning the [[Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year]] award. [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] signed McFadden for £1.25 million in 2003. McFadden struggled to hold down a regular place in the Everton first-team and moved to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] for £5 million in January 2008. A serious injury meant that McFadden missed most of the [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11]] season and the ''Blues'', who were relegated in his absence, decided not to renew his contract. McFadden signed again for the ''Toffees'' on a free transfer in October 2011, after regaining his fitness,<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2011 |title=Everton re-sign striker James McFadden |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15338642 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> and spent three months with [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 2012.

Towards the end of his playing career, McFadden had two further spells at Motherwell, either side of a year at [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]. During his third stint with Motherwell, McFadden also took on coaching duties. After a brief spell playing for [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]], McFadden took a coaching position with the Scotland team.

McFadden was first capped by [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 2002. His goal in a [[UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying|Euro 2008 qualification match]] on 12 September 2007 against [[France national football team|France]] in the [[Parc des Princes]], which gave Scotland a 1–0 win, is regarded as one of the team's most famous goals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2007 |title=McFadden goal to be commemorated |publisher=BBC News |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7037168.stm |access-date=27 February 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017175520/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7037168.stm |archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> McFadden played 48 times for Scotland, scoring 15 goals, in total. He was appointed to an assistant coach position with the Scotland national team in March 2018.

==Club career==

===Motherwell (first spell)===
McFadden was raised in [[Springburn]], [[Glasgow]]<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43884380.amp James McFadden: 'Springburn was my San Siro, my Wembley, Hampden'], Martin Dowden, BBC Sport, 25 April 2018</ref> and attended [[Turnbull High School]] in [[Bishopbriggs]]. His parents operate a [[fish and chips]] takeaway in [[Glasgow city centre]].<ref>[https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/23067543.si-ferry-reveals-got-chucked-out-glasgow-chippy-da-vincis-ran-james-mcfaddens-parents/ Si Ferry reveals he got 'chucked out' of Glasgow chippy Da Vinci's ran by James McFadden's parents], Glasgow Times, 20 October 2022</ref> He joined the [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] [[youth system]] at a young age, making his first-team debut when he was 17 years old. McFadden came to greater prominence during the [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League]] SPL season, scoring 19 goals from 34 starts and winning the [[Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year|Young Player of the Year Award]].<ref name="Soccerbase0203" /><ref name="young player award">{{Cite web |date=27 April 2003 |title=Ferguson and McFadden take awards |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/2980501.stm |access-date=1 August 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

In this season Motherwell finished bottom of the SPL and should have been relegated but were given a reprieve due to [[Scottish First Division|First Division]] champions [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] not meeting stadium criteria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Forsyth, Roddy |date=28 June 2003 |title=Falkirk seek inquiry into 'fair trade' |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2406747/Falkirk-seek-inquiry-into-fair-trade.html |access-date=29 May 2011}}</ref>

McFadden received some criticism for his lack of discipline, picking up fifteen yellow cards and one red during the campaign. McFadden's final game for Motherwell that season saw him score a hat-trick in a 6–2 defeat of [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] at [[Fir Park]].<ref name="Soccerbase0203" />

===Everton (first spell)===
English [[Premier League]] club [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] signed McFadden in 2003 for £1.25 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=1 September 2003 |title=McFadden signs for Everton |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3197451.stm |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> McFadden scored his debut goal for Everton during their 5–2 defeat at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on 1 January 2005,<ref name="Soccerbase0405" /> more than a year after joining the club. One week later, he scored his second goal in a third-round [[FA Cup]] tie versus [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]].<ref name="Soccerbase0405" />

During the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], McFadden was in and out of the Everton team as they struggled to re-capture their form of the previous season. On 11 March 2006, he scored with a 35-yard volley to help Everton to a 3–1 victory over [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. This scoring run of form continued the next week versus [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], a half-volley from just outside the area helping the Toffees to a 4–1 victory <ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kenrick |first1=Michael |last2=Lloyd |first2=Lyndon |title=Everton vs Aston Villa, Premiership Season 2005–06 |publisher=ToffeeWeb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/05-06/reports/AstonVilla%28h%29.asp |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> and ended the season with seven goals.<ref name="Soccerbase0506" />

McFadden made an indifferent start to the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07 season]], following the arrival of record signing [[Andrew Johnson (footballer, born 1981)|Andrew Johnson]], managing only two goals in the first half of the campaign.<ref name="Soccerbase0607" /> On 24 January 2007, McFadden injured his fifth [[metatarsal]] during training for Everton.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2007 |title=McFadden to miss out for Scotland |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6405065.stm |access-date=27 February 2008}}</ref> After nearly three months on the sidelines, he made a scoring return to action for Everton as a second-half substitute versus [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 15 April 2007.<ref name="Soccerbase0607" /> McFadden scored a spectacular volley in injury time to secure a 2–1 win for the ''Toffees'', a goal later voted goal of the season in a poll on the ''[[skysports.com]]'' website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tom |date=8 June 2007 |title=Goal of the season: your view |url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=470912&CPID=8&clid=&lid=1490&title=Goal+of+the+season:+Your+View |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610103613/http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=470912&CPID=8&clid=&lid=1490&title=Goal+of+the+season%3A+Your+View |archive-date=10 June 2007 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref>

In October 2007, McFadden scored a critical equalising goal in Everton's victory over [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]] in the [[UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jonathan |date=4 October 2007 |title=FC Metalist 2–3 Everton (agg 3–4) |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7019723.stm |access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref> He dedicated his goal against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 2 January 2008 to the recently deceased [[Phil O'Donnell (footballer)|Phil O'Donnell]], by pointing to his black armband and then to the sky in tribute to the former Motherwell captain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Rob |date=2 January 2008 |title=McFadden winner dedicated to Phil O'Donnell |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2287698/McFadden-winner-dedicated-to-Phil-ODonnell.html |access-date=29 May 2011}}</ref>

===Birmingham City===
On 18 January 2008, McFadden joined [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on a three-and-a-half-year deal, with an option for additional two years, for an initial fee of £5&nbsp;million, potentially rising to £6m depending on appearances.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 2008 |title=McFadden joins Birmingham |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3057448,00.html |access-date=18 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 January 2008 |title=Blues get McFadden! |url=http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1218152,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424075035/http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1218152,00.html |archive-date=24 April 2008 |access-date=11 September 2008 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C.}}</ref> McFadden's first goal arrived in his fourth game for the club, a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] versus [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]], after he had been fouled by [[Lucas Neill]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Owen |date=9 February 2008 |title=West Ham 1–1 Birmingham |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7223969.stm |access-date=10 February 2008}}</ref> In his next match, at home to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], he scored from a 20-yard free kick before adding the equalising goal from the penalty spot in the last minute of [[stoppage time]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |date=23 February 2008 |title=Birmingham 2–2 Arsenal |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7248309.stm |access-date=27 February 2008}}</ref>

McFadden scored Birmingham's first goal of the [[2009–10 Premier League]] season, a 92nd-minute penalty, to give the club a 1–0 home win against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref name="Soccerbase0910" />

McFadden suffered [[anterior cruciate ligament]] damage in September 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/17/james-mcfadden-birmingham-injury |title=Birmingham's James McFadden set for lengthy lay-off after knee injury |website=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=17 September 2010 |access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> He returned to training in March 2011, but suffered a setback which meant he could not play in the 2010–11 season.<ref name="won">{{Cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Pete |date=5 May 2011 |title=McLeish won't rush McFadden |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11694_6915204,00.html |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="fears">{{Cite news |date=18 October 2011 |title=Everton striker James McFadden admits fears for career |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15359390 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> Following their relegation from the Premier League, Birmingham chose not to take up a two-year option on his contract but attempted to negotiate amended terms. No agreement was reached, and McFadden left Birmingham after his contract expired on 30 June 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tattum |first=Colin |date=27 May 2011 |title=James McFadden holds contract talks as Phillips, Bowyer and Parnaby leave |work=Birmingham Mail |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/05/27/birmingham-city-latest-james-mcfadden-holds-contract-talks-as-phillips-bowyer-and-parnaby-leave-97319-28772043 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=3 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803094114/http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/05/27/birmingham-city-latest-james-mcfadden-holds-contract-talks-as-phillips-bowyer-and-parnaby-leave-97319-28772043/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tattum |first=Colin |date=2 July 2011 |title=Birmingham City: What has happened to the Carling Cup winning team? |work=Birmingham Mail |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/07/02/birmingham-city-what-has-happened-to-the-carling-cup-winning-team-97319-28980762 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805034859/http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/07/02/birmingham-city-what-has-happened-to-the-carling-cup-winning-team-97319-28980762/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Everton (second spell)===
After continuing to train with Birmingham over the summer to regain fitness while out of contract,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kendrick |first=Mat |date=8 September 2011 |title=Aston Villa's Alex McLeish rules out transfer deal for ex-Birmingham City striker |work=Birmingham Mail |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2011/09/08/aston-villa-s-alex-mcleish-rules-our-transfer-deal-for-ex-birmingham-city-striker-97319-29385984 |access-date=13 October 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> McFadden had a successful trial with [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in September,<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 September 2011 |title=Wolves boss Mick McCarthy keen to sign James McFadden |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15026220 |access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> but was unable to agree contract terms. In mid-October he was reported to be in talks with [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Currie |first=David |date=13 October 2011 |title=James McFadden in Celtic signing talks |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15291986 |access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> but on 17 October, McFadden signed for Everton until the end of the [[2011–12 Everton F.C. season|2011–12]] season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2011 |title=Everton re-sign striker James McFadden |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15338642 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> McFadden played in a [[reserve team]] match the following day, his first appearance since a knee injury 13 months earlier <ref name="fears" /> and made his second debut for the first team on 5 November as an 81st-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat away to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref name="Soccerbase1112" /> McFadden had to wait until April 2012 to make his first start, playing the first 64 minutes in a 4–0 league win over [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] but was released by the club at the end of the season, having played a total of eight first-team matches during his short return to [[Goodison Park]].<ref name="Soccerbase1112" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gamble |first=Matthew |date=18 May 2012 |title=Six Players Released |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2012/05/18/six-players-released |access-date=18 May 2012 |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622160446/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2012/05/18/six-players-released |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Again out of contract, McFadden trained with Motherwell during the 2012–13 pre-season,<ref name="motherwell training" /> playing for the club in a testimonial match for [[Steven Hammell]] on 21 July 2012 against Everton.<ref name="motherwell training">{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=John |date=21 July 2012 |title=James McFadden awaits offer to quicken the pulse |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18939357 |access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref> Contract speculation followed when Motherwell manager [[Stuart McCall]] made an approach to sign McFadden.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2012 |title=Motherwell to approach James McFadden about return |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19300030 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> However, the approach to sign McFadden was unsuccessful as no agreement could be met.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2012 |title=James McFadden will not sign for Motherwell – Stuart McCall |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19345398 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref>

===Sunderland===
In September 2012, McFadden undertook a trial with Sunderland. On 26 October, he joined Sunderland on a three-month contract that ended in January 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gannon |first=Michael |date=19 September 2012 |title=Sunderland take James McFadden on trial as Craig Gordon is linked with Southampton move |work=Daily Record |publisher=Trinity Mirror |location=Glasgow |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-take-james-mcfadden-on-trial-1331376 |access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2012 |title=James McFadden close to agreeing Sunderland deal |work=sport.scotsman.com |publisher=Johnston Press |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/english/james-mcfadden-close-to-agreeing-sunderland-deal-1-2564395 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> McFadden's debut was on 15 December 2012, in a 3–1 defeat to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]] and his home debut was on 12 January 2013 in a 3–0 victory versus West Ham United.<ref name="Soccerbase1213" />

===Motherwell (second spell)===
After failing to earn a new deal at Sunderland, McFadden again trained with former club Motherwell. On 18 February 2013, McFadden returned to Fir Park, signing on until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 February 2013 |title=McFadden returns home to 'Well |url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2013/02/18/mcfadden-returns-home-to-well/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420100319/http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2013/02/18/mcfadden-returns-home-to-well/ |archive-date=20 April 2013 |access-date=18 February 2013 |website=motherwellfc.co.uk |publisher=Motherwell F.C.}}</ref> McFadden made his first start on his return in a 2–1 win over Celtic.<ref name="Soccerbase1213" /> On Friday 15 March 2013, McFadden scored his first goal since returning in a 4–1 victory over [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] and also set up two goals during the match. McFadden's performance earned him the man-of-the-match award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2013 |title=Motherwell netted four second half goals as they crushed Hibs at Fir Park |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/282214/report |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> McFadden then scored the late equaliser in a 2–2 draw versus [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] on 6 April 2013 and then on 5 May 2013, scored a brace despite losing 4–3 versus [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]].<ref name="Soccerbase1213" /> At the end of the [[2012–13 in Scottish football|2012–13]] season, although McFadden was offered a new contract <ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2013 |title=Motherwell: Paul Lawson signs from Ross County as seven exit |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22603124 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> his future still remained uncertain.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2013 |title=Michael Higdon & Tom Hateley leave Motherwell |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23082470 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref>

At the start of pre-season training for the 2013–14 season, McFadden returned to the club and travelled with them to their training camp in Spain.<ref>{{Cite news |title=James McFadden links up with Motherwell while Michael Higdon heads for Holland |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/james-mcfadden-links-up-motherwell-2039634 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> In a 4–2 defeat versus Newcastle United in a friendly match, McFadden scored a penalty with an audacious chip down the centre of the goal, known as a [[Antonín Panenka#Panenka penalty|Panenka]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2013 |title=Friendly: Newcastle score comfortable 4–2 win over Motherwell at Fir Park |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/news/11095/8827258/ |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> After the match, reports suggested that McFadden would remain at Motherwell on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2013 |title=Transfer news: James McFadden poised to sign Motherwell deal |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/news/11095/8827327/ |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> On 19 July 2013, it was confirmed that McFadden had signed a new contract <ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 2013 |title=James McFadden signs one-year deal at Motherwell |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23365489 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> in a decision that he described as "straightforward".<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 2013 |title=James McFadden turned down better offers for home comforts at Motherwell |publisher=Sport STV |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/233488-james-mcfadden-turns-down-better-offers-for-home-comforts-at-motherwell/ |access-date=19 July 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082309/http://sport.stv.tv/football/233488-james-mcfadden-turns-down-better-offers-for-home-comforts-at-motherwell/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the start of the [[2013–14 in Scottish football|2013–14]] season, McFadden started as a traditional right winger but soon afterwards his form and fitness slumped, having scored only once versus Livingston in the last sixteen of the Scottish League Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 December 2013 |title=Motherwell boss Stuart McCall backs playmaker James McFadden to bounce back from form slump |work=Daily Record |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/motherwell-boss-stuart-mccall-backs-2922026 |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 September 2013 |title=Livingston 1–2 Motherwell |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24140627 |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> McFadden then suffered a back injury <ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2013 |title=Motherwell: Stuart McCall frustrated by Celtic goalkeeper |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24414600 |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> but returned soon after to score his first league goal of the season in a 5–1 win over [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] on 29 December 2013 and followed this up his second league goal in the next match, in a 4–0 victory over [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].<ref name="Soccerbase1314" /> After these two games, McFadden says his performance revived his form <ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2013 |title=Motherwell star James McFadden: It's a case of small steps but I'm slowly getting back to my best |work=Daily Record |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/motherwell-star-james-mcfadden-its-2975184 |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> and he went on to score and provide three assists, on 1 March 2014 as Motherwell defeated [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 March 2014 |title=Motherwell 4–1 Heart of Midlothian |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26300976 |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> McFadden's fourth goal arrived on 22 March 2014 in a 2–1 victory over [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]].<ref name="Soccerbase1314" />

At the end of the 2013–14 season, McFadden was released by the club after they decided not to extend his contract after citing a risk over McFadden's recurring injury problems,<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 May 2014 |title=Transfer news: Motherwell confirm that James McFadden is to leave the club |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9317709/transfer-news-motherwell-confirm-that-james-mcfadden-is-to-leave-the-club |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> even though he had expressed his desire to sign a new contract two months previously.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2014 |title=Transfer News: James McFadden ready to talk about extending Motherwell contract |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9233076/transfer-news-james-mcfadden-ready-to-talk-about-extending-motherwell-contract |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref>

===St Johnstone===
On 1 October 2014, McFadden signed for St Johnstone until the end of the 2014–15 season <ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2014 |title=SAINTS BOOST OPTIONS WITH JAMES McFADDEN CAPTURE |url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3159 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001180527/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3159 |archive-date=1 October 2014 |access-date=1 October 2014 |publisher=St Johnstone F.C.}}</ref> and had his debut on 4 October 2014 in a 2–1 defeat versus St Mirren.<ref name="Soccerbase1415" /> On 22 November 2014, McFadden scored his first goal for the [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] club in a 2–1 win versus Ross County.<ref name="Soccerbase1415" /> In May 2015, McFadden was released after only scoring one league goal during his season in [[Perthshire]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2015 |title=St Johnstone sign striker Graham Cummins as McFadden leaves |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32877827 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>

As of September 2015, McFadden was training with Motherwell.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 September 2015 |title=Georgia v Scotland: McFadden hopes Scots bury ghosts of 2007 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34132907 |access-date=2 September 2015 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Two months later, he entered negotiations to be the marquee player of [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters]], after the departure of [[Carlos Marchena]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2015 |title=Kerala Blasters Marquee Player Carlos Marchena Leaves Club |publisher=NDTV Sports |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/251279-kerala-blasters-marquee-player-carlos-marchena-leaves-the-club |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107194211/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/251279-kerala-blasters-marquee-player-carlos-marchena-leaves-the-club |archive-date=7 November 2015}}</ref>

===Motherwell (third spell)===
On 18 December 2015, McFadden signed a short-term deal until the end of January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2015 |title=TV: McFadden makes Motherwell return |url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=49257 |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> That arrangement expired at the end of January, with McFadden expecting to move on to the USA. On 13 February, McFadden signed a new deal to stay to the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2016 |title=McFadden pens extended deal |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2016/02/13/mcfadden-pens-extended-deal/ |access-date=26 August 2020 |publisher=Motherwell F.C.}}</ref> On 19 March, he was ruled out for the remainder of the [[2015–16 Motherwell F.C. season|2015–16 season]], after suffering a broken ankle in training.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2016 |title=Motherwell: James McFadden suffers broken ankle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35852503 |access-date=20 March 2016 |website=bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 26 July 2016, Motherwell announced that McFadden had been appointed as the club's assistant-manager, whilst also continuing as a player until the summer of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2016 |title=McFadden appointed Assistant Manager |url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2016/07/26/mcfadden-appointed-assistant-manager/ |access-date=26 July 2016 |website=motherwellfc.co.uk |publisher=Motherwell F.C.}}</ref>

Nearly seventeen years after making his Motherwell debut, and nearly sixteen after scoring his first league goal,<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2001 |title=Motherwell 3 Aberdeen 2 |url=http://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/1818502/ |access-date=20 May 2017 |website=spfl.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |archive-date=9 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909095411/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/1818502/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> McFadden came on as a second-half substitute in Motherwell's final game of the 2016–17 season versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle and scored his final Motherwell goal in his final appearance. The match ended in a 3–2 win for the [[Scottish Highlands]] club.<ref name="Soccerbase1617" /> McFadden departed Motherwell at the end of the season, as their manager Stephen Robinson opted for a new coaching set-up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2017 |title=Motherwell: James McFadden exits as Alex Fisher and Gael Bigirimana arrive at Fir Park |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40132466 |access-date=3 June 2017 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

On 13 November 2019, it was announced that McFadden was to be inducted into the Motherwell Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=James McFadden inducted to Hall of Fame |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2019/11/13/james-mcfadden-inducted-to-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=13 November 2019 |website=motherwellfc.co.uk|date=13 November 2019 }}</ref>

===Queen of the South===
On 8 September 2017, McFadden signed for [[Dumfries]] club [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]] on a short-term contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2017 |title=James McFadden signs 'short-term deal' at Queen of the South |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41206980 |access-date=8 September 2017 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref> McFadden departed Queens in January 2018, after 15 appearances for the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2018 |title=James McFadden targets deal abroad after leaving Queen of the South |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42597037 |access-date=8 January 2018 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

==International career==
McFadden gained his first [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] [[cap (football)|cap]] at the age of 19 against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] on a Far East tour, at the end of which a night out drinking caused him to miss his flight home.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2002 |title=McFadden says sorry |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2006992.stm |access-date=27 February 2008}}</ref> Despite his domestic performances he became a regular in [[Berti Vogts]]' Scotland set-up, scoring his first goal against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] during a 3–1 win in a [[UEFA Euro 2004]] qualifying match at [[Hampden Park]] on 6 September 2003.<ref name="Faroe Islands goal 2003">{{Cite news |date=6 September 2003 |title=McFadden kills off Faroes |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3078378.stm |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref>

McFadden's goal versus [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in November 2003 gave Scotland a famous 1–0 victory,<ref name="Holland goal 2003">{{Cite news |last=McGinty |first=Brendan |date=16 November 2003 |title=Dutch of magic |work=Sunday Mail |location=Glasgow |via=The Free Library (Farlex) |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DUTCH+OF+MAGIC%3B+No,+you+weren%27t+dreaming..+we+really+did+clog+Holland...-a0110197193 |access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> although they then lost 6–0 in [[Amsterdam]] and failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2004. McFadden was part of the squad which went out to Japan in 2006 and won the [[Kirin Cup]].<ref name=KirinCup>{{Cite news |date=28 June 2020 |title=Kirin Cup: Scotland's players remember forgotten 2006 triumph |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52611568 |access-date=29 June 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

In September 2007, during Scotland's dramatic but ultimately unsuccessful qualifying campaign for [[UEFA Euro 2008]], McFadden scored a long-range goal from 30&nbsp;yards to secure a famous 1–0 win over [[France national football team|France]] in [[Paris]],<ref name="France goal 2007">{{Cite news |last=McGuigan |first=Thomas |date=12 September 2007 |title=France 0–1 Scotland |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6986781.stm |access-date=27 February 2008}}</ref> securing Scotland's first win on French soil since 1950.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Henley|first=Alex|date=13 September 2007|title=Cool McFadden enjoys Paris glory|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7baf61b0b0-feafe94f498b-1000--cool-mcfadden-enjoys-paris-glory/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=[[UEFA]]|language=en}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was on target again in the following game a month later, a 3–1 win over [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] at Hampden Park.<ref name="Ukraine goal 2007">{{Cite news |last=Doyle |first=Paul |date=13 October 2007 |title=Scotland 3–1 Ukraine |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/oct/13/newsstory.scotlandfootballteam |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> He was unable to score in the last match of the campaign against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in November 2007 at Hampden, which Scotland lost 2–1.

The winning goal in a September 2008 match against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9|2010 World Cup qualifying]] campaign, scored on the rebound after McFadden's penalty kick was saved, was initially credited to McFadden,<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2008 |title=Ten-man Scots win in Iceland |publisher=[[FIFA]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=877026/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228070613/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=877026/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2010 |access-date=29 May 2011}}</ref> but in the official match report was awarded to [[Barry Robson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match report: Iceland 1 Scotland 2 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300041221/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922014011/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round%3D250471/match%3D300041221/report.html |archive-date=22 September 2008 |publisher=[[FIFA]]}}</ref> The [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] lobbied on McFadden's behalf, and in March 2009, [[FIFA]] re-credited the goal to him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 March 2009 |title=McFadden finally scores the goal! |publisher=ESPN Star |url=http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-football/news/detail/item224106/McFadden-finally-scores-the-goal!/ |url-status=usurped |access-date=29 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406195855/http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-football/news/detail/item224106/McFadden-finally-scores-the-goal!/ |archive-date=6 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Match report: Iceland 1 Scotland 2 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300041221/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822115055/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300041221/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2012 |access-date=29 May 2011 |publisher=[[FIFA]]}}</ref>

McFadden was substituted at half-time in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]] match against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] in September 2010, and was criticised by manager [[Craig Levein]] after the game.<ref name="lazy" /> McFadden suffered a serious injury soon afterwards.<ref name="lazy" /> He criticised Levein in February 2012 for describing him as "lazy".<ref name="lazy">{{Cite news |last=English |first=Tom |date=26 February 2012 |title=Interview: James McFadden, Scotland and Everton striker |work=Scotland on Sunday |publisher=Johnston Press |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/interview_james_mcfadden_scotland_and_everton_striker_1_2139852 |access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> In March 2013 new Scotland manager [[Gordon Strachan]] said that he would consider McFadden for selection, but noted that he needed to play regularly at club level, having not done so in the previous two seasons.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2013 |title=Gordon Strachan: There is still room for Faddy and Kris |work=Scottish Daily Express |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/382651/Gordon-Strachan-There-is-still-room-for-Faddy-and-Kris |access-date=2 September 2015}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
[[Alex McLeish]] appointed McFadden to an assistant coaching position with the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] in March 2018.<ref name="scotland coach">{{Cite web |date=11 March 2018 |title=Scotland: Peter Grant, James McFadden & Stevie Woods join Alex McLeish's staff |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43366361 |access-date=11 March 2018 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref> McLeish and his backroom staff, including McFadden, were dismissed on 18 April 2019.<ref>[https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/other-football/alex-mcleish-leaves-scotland-post-16074809 Alex McLeish sacked as Scotland manager after just 12 games as boss], footballscotland.co.uk, 18 April 2019</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
! rowspan="2"|Club
! rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3"|League
! colspan="2"|National Cup
! colspan="2"|League Cup
! colspan="2"|Europe
! colspan="2"|Other
! colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|[[2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2000|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|6||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||7||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Motherwell F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2001|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|24||10||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||25||10
|-
|[[2002–03 Motherwell F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Soccerbase0203">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2002|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|30||13||4||5||1||1||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||35||19
|-
|[[2003–04 Motherwell F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="Soccerbase0304">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2003|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|3||3|| colspan="2"|―|| colspan="2"|―|| colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||3||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63!!26!!6!!5!!1!!1!! colspan="2"|―!!colspan="2"|―!!70!!32
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[2003–04 Everton F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="Soccerbase0304" />
|[[Premier League]]
|23||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||27||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Everton F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="Soccerbase0405">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2004|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|23||1||3||2||3||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||29||3
|-
|[[2005–06 Everton F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="Soccerbase0506">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2005|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|32||6||4||1||1||0||4{{efn|Two appearances in the [[UEFA Champions League]], two appearances in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|―||41||7
|-
|[[2006–07 Everton F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="Soccerbase0607">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2006|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|19||2||0||0||2||1||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||21||3
|-
|[[2007–08 Everton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Soccerbase0708">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2007|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|12||2||1||0||3||2||5{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in the UEFA Cup}}||1||colspan="2"|―||21||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!109!!11!!9!!3!!12!!3!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|―!!139!!18
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|[[2007–08 Birmingham City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Soccerbase0708" />
|Premier League
|12||4||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||12||4
|-
|[[2008–09 Birmingham City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2008|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|30||4||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||30||4
|-
|[[2009–10 Birmingham City F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Soccerbase0910">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2009|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|36||5||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||41||5
|-
|[[2010–11 Birmingham City F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2010|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|4||0||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!82!!13!!4!!0!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|―!!colspan="2"|―!!88!!14
|-
|Everton
|[[2011–12 Everton F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Soccerbase1112">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2011|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|7||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2" |―||8||0
|-
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|[[2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Soccerbase1213">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2012|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||3||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|Motherwell
|[[2012–13 Motherwell F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Soccerbase1213" />
|Scottish Premier League
|13||5||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2" |―||colspan="2"|―||13||5
|-
|[[2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Soccerbase1314">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2013|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|27||4||1||0||1||1||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|―||30||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!40!!9!!1!!0!!1!!1!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|―!!43!!10
|-
|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[2014–15 St Johnstone F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Soccerbase1415">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2014|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|16||1||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||19||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|Motherwell
|[[2015–16 Motherwell F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2015|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|3||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||4||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Motherwell F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Soccerbase1617">{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2016|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|6||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||colspan="2"|―||6||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!9!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|―!!colspan="2"|―!!10!!2
|-
|[[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]
|[[2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=16973|season=2017|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Championship]]
|11||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|―||2{{efn|name=SCC|Appearances in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]}}||0||15||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!340!!62!!26!!9!!17!!6!!10!!1!!2!!0!!395!!78
|}
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===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]<ref>{{SFA Profile|id=24248}}</ref>
|2002||2||0
|-
|2003||7||2
|-
|2004||10||4
|-
|2005||5||2
|-
|2006||7||2
|-
|2007||6||3
|-
|2008||5||1
|-
|2009||3||1
|-
|2010||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!48!!15
|}

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McFadden goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by James McFadden
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 6 September 2003 || [[Glasgow]], Scotland ||{{fb|FRO}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1<ref name="Faroe Islands goal 2003" /> || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 5|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 15 November 2003 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|NED}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0<ref name="Holland goal 2003" /> || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs|UEFA Euro 2004 play-off]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 31 March 2004 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|ROM}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 27 May 2004 || [[Tallinn]], Estonia || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|5 || 3 September 2004 || [[Valencia]], Spain || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0{{#tag:ref|The match was abandoned after floodlight failure and heavy rain in the second half, but the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] still recognise McFadden's goal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match Details |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=41455 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520072417/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=41455 |archive-date=20 May 2008 |access-date=27 February 2008 |publisher=Scottish Football Association}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}} || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || 17 November 2004 || [[Edinburgh]], Scotland || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|1–4 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || 4 June 2005 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|Moldova}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 12 October 2005 || [[Celje]], Slovenia || {{fb|Slovenia}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
|-
| align="center"|9 || 11 May 2006 || [[Kobe]], Japan ||{{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|5–1 || [[Kirin Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 2 September 2006 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|FRO}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|6–0<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moffat |first=Colin |date=2 September 2006 |title=Scotland 6–0 Faroe Islands |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5292876.stm |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|11 || 8 September 2007 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|Lithuania}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|12 || 12 September 2007 || [[Paris]], France ||{{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0<ref name="France goal 2007" /> || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|13 || 13 October 2007 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|UKR}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1<ref name="Ukraine goal 2007" /> || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|14 || 10 September 2008 || [[Reykjavík]], Iceland || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || 5 September 2009 || Glasgow, Scotland ||{{fb|Macedonia}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
|}

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==Honours==
'''Birmingham City'''
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[2010–11 Football League Cup|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-completely-different-james-2682644 |title=Everton FC completely different for James McFadden's second spell |newspaper=Daily Post |date=11 October 2011 |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

'''Scotland'''
*[[Kirin Cup]]: 2006<ref name=KirinCup/>

'''Individual'''
*[[SFWA Young Player of the Year]]: 2001–02<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/17634095.shades-mcfadden-david-turnbull-scoops-sfwa-young-player-year-award/ |title=Shades of McFadden as David Turnbull scoops SFWA young player of the year award |first=Stewart |last=Fisher |newspaper=Glasgow Evening Times |date=11 May 2019 |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year]]: 2002–03<ref name="young player award" />
*[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] Young Player of the Year: 2005–06<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2006 |title=Mature McFadden finding his feet for club and country |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12440200.mature-mcfadden-finding-his-feet-for-club-and-country-strikers-improved-game-intelligence-good-news-all-round-writes-mark-wilson/ |access-date=15 May 2019 |newspaper=Herald Scotland}}</ref>
*Everton Goal of the Season: 2006–07<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards Winners |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/awards-winners |access-date=15 May 2019 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|SPL Young Player of the Month]]: January 2002<ref>{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A82681376/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=STND&xid=ee755043 |title=Mac's prize target |first=Thomas |last=Jordan |newspaper=Evening Times |location=Glasgow |page=68 |date=8 February 2002 |access-date=5 March 2021 |via=Gale OneFile: News |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[SFWA International Player of the Year]]: 2007–08<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfwa.com/international-player-of-the-year |title=International Player of the Year |publisher=Scottish Football Writers' Association |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/players/first-team/james-mcfadden/ Profile] at Motherwell F.C. website
*{{Soccerbase}}

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