Jimmy Corbett
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography James John Corbett (born 6 July 1980) is an English retired footballer. He played in the Football League for Gillingham, Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth, Darlington and Southend United before dropping into non-League football.
Career
A midfielder, Corbett first became recognised while playing at Gillingham. He was playing in the first team at the age of 17[1] and his performances attracted attention from Premier League teams, leading to him joining Blackburn Rovers in 1998, for a fee of £525,000, potentially rising to £1m depending on appearances.[2][3] After joining Blackburn, he was unable to find the form that had attracted so many Premier League teams to him, due to extensive injury problems, including two broken ankles.[1] Without playing a single game for Blackburn in the league, he was sent out on loan to Portsmouth,[3] and then to Darlington.[4]
After being released by Blackburn at the end of the 2002–03 season he joined Southend Unitedon a one-year contract,[4] which was extended by a further year at the conclusion of the 2003–04 season.[5] He played a minor part in the Southend team until 2005 when he was released again.[6] He had a trial for Welling United, but a permanent move never materialised. He later joined Folkestone Invicta in 2006 before leaving by mutual consent in December 2008.[7]
He signed for Kent League side Faversham Town ahead of the 2009–10 season.[8] Corbett was forced to retire in December 2011, aged 31, after persistent injury problems.[9]
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External links
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Folkestone Invicta F.C. players
- Faversham Town F.C. players
- Herne Bay F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen