| James Comley | |
| Fullname: | James Richard Comley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Holloway, London, England |
| Currentclub: | Hampton & Richmond Borough |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Crystal Palace |
| Youthyears1: | ?–2009 |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Canvey Island |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | St Albans City |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | Kettering Town |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs5: | St Albans City |
| Caps5: | 114 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Maidenhead United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Maidenhead United |
| Caps7: | 161 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | Walton Casuals |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Boreham Wood |
| Caps9: | 18 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Dulwich Hamlet |
| Caps10: | 11 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Hampton & Richmond Borough |
| Caps11: | 5 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | England C |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam2: | Montserrat |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 12:09, 21 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:01, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
James Richard Comley (born 24 January 1991) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hampton & Richmond Borough and the Montserrat national team.
Comley came through the youth system at Crystal Palace and made his English Football League debut on 17 March 2009 as a substitute against Barnsley. He made three further appearances in the league in the 2008–09 season, and played twice in the FA Cup the following season, before being released in June 2010.
Comley was without a club in the 2010–11 season due to injury, and trained with Tottenham Hotspur in the first half of the 2011–12 season before joining Canvey Island in January 2012.[2]
He then joined St Albans City for the remainder of the season. For 2012–13, he joined Kettering Town, but made no appearances due to injury and rejoined St Albans in December 2012.[3]
Comley joined Maidenhead United on loan in February 2016. The loan was made permanent at the end of the season.[4] Comley left the Magpies at the end of the 2020–21 season after 196 appearances since first joining the club.[5]
Comley joined Walton Casuals in October 2021.[6] He joined Boreham Wood the following month.[7] Comley was released in June 2022.[8]
On 29 June 2022, Comley joined National League South club Dulwich Hamlet following his release from Boreham Wood.[9]
On 4 March 2023 he signed for Hampton & Richmond Borough.[10]
Comley played for the England C team in October 2014 against a Turkey U23 side.[11]
In March 2015, Comley was called up by Montserrat for 2018 World Cup qualifying, playing in both legs of a 3–4 aggregate defeat to Curaçao.[12]
Comley's younger brother Brandon is also a footballer.[13] He is also a Montserrat international and the brothers played together for the first time against El Salvador in September 2018.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2008–09 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Crystal Palace total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Canvey Island | 2011–12[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| St Albans City | 2011–12 | SFL Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Kettering Town | 2012–13 | SFL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St Albans City | 2012–13 | SFL Premier Division | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[16] | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | SFL Premier Division | 39 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 11[17] | 2 | 55 | 8 | |||
| 2014–15 | Conference South | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[18] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | National League South | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[19] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||
| St Albans total | 114 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 146 | 15 | |||
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2015–16 | National League South | 16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Maidenhead United | 2016–17 | National League South | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[20] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | National League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[21] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | National League | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[22] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | National League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[23] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | National League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Maidenhead total | 177 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 196 | 2 | |||
| Walton Casuals | 2021–22[24] | SFL Premier Division South | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[25] | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Boreham Wood | 2021–22 | National League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2022–23[26] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2022–23 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 345 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 408 | 19 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat | 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.[27]