| Jamie Speare | |
| Fullname: | James Speare |
| Height: | [1] |
| Birth Date: | 1976 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1995–1997 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1997 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1997–1998 |
| Years4: | 1998–2004 |
| Caps4: | 306 |
| Years5: | 2004–2005 |
| Caps5: | 56 |
| Years6: | 2005–2006 |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2006–2008 |
| Caps7: | 54 |
| Years8: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2011 |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2013 |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:00, 10 October 2014 (UTC) |
James Speare (born 5 November 1976) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
Having left Everton as a trainee in 1997, Speare joined Darlington making two appearances in the 1996–97 season. He then moved over to Ireland and joined Sligo Rovers.
Following a move to then non-league side Accrington Stanley in 1998, Speare played in almost 300 games over a 6-year period until the summer of 2004.
Speare has since appeared for a number of lower league clubs including Southport, Lancaster City and Barrow amongst others.
Following a goalkeeper injury crisis at Accrington Stanley in the winter of 2008 Speare re-joined the club on a short-term contract, despite not making an appearance he was a regular on the substitutes bench until his release in January 2009.
In November 2011 following an injury to Ian Dunbavin Speare re-joined the club for a third time on another short-term deal, making the substitutes bench again on 12 November 2011 in a 1st Round FA Cup tie against Notts County.
On 12 October 2013, Jamie joined Cammell Laird as a goalkeeping coach. In October 2014 he followed manager Tony Sullivan to Witton Albion.