James Daniel Pullen (born 18 March 1982) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located north-east of London ...

, Pullen started his career at

Heybridge Swifts Heybridge Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Scraley Road. History The club was established in 1880 as Heybridge Football Club. After joining t ...

. On 29 September 1999 he joined

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

on a free transfer. He made his debut in a 3–1 win against

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

in the

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on 6 November 2002. On 11 August 2001, he moved on loan to

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

in the

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on 8 September 2001. Pullen saved a last-minute penalty against

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

on 10 November 2001,

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having taken the penalty. He was an unused substitute for the

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as Blackpool won the

2001–02 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 2001–02, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2001–02 for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second, Third Division and the Confer ...

. He played his last match for Blackpool in a 3–0 win over

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

in the Football League One on 1 April 2002. On 4 August 2003, he joined

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

on a three-month loan. He made his debut in a 2–1 loss against Leigh Genesis in the

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on 9 August 2003. He was sent off against

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and W ...

in the Conference on 7 October 2003, and played his last match for Dagenham & Redbridge in a 2–0 loss against

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

in the Conference on 18 October 2003. On 3 November 2003, he joined

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

on a one-month loan. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

in the League One on 29 November 2003. He played his last match for Peterborough in a 2–1 loss against Chesterfield in the League One on 26 December 2003. On 27 February 2004, he moved on loan to Heybridge Swifts, and then on 1 November 2004 he moved on loan to

Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London in the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed a large ancient par ...

. On 15 November 2004, he joined Gravesend & Northfleet on an 18-month contract. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Farnborough Town in the Conference on 7 December 2004. He played his last match for Gravesend & Northfleet in a 0–2 loss against Burton Albion in the Conference on 23 April 2005. On 1 August 2008, after spells with Fisher Athletic and

Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the United Kingdom 2011 census, 2011 census. The town ...

, he joined

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...

. After over forty appearances, he was released on 26 April 2010. Subsequently, Pullen signed for hometown club Chelmsford City. On 28 March 2011, Pullen signed with Conference South side

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...

, until the end of the season, after his release from Chelmsford City. At the end of the season he retired.

Honours

Blackpool *

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: 2001–02

References

External links

James Pullen profile
at the Ipswich Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pullen, James 1982 births Footballers from Chelmsford Living people Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Chelmsford City F.C. players Woking F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Ipswich Town F.C. non-playing staff 21st-century English sportsmen