Jamie Adams (born 26 August 1987 in
Stranraer) is a Scottish former
football player.
Club career
Kilmarnock
Adams was a product of
Kilmarnock's youth system, signing for the club in the summer of 2004. He was loaned to
Queen of the South as part of a deal in which Kilmarnock signed Queen's
Willie Gibson in January 2007. While with Queen of the South he was involved in a controversial event, which later resulted in the
Dumfries club being fined by the
Scottish Football Association
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Adams was played by manager
Ian McCall in two
Scottish Cup
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. The resultant SFA fine was reported to be £20,000.
Adams subsequently joined Queens for a second loan spell in the first half of the 2007–08 season and a third spell in July 2008.
Adams suffered two
cruciate ligament
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knee injuries during those loan spells at Queen of the South. He endured lengthy spells on the sidelines on both occasions but obtained excellent rehabilitation treatment to get back to full fitness.
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Daily Record, 3 November 2009
After returning to fitness, Adams joined
Partick Thistle
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in an emergency loan deal from November 2009 until January 2010.
He returned to Kilmarnock, at the end of the January 2010 transfer window, and appeared as a second-half substitute on 20 February 2010 versus
St Mirren in a
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when t ...
match at
Rugby Park
Rugby Park, also known as The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. It was first used in 1899 and is the home of Kilmarnock F.C. Rugby Park has also been used for c ...
in a 1–1 draw. He subsequently joined Queens on loan for a fourth spell in March 2010 until the end of the 2009–10 season.
St Johnstone
Adams was out of contract with Kilmarnock in May 2010 and he signed for
St Johnstone
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...
on a two-year deal.
Wigtown & Bladnoch
Adams signed for
South of Scotland League
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Founded in 1946, it ...
Champions
Wigtown & Bladnoch in October 2014 after three years out. Playing alongside his friends was said to be a major factor in signing. He started as a trialist in a Wigtownshire Derby against
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart ( Gd: ''Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach'') is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to the west of the river, and ...
in September and didn't play again until signing. In his debut he went on to score one of the four goals in a 4–0 rout of
St Cuthbert Wanderers
Saint Cuthbert Wanderers Football Club are a football club from the town of Kirkcudbright in the Stewartry in Galloway, Scotland. They play in the South of Scotland Football League.
History
They are named after St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, w ...
. In his third game for Wigtown he scored a penalty to level the game at 1–1 and also scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out as Wigtown went on to beat
Fleet Star to reach the Haig Gordon Cup Final for the third consecutive season.
At the
South of Scotland League
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Founded in 1946, it ...
Awards Ceremony, Adams was named in the Team of the Year.
Ayr United
In July 2015, Adams signed for
Ayr United
Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname i ...
on a six-month deal following an impressive trial period.
Adams helped Ayr win promotion to the
Scottish Championship
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twice during his five seasons with the club.
[ He retired from playing football in January 2020 due to injury.]
International career
Jamie Adams was a member of the Scotland squad at the 2006 European U-19 Championships. Adams played in the final as Scotland lost 2–1 to Spain
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on 29 July 2006 to finish runners-up.["Sons of Scotland"](_blank)
Queen of the South FC, 14 September 2010
Career statistics
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
People from Stranraer
Scottish footballers
Kilmarnock F.C. players
Queen of the South F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
People educated at Stranraer Academy
Dundee F.C. players
Ayr United F.C. players
Association football midfielders
Scotland youth international footballers
Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland under-21 international footballers
Wigtown & Bladnoch F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players