James Plant
Plant in 2023
Personal information
Full name James John Plant[1][2]
Date of birth (2004-11-03) 3 November 2004[3]
Place of birth Werrington, Staffordshire, England[4]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Port Vale
Number 21
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Port Vale 23 (2)
2022 → Nantwich Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Salisbury (loan) 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:57, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

James John Plant (born 3 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Port Vale. He has previously played on loan at Nantwich Town and Salisbury.

Early life

James John Plant was born on 3 November 2004 in Werrington, Staffordshire; his grandfather, Ian Powell, ran a food fan selling spit roasted chickens from his blue van in Stoke-on-Trent city centre for 40 years before his retirement in 2023.[5]

Career

Plant made his senior debut for Port Vale in a 1–0 victory over Stockport County in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park on 30 August 2022; he came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Tommy McDermott.[6] On 24 September 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Nantwich Town on a work experience loan, having been recommended to joint-manager Ritchie Sutton, who said Plant would bring "energy, enthusiasm, quality and a great attitude" to the "Dabbers" squad.[7][8] Plant made his debut later that day, and was named as man of the match in a 2–0 defeat at Whitby Town.[9] He was praised by "Dabbers" supporters for his "creative playing style and energetic performances".[10] On 31 January 2023, he joined Southern League Premier Division South club Salisbury on a work experience loan, alongside Tommy McDermott.[11] He was named as Player of the Match in each of his first two appearances for Salisbury and scored on his fourth appearance, a 3–0 win at Hanwell Town.[12][13] He was named as the club's Player of the Month for February.[14] He received a career first red-card during a 3–0 victory at Metropolitan Police on 4 March.[15] On 30 March, it was announced that the loan deal had been extended until the end of the 2022–23 season.[16] He made his League One debut for Port Vale on 10 April, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Gavin Massey in a 0–0 draw with Oxford United.[17] He started his first League One game eight days later, impressing in central midfield in a 2–1 defeat at Ipswich Town.[18] He signed his first professional (two-year) contract in April 2023; David Flitcroft, the club's director of football, said that "his ability, attitude, character and commitment to getting better is outstanding and is now a benchmark for all players who come through the academy".[19] Plant scored his first goal in the EFL in a 3–2 loss at Charlton Athletic on 29 April.[20]

Plant began the 2023–24 season strongly and was teasingly nicknamed "Son of Crosby" by his teammates due to manager Andy Crosby's fulsome praise for his attitude and performances.[21] He signed a new contract in November, prior to turning 19, to keep him at the club until at least 2027.[22] However, he dislocated his shoulder the following month and was ruled out of action for up to 12 weeks.[23]

Style of play

Plant is a versatile player, able to play as a forward, central midfielder or at wing back.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2022–23[25]EFL League One6200003[lower-alpha 1]092
2023–24[26]EFL League One17030402[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 232304050352
Nantwich Town (loan) 2022–23[27]Northern Premier League
Premier Division		6000001[lower-alpha 2]070
Salisbury (loan) 2022–23[28]Southern League
Premier Division South		103000000103
Career total 395304060525
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ↑ James Plant at Soccerway
  3. ↑ @OfficialPVFC (3 November 2023). "🎉 Happy Birthday to our number 2️⃣1️⃣, James Plant!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (31 January 2023). "Port Vale duo McDermott and Plant join Salisbury on loan". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Olah, Maisie; Lee, Matt (26 July 2023). "Stoke-on-Trent's chicken man retires after 40 years". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Bamforth, Harry (24 September 2022). "James Plant joins Nantwich Town on loan". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Price, Liam (24 September 2022). "James Plant joins Dabbers on work experience loan from Port Vale". Nantwich Town Football Club. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (26 September 2022). "Port Vale's James Plant impresses on loan debut at Nantwich Town". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Mounteney, Luke (4 October 2022). "Loan Round Up | James Plant stars as Nantwich Town held to draw at Matlock". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tommy McDermott and James Plant join Salisbury FC on loan". www.port-vale.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Loan Round Up | Find out how Port Vale's out on loan players are faring". www.port-vale.co.uk. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Loan Round-Up | James Plant off the mark for Salisbury as four Valiants feature". www.port-vale.co.uk. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Loan Round Up | Find out how Port Vale's out on loan players fared this weekend". www.port-vale.co.uk. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Pearson, Ian (4 March 2023). "Met Police Match Report". Salisbury FC. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  16. ↑ Pearson, Ian (30 March 2023). "Plant & McDermott". Salisbury FC. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  17. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (10 April 2023). "Port Vale player ratings vs Oxford draw with red card and late drama". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  18. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (18 April 2023). "Port Vale player ratings vs Ipswich as Plant impresses in defeat". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  19. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (25 April 2023). "Flitcroft issues 'outstanding' verdict as Plant agrees Port Vale contract". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Andy Crosby | "Disappointed with our first-half, but the primary goal has been achieved"". www.port-vale.co.uk. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  21. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (2 October 2023). "Why Port Vale class act James Wilson is more than statistics". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "James Plant Signs New Deal". www.port-vale.co.uk. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  23. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (6 December 2023). "Familiar failings as Port Vale exit Trophy at Bolton". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  24. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (16 October 2023). "Ben Garrity, a century and finest of the new era". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by James Plant in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  26. ↑ "Games played by James Plant in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  27. ↑ "Nantwich Town | Appearances | James Plant | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  28. ↑ "Salisbury FC". Salisbury FC. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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