James Norris (footballer)
English footballer (born 2003)
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James Barry Norris (born 4 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.[4]
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Norris in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Barry Norris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2026 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2026– | Shelbourne | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:40, 16 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:32, 17 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Liverpool
Norris made his professional debut for Liverpool whilst still a scholar on 17 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.[4]
Tranmere Rovers loan
Norris joined Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan on 1 September 2023.[5] He made his debut on 5 September, in an EFL Trophy fixture against Fleetwood Town, being substituted after only 42 minutes.[6]
Shelbourne
On 17 February 2025, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne on loan until the end of their season in November.[7] On 1 January 2026, it was announced that Norris had signed for the club on a permanent basis.[8]
International career
In September 2019, Norris started for the England under-17 team as they defeated hosts Poland to win the Syrenka Cup.[9]
On 29 March 2021, Norris made his debut for England U18s during a 2–0 win away to Wales at the Leckwith Stadium.[10]
On 6 September 2021, Norris made his debut for the England U19s during a 1–1 draw with Germany in Bad Dürrheim.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 April 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Liverpool | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Shelbourne (loan) | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| Shelbourne | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 81 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances in the UEFA Conference League
Honours
Liverpool Academy
- Lancashire Senior Cup: 2021–22[12]
