Jamie Slater (born 27 October 1968) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward in the English Football League for Wrexham.

Jamie Slater
Personal information
Full name Jamie Slater[1]
Date of birth (1968-10-27) 27 October 1968 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1985–1987 Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987-1988 Wrexham 7 (1)
1988-1989 Northwich Victoria
1989-1991 Warrington Town
Lex XI
1997-1999 Cefn Druids
International career
1983–1984 Wales Schoolboys U15
1984–1987 Wales Schoolboys U18
1986–1987 Wales U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His youth career included being capped at Welsh schoolboy Under 15 level, three consecutive years at under-18 schoolboys level and also appearances for the Wales under-17 team managed by the former Wales senior manager, Mike England.

Following a summer tour with Everton FC in 1987, he signed a professional contract for Wrexham and made seven appearances in the English Football League Division Four and Welsh Cup competitions.[1]

The following season he had a short spell with Northwich Victoria in the Conference League (without making any first team appearances) before moving onto play for Warrington Town in the North West Counties Football League for two seasons.

After a couple of years out through injury he returned to play for local clubs Lex XI[2] and Cefn Druids where in 1999 he was part of the team that became champions of the Cymru Alliance and who were promoted into the League of Wales.

After his playing career, whilst working he also studied for his UEFA B coaching licence and has coached the under-12s at Denbigh Town and the Rhyl academy.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Jamie Slater". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ Whitfield, Stephen (6 November 2017). "Jamie Slater - Manager Denbigh Town under 12s". Denbigh Town. Retrieved 11 March 2022.