Jim Provett
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert James Provett | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Trimdon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Darlington 1883 (goalkeeping player-coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trimdon FC and Hartlepool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2007 | Hartlepool United | 66 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Bury | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Harrogate Town | 26 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Gateshead | 18 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | |||
| 2014– | Darlington 1883 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Jim" Robert Provett (born 22 December 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Hartlepool United and Bury. He is currently goalkeeping player-coach at Darlington 1883.
Jim Provett came through Hartlepool United's youth development programme, the same programme that developed players such as Adam Boyd and Antony Sweeney. It was there where he developed into a good shot-stopper and he was offered a professional contract by the then manager Chris Turner in 2001. Provett's professional contract saw the departure of Martin Hollund who was released.
In 2002, Provett made his debut against Tranmere Rovers in the Football League Trophy. However, during his debut he conceded five goals. For the remainder of the season Provett struggled to dislodge Anthony Williams who played in all of Hartlepool's league games.
During the following 2003–04 season Provett was handed his opportunity to impress in the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday. During this match he made a save during a penalty shoot out to win Hartlepool the match. He kept his place in the team for the remainder of the season and was named the Hartlepool's Players' Player and Fans' Player of the Season.
For the start of the 2004–05 season Provett was given the number one goalkeepers shirt. He started the first few games of the season but soon faced stiff competition from Dimitrious Konstantopolous who eventually overtook him as Hartlepool's first choice keeper. As the season approached its final quarter Provett handed in a transfer request due to lack of first team appearances. However, he withdrew this request the week before Hartlepool played the second leg of the play-off semi-final.
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