Jamie Proctor

Proctor is a forward who has played for Swansea City, and Crawley Town.

Born in Ingol, Preston, lifelong Preston North End fan Proctor came through the youth academy at Preston North End.[2] A return of 40 goals in 28 appearances– in his first youth team season of 2008/09 was an excellent start to scholarship life.

On 27 January 2010, Proctor was handed a ​2 ¹⁄₂-year professional contract.[3] He made his professional début on 2 May 2010, coming on as a substitute against Reading in the 4–1 defeat at the Madejski Stadium.[4]

On 13 August 2010, he joined Stockport County on a 28-day loan aged just 17.[5] The next day, Proctor made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Wycombe. In September, Proctor's loan spell at Stockport was extended for another month until October.[6] On 28 September 2010, Proctor set up a goal for George Donnelly in a 2–2 draw against Accrington Stanley.[7] He made seven appearances for the club before returning to Preston.[8] He made his first team debut in the final game of the 2009/10 season, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute away at Reading.[9]

Proctor was on the fringes of the first-team squad during the 2010/11 season and had to wait until the last game of the season to score his first senior goal for Preston North End in a 3–1 win against Watford[10]

He played 7 games in 2011 pre-season, scoring 10 goals, including a hat-trick against Fleetwood Town and during the early 2011/12, he featured in a three-man strike-force, consisting of himself and fellow strikers Iain Hume and Neil Mellor. However, all three got injured at one point or another down the line – Proctor's injury being a double hernia.[11] He returned to action before Christmas, but failed to re-create his pre-season and early season form, not scoring again for the rest of the season.

Proctor attracted interest from Crystal Palace, Blackpool and Swansea City. On 18 August, he signed with Premier League club Swansea City.[12] However, his time at Swansea City was 'frustrating', making no appearances at all in any competition. On 26 October 2012, Proctor joined Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan.[13] The next day, Proctor made his debut, playing 90 minutes, in a 2–2 draw against Colchester United. Proctor would make only four appearances despite his promising debut(three in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Proctor left Swansea City to join Crawley Town in League 1 on 16 January 2013 for an undisclosed fee. Proctor was a regular during his time at Crawley, scoring 15 goals in 60 total appearances. He turned down a contract offer at the end of the 13/14 season leaving him free to move back North and sign for Fleetwood Town.[14]

On 24 June 2014, Proctor joined League 1 Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal for a free transfer.[15] Proctor joined Bradford City on a one-month loan on 22 January 2016 as part of the transfer deal that saw Devante Cole move to Fleetwood for an undisclosed fee.[16] The loan move was made permanent on 1 February 2016 when Proctor signed a deal with City until the end of the 2015–16 season.[17]

Proctor scored on his debut for Bradford in a 1–1 draw with Port Vale. He then scored his first goals since signing for the club permanently in a 2–1 win against Doncaster Rovers on 12 March.[18] Bradford later went on to secure a place in the League One play-offs with Proctor scoring in the play-off semi-final against Millwall.

On 5 July 2016, Proctor signed a two-year contract with Bolton Wanderers after joining on a free transfer.[19] Proctor again scored on his debut for his new club- a goal for Bolton in a 4-2 EFL Cup loss against Blackpool on 9 August 2016.[20]

On 3 July 2017, Proctor move to Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract with the EFL League One club.[21] After an impressive pre-season for 'The Millers', Proctor scored his first competitive goal in an EFL Cup first round tie against Lincoln City. On 26 August Proctor was stretchered off after a tackle with Charlton's Chris Solly. This resulted in Proctor being sent to hospital for scans. It revealed that Proctor had damaged his ACL and that he would require surgery, almost certainly ruling him out for the remainder of the 2017–2018 season.

Proctor returned for Rotherham in an EFL Cup tie against Wigan Athletic on 14 August 2018, scoring a brace in a 3–1 win.[22] On 24 November he came off the bench to score a last minute equaliser against local rivals Sheffield United in a 2–2 draw,[23] it was his fourth goal in all competitions that season.

On 30 August 2019, Proctor joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[24]

On 20 January 2020, Proctor joined AFC Fylde on loan till the end of the 2019–20 season after finishing his loan at Scunthorpe United early.[25]

On 16 October 2020 Proctor joined Newport County on loan until 17 January 2021.[26] He made his debut for Newport as a second half substitute in the 3-0 win against Bradford City on 24 October 2020.[27] Proctor scored his first goal for Newport on 28 November 2020 in the 3-0 FA Cup second round win against Salford City.[28]

On 1 February 2021 Proctor joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[29] He scored on his debut for Wigan in a 3-2 loss to AFC Wimbledon on 6 February 2021.[30]