Jim Provett

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Jim Provett
Personal information
Full name Robert James Provett
Date of birth 22 December 1982 (1982-12-22) (age 25)
Place of birth    Trimdon, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Bury
Number 1
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2007
2007–		 Hartlepool United
Bury		 66 (0)
18 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

James "Jim" Provett (born 22 December 1982, in Trimdon, England) is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Bury in League Two.

[edit] Playing career

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 LDV Vans Cup. However during his debut he conceded five goals, which was one of the worst debuts by any Hartlepool keeper.[citation needed] 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.

After failing to make the first team for the following two seasons, Provett stalled on a new contract. However, before he resigned Hartlepool withdrew their offer and he left the club.

In July 2007, he joined Bury on trial. After passing a medical, Provett joined Bury and is expected to be their new number one keeper.

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