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James Bittner Profile and Player Statistics

James Bittner

First name:	James
Last name:	Bittner
Position:	Goalkeeper
Nationality:
Height:	185
Weight:	83

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which James Bittner has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
Premier League 2 Divison Two	2019/2020	Reading U23	1	0	0	0	0
Carabao Cup	2017/2018	Newport County	2	0	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2017/2018	Newport County	2	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2017/2018	Newport County	5	0	0	0	0
League Two	2017/2018	Newport County	45	0	0	0	0
Carabao Cup	2016/2017	Newport County	1	0	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2016/2017	Newport County	3	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2016/2017	Newport County	4	0	0	0	0
League Two	2016/2017	Newport County	46	1	1	0	0
Carabao Cup	2015/2016	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2015/2016	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2015/2016	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	0	0	0
League Two	2015/2016	Plymouth Argyle	24	0	0	0	0
Carabao Cup	2014/2015	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2014/2015	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2014/2015	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	0	0
League Two	2014/2015	Plymouth Argyle	46	1	0	0	0
Carabao Cup	2013/2014	Newport County	1	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2013/2014	Salisbury City	3	0	0	0	0
League Two	2013/2014	Newport County	2	0	0	0	0
National League	2013/2014	Salisbury City	1	1	0	0	0
FA Cup	2012/2013	Hereford United	1	0	0	1	0
National League	2012/2013	Hereford United	4	0	0	4	0
FA Cup	2011/2012	Forest Green Rovers	1	1	0	0	0
National League	2011/2012	Forest Green Rovers	3	1	0	2	0
National League	2010/2011	Forest Green Rovers	7	0	0	3	0
National League	2009/2010	Salisbury City	6	0	0	4	2

James Bittner has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
28/10/2019	Reading U23	3 - 3	Aston Villa U23	1-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	18' J. Ramsey
Danny Namaso 30'		1 - 1
Connor Lawless 33'
			45+1' J. Ramsey
		1 - 2	45+3' Cameron Archer
Danny Namaso 57'		2 - 2
Danny Namaso 69'		3 - 2
Connor Lawless 74'
T. Nevers 74'
			77' T. Wright
			77' C. Odutayo
			81' J. Walker
			83' I. Vassilev
			83' Dimitri Sea
			86' C. Rowe
		3 - 3	87' Dimitri Sea
05/05/2018	Carlisle United	1 - 1	Newport County	1-1	H2H	+
Mark Ellis 14'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	38' Padraig Amond
Daniel Grainger 46'
Tom Parkes 46'
			58' Mark O'Brien
			58' Aaron Collins
J. Campbell-Ryce 61'
J. O'Sullivan 61'
Clint Hill 74'
R. Lambe 74'
			78' Robbie Willmott
			79' Josh Sheehan
			79' M. Touray
			90+1' Padraig Amond
			90+1' David Pipe
01/05/2018	Chesterfield	1 - 0	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
Sid Nelson 42'
A. Whitmore 42'
A. Kellett 46'
Jacob Brown 46'
G. Smith 46'
R. Weir 46'
			53' Ben White
			61' Aaron Collins
			61' M. Jackson
Kristian Dennis 71'		1 - 0
			75' Josh Sheehan
			75' Calaum Jahraldo-Martin
			83' Frank Nouble
			83' Paul Hayes
28/04/2018	Newport County	2 - 1	Cambridge United	1-0	H2H	+
M. Demetriou 26'		1 - 0
			46' Uche Ikpeazu
			46' B. Corr
Mark O'Brien 46'
David Pipe 46'
			48' B. Corr
Frank Nouble 48'
Matty Dolan 55'
Aaron Collins 55'
Frank Nouble 59'		2 - 0
			61' Paul Lewis
			61' Harrison Dunk
Frank Nouble 77'
Paul Hayes 77'
			80' Jake Carroll
			80' David Amoo
		2 - 1	81' George Maris
24/04/2018	Newport County	2 - 1	Accrington Stanley	1-0	H2H	+
Padraig Amond 30'		1 - 0
			61' Scott Brown
Ben White 66'
Josh Sheehan 71'
Aaron Collins 71'
			75' Callum Johnson
			75' O. Zanzala
Frank Nouble 85'		2 - 0
M. Demetriou 88'
		2 - 1	90' B. Kee
Frank Nouble 90'
Paul Hayes 90'
21/04/2018	Barnet	2 - 0	Newport County	1-0	H2H	+
S. Coulthirst 10'		1 - 0
			24' Ben Tozer
			43' M. Demetriou
			46' Aaron Collins
			46' Paul Hayes
			46' Ben Tozer
			46' Frank Nouble
Dan Sweeney 55'
Ryan Watson 55'
			78' S. Bennett
			78' Calaum Jahraldo-Martin
S. Coulthirst 80'
J. Akpa Akpro 80'
Ricardo Santos 82'		2 - 0
J. Akpa Akpro 82'
Simeon Akinola 83'
J. Payne 83'
14/04/2018	Newport County	2 - 1	Swindon Town	2-0	H2H	+
Padraig Amond 15'		1 - 0
Ben Tozer 35'		2 - 0
			46' K. Woolery
			46' Donald McDermott
			48' Rollin Menayese
			48' Ben Purkiss
			48' Paul Mullin
		2 - 1	62' Paul Mullin
Aaron Collins 64'
Frank Nouble 64'
			66' Rollin Menayese
			68' Scott Twine
			68' Amine Linganzi
David Pipe 81'
Tyler Reid 81'
			86' J. Dunne
07/04/2018	Newport County	0 - 1	Stevenage	0-1	H2H	+
			20' Ben Sheaf
		0 - 1	43' C. Whelpdale
Aaron Collins 60'
Josh Sheehan 60'
			67' B. Kennedy
			67' Dale Gorman
			71' Luke Wilkinson
Dan Butler 75'
David Pipe 77'
Tyler Reid 77'
Ben Tozer 81'
M. Jackson 81'
			82' Ben Sheaf
			82' Matt Godden
			88' Alex Revell
			88' Fraser Franks
			90+6' Fraser Franks
			90+6' Fraser Franks
30/03/2018	Newport County	1 - 1	Coventry City	1-0	H2H	+
M. Demetriou 40'		1 - 0
Paul Hayes 46'
Frank Nouble 46'
			65' Jordan Shipley
			65' K. Reid
			70' Marc McNulty
			70' Jordan Ponticelli
			73' Ryan Haynes
Robbie Willmott 73'
Josh Sheehan 73'
			77' P. Vincenti
			77' Maxime Biamou
		1 - 1	79' Maxime Biamou
Mark O'Brien 82'
24/03/2018	Newport County	1 - 2	Crewe Alexandra	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	26' Harry McKirdy
			46' Tom Lowery
			46' James Jones
Padraig Amond 57'
Paul Hayes 57'
Josh Sheehan 57'
Frank Nouble 57'
		0 - 2	60' Jordan Bowery
Aaron Collins 70'
Shawn McCoulsky 70'
			78' Harry McKirdy
			78' Chris Dagnall
M. Demetriou 81'		1 - 2
			83' P. Ng
			85' Charlie Kirk
			85' M. Raynes
17/03/2018	Newport County	1 - 1	Luton Town	1-1	H2H	+
Josh Sheehan 2'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	23' Dan Potts
			68' Elliot Lee
			68' Harry Cornick
Josh Sheehan 70'
Frank Nouble 70'
Matty Dolan 80'
			84' Danny Hylton
			84' Jake Jervis
Padraig Amond 86'
Shawn McCoulsky 86'
			88' Luke Gambin
			88' A. McCormack
Mark O'Brien 89'
10/03/2018	Yeovil Town	0 - 2	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
François Zoko 45+2'
			56' Padraig Amond
			56' Frank Nouble
		0 - 1	57' Josh Sheehan
Sam Surridge 60'
Marcus Barnes 60'
			67' Paul Hayes
Jordan Green 70'
Rhys Browne 70'
Otis Khan 77'
Alex Fisher 77'
			81' Matty Dolan
			81' S. Bennett
			83' Joss Labadie
			84' Robbie Willmott
			84' Aaron Collins
		0 - 2	90+4' Paul Hayes
06/03/2018	Newport County	3 - 3	Forest Green Rovers	3-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	6' Dan Butler
Dan Butler 9'		1 - 1
Paul Hayes 17'		2 - 1
Dan Butler 26'
		2 - 2	30' Gavin Gunning
Paul Hayes 38'		3 - 2
			59' Christian Doidge
			59' D. Wishart
			66' C. Clements
			66' Lee Collins
Paul Hayes 66'
M. Jackson 66'
Mark O'Brien 69'
Emmanuel Osadebe 69'
			78' A. Bray
			78' Reece Brown
		3 - 3	82' Lee Collins
Robbie Willmott 85'
Josh Sheehan 85'
24/02/2018	Port Vale	0 - 0	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
James Gibbons 46'
Ben Whitfield 46'
Luke Hannant 60'
T. Barnett 60'
			76' Padraig Amond
			76' Paul Hayes
			76' Frank Nouble
			76' Shawn McCoulsky
Michael Tonge 82'
Marcus Harness 82'
			90' Dan Butler
17/02/2018	Newport County	0 - 0	Notts County	0-0	H2H	+
David Pipe 36'
			51' Jon Stead
Padraig Amond 64'
M. Jackson 64'
Shawn McCoulsky 64'
Frank Nouble 64'
			73' Noor Husin
			73' Matty Virtue
			82' L. Noble
			82' Jonathan Forte
Joss Labadie 86'
13/02/2018	Mansfield Town	5 - 0	Newport County	4-0	H2H	+
Danny Rose 6'		1 - 0
A. Potter 9'		2 - 0
A. Potter 28'		3 - 0
Alex MacDonald 34'		4 - 0
			46' Frank Nouble
			46' M. Jackson
			46' Matty Dolan
			46' Mark O'Brien
			59' S. Bennett
			59' Ben Tozer
A. Potter 61'		5 - 0
A. Potter 76'
Matt Penney 76'
Kane Hemmings 79'
Ricky Miller 79'
Danny Rose 89'
J. Spencer 89'
07/02/2018	Tottenham Hotspur	2 - 0	Newport County	2-0	H2H	+
Victor Wanyama 8'
Dan Butler 26'		1 - 0
Erik Lamela 34'		2 - 0
			59' Ben Tozer
			59' Matty Dolan
Heung-min Son 61'
Christian Eriksen 61'
			67' David Pipe
			67' Shawn McCoulsky
			77' Ben White
			77' Mark O'Brien
Victor Wanyama 78'
Dele Alli 78'
Danny Rose 86'
Kyle Walker-Peters 86'
03/02/2018	Colchester United	2 - 0	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
			23' Mark O'Brien
S. Murray 49'
Ben Stevenson 49'
			58' Padraig Amond
			58' Paul Hayes
Ben Stevenson 59'		1 - 0
			62' Matty Dolan
			62' Shawn McCoulsky
			67' Paul Hayes
			74' Tyler Reid
			74' Emmanuel Osadebe
Courtney Senior 74'
S. Szmodics 74'
Tom Eastman 80'		2 - 0
Kurtis Guthrie 88'
J. Ogedi-Uzokwe 88'
30/01/2018	Lincoln City	3 - 1	Newport County	1-1	H2H	+
			12' Ben White
Matthew Rhead 13'		1 - 0
Neal Eardley 25'
		1 - 1	32' Padraig Amond
			40' S. Bennett
Matt Green 51'		2 - 1
Matthew Rhead 61'
James Wilson 61'
			67' Frank Nouble
			67' Shawn McCoulsky
Matt Green 72'
Ollie Palmer 72'
Ollie Palmer 73'		3 - 1
Danny Rowe 79'
Jordan Williams 79'
			80' Padraig Amond
			80' Paul Hayes
			80' M. Demetriou
			80' Josh Sheehan
Ollie Palmer 90+6'
27/01/2018	Newport County	1 - 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	H2H	+
Joss Labadie 32'
Padraig Amond 38'		1 - 0
			46' Kyle Walker-Peters
			46' Heung-min Son
			66' Fernando Llorente
			66' Dele Alli
Padraig Amond 74'
Shawn McCoulsky 74'
			81' Mousa Dembélé
			81' Ben Davies
		1 - 1	82' Harry Kane
Joss Labadie 84'
Matty Dolan 84'
			87' Juan Foyth
23/01/2018	Newport County	1 - 1	Morecambe	1-0	H2H	+
Ben Tozer 14'		1 - 0
S. Bennett 22'
			31' Adam McGurk
Josh Sheehan 46'
Emmanuel Osadebe 46'
			64' A. Campbell
			64' Callum Lang
			64' Adam McGurk
			64' Garry Thompson
Frank Nouble 73'
Shawn McCoulsky 73'
		1 - 1	77' M. Rose
Padraig Amond 85'
Paul Hayes 85'
Robbie Willmott 90+3'
19/01/2018	Newport County	2 - 1	Crawley Town	2-0	H2H	+
Padraig Amond 40'		1 - 0
M. Demetriou 44'		2 - 0
			46' Joe McNerney
			46' A. Tajbakhsh
		2 - 1	48' Jimmy Smith
			51' Moussa Sanoh
			51' Thomas Verheydt
Josh Sheehan 70'
Tyler Reid 70'
David Pipe 72'
Padraig Amond 76'
Shawn McCoulsky 76'
			83' L. Young
			83' Panutche Camara
Frank Nouble 85'
Paul Hayes 85'
			90' M. Connolly
13/01/2018	Grimsby Town	1 - 2	Newport County	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	19' Robbie Willmott
Nathan Clarke 34'
			52' Joss Labadie
		0 - 2	56' Frank Nouble
Martyn Woolford 67'
Diallang Jaiyesimi 67'
S. Vernon 67'
Jamille Matt 67'
			69' Frank Nouble
			79' Matty Dolan
			79' Ben Tozer
Jamille Matt 80'		1 - 2
			84' Joss Labadie
			84' Tyler Reid
			85' Robbie Willmott
			85' Shawn McCoulsky
			87' Ben Tozer
			88' Ben White
Ben Davies 90+1'
Sam Jones 90+1'
07/01/2018	Newport County	2 - 1	Leeds United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	9' G. Berardi
			10' G. Berardi
			60' Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
			60' L. Cooper
			67' Jay-Roy Grot
Matty Dolan 69'
Shawn McCoulsky 69'
			75' Jay-Roy Grot
			75' Samu Saiz
Conor Shaughnessy 76'		1 - 1
Shawn McCoulsky 89'		2 - 1
Shawn McCoulsky 90+2'
01/01/2018	Newport County	2 - 1	Exeter City	1-0	H2H	+
Padraig Amond 6'		1 - 0
			32' L. James
		1 - 1	52' Jayden Stockley
David Pipe 63'
			63' Jordan Tillson
Robbie Willmott 66'		2 - 1
			72' L. James
			72' Lee Holmes
Matty Dolan 82'
T. Owen-Evans 82'
			82' Daniel Seaborne
			82' R. Reid
Matty Dolan 82'
			90+1' Jayden Stockley
			90+1' Liam McAlinden
30/12/2017	Cheltenham Town	1 - 1	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
B. Graham 7'
Nigel Atangana 20'
		0 - 1	55' Padraig Amond
B. Graham 66'
D. Wright 66'
			69' Matty Dolan
			69' Ben Tozer
Mo Eisa 77'		1 - 1
			89' Frank Nouble
Taylor Moore 90+1'
26/12/2017	Wycombe Wanderers	2 - 0	Newport County	1-0	H2H	+
Nathan Tyson 15'		1 - 0
			15' M. Demetriou
			42' Shawn McCoulsky
			49' Joss Labadie
			64' S. Bennett
			64' Robbie Willmott
			67' David Pipe
			67' L. Reynolds
Joe Jacobson 69'
E. Eze 76'
Matt Bloomfield 76'
Adebayo Akinfenwa 78'		2 - 0
			78' Shawn McCoulsky
			78' Padraig Amond
			88' Frank Nouble
23/12/2017	Newport County	0 - 0	Lincoln City	0-0	H2H	+
Ben Tozer 8'
S. Bennett 8'
Joss Labadie 39'
			43' Sean Raggett
Mark O'Brien 53'
			66' M. Rhead
			69' M. Rhead
			69' Ollie Palmer
Shawn McCoulsky 71'
Padraig Amond 71'
			73' Michael Bostwick
			75' Nathan Arnold
			75' B. Knott
			79' Luke Waterfall
16/12/2017	Cambridge United	1 - 2	Newport County	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	42' Shawn McCoulsky
			46' Mark O'Brien
			46' S. Bennett
Liam O'Neil 46'
Piero Mingoia 46'
Brad Halliday 56'
			57' Ben White
			57' David Pipe
			57' Robbie Willmott
			66' Frank Nouble
Paul Lewis 74'
Harrison Dunk 74'
Jevani Brown 76'		1 - 1
			80' Joss Labadie
			85' Shawn McCoulsky
			85' Padraig Amond
		1 - 2	90+4' Joss Labadie
09/12/2017	Newport County	3 - 3	Carlisle United	1-0	H2H	+
Shawn McCoulsky 43'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	46' Luke Joyce
		1 - 2	52' Kelvin Etuhu
David Pipe 54'
L. Reynolds 54'
Matty Dolan 56'		2 - 2
		2 - 3	62' T. Miller
Frank Nouble 65'
Matty Dolan 69'		3 - 3
Robbie Willmott 90'
03/12/2017	Newport County	2 - 0	Cambridge United	1-0	H2H	+
Joss Labadie 2'		1 - 0
			43' Leon Legge
Shawn McCoulsky 64'
Padraig Amond 64'
			65' Harrison Dunk
			65' David Amoo
			65' Jabo Ibehre
			65' A. Azeez
Frank Nouble 75'
Matty Dolan 77'
Robbie Willmott 77'
Joss Labadie 82'		2 - 0
Joss Labadie 84'
Sean Rigg 84'
25/11/2017	Swindon Town	0 - 1	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
			34' S. Bennett
			34' Sean Rigg
			34' Joss Labadie
Keshi Anderson 50'
			56' Frank Nouble
		0 - 1	76' Ben Tozer
J. Goddard 77'
K. Woolery 77'
Ellis Iandolo 79'
Kellan Gordon 79'
			83' Shawn McCoulsky
			83' Padraig Amond
			89' Joss Labadie
			89' T. Owen-Evans
Paul Mullin 90'
James Brophy 90'
21/11/2017	Newport County	1 - 2	Barnet	0-0	H2H	+
David Pipe 42'
Dan Butler 42'
			44' Ricardo Santos
Padraig Amond 45'
			46' Dan Sweeney
			46' J. Campbell-Ryce
Dan Butler 54'
Robbie Willmott 58'
Joss Labadie 58'
			68' David Tutonda
			68' Alex Nicholls
Mark O'Brien 70'
Ben White 73'		1 - 0
			84' Michael Nelson
			84' Harry Taylor
Frank Nouble 86'
		1 - 1	88' John Akinde
		1 - 2	90' S. Coulthirst
Mark O'Brien 90+3'
Shawn McCoulsky 90+3'
18/11/2017	Accrington Stanley	1 - 1	Newport County	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	48' Frank Nouble
Jordan Clark 69'
M. Leacock-McLeod 69'
			74' Padraig Amond
			74' Sean Rigg
Jordan Thorniley 79'
Mallik Wilks 79'
			87' Frank Nouble
			87' M. Jackson
Mallik Wilks 88'		1 - 1
			90' Ben Tozer
			90+1' Mark O'Brien
			90+1' T. Owen-Evans
10/11/2017	Newport County	1 - 1	Port Vale	0-0	H2H	+
			46' Tyler Denton
			46' Anton Forrester
Matty Dolan 54'		1 - 0
Matty Dolan 69'
			70' Tom Pope
			73' Danny Pugh
			73' Cristian Montano
			74' David Worrall
			74' C. Regis
Shawn McCoulsky 79'
Padraig Amond 79'
		1 - 1	80' Anton Forrester
Robbie Willmott 84'
07/11/2017	Newport County	1 - 2	Cheltenham Town	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3' B. Graham
		0 - 2	11' Harry Pell
			46' B. Graham
			46' Mo Eisa
L. Reynolds 48'		1 - 2
			67' Freddy Hinds
			67' Kyle Storer
M. Jackson 70'
Owen Taylor 70'
Joe Quigley 81'
Padraig Amond 81'
04/11/2017	Newport County	2 - 1	Walsall	1-0	H2H	+
Frank Nouble 18'		1 - 0
Shawn McCoulsky 46'		2 - 0
			62' Kieron Morris
			62' Amadou Bakayoko
Mark O'Brien 69'
S. Bennett 69'
			74' E. Öztümer
			74' Maziar Kouhyar
		2 - 1	77' Amadou Bakayoko
Shawn McCoulsky 81'
Padraig Amond 81'
28/10/2017	Notts County	3 - 0	Newport County	1-0	H2H	+
			34' Dan Butler
Jorge Grant 36'		1 - 0
			42' Frank Nouble
			46' Sean Rigg
			46' J. Barnum-Bobb
			46' Padraig Amond
			46' Shawn McCoulsky
Shola Ameobi 52'		2 - 0
Jorge Grant 55'		3 - 0
Matt Tootle 57'
			62' M. Demetriou
Richard Duffy 67'
			73' Frank Nouble
			73' L. Reynolds
Richard Duffy 79'
Liam Walker 79'
Matt Tootle 80'
N. Hunt 80'
Jon Stead 84'
Jonathan Forte 84'
21/10/2017	Newport County	1 - 1	Mansfield Town	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	22' Danny Rose
			45' Hayden White
			54' Johnny Hunt
Ben White 59'
Sean Rigg 59'
S. Bennett 64'
Shawn McCoulsky 64'
Shawn McCoulsky 69'		1 - 1
			72' Kane Hemmings
			72' J. Spencer
			73' Danny Rose
			73' O. Sterling-James
Dan Butler 83'
			85' K. Pearce
			87' A. Potter
			87' Paul Anderson
			90+2' Calum Butcher
17/10/2017	Newport County	1 - 2	Colchester United	0-0	H2H	+
Joss Labadie 15'
Sean Rigg 15'
			35' Kane Vincent-Young
			35' Lewis Kinsella
			46' D. Loft
			46' Tom Lapslie
		0 - 1	72' Ryan Jackson
David Pipe 76'
Shawn McCoulsky 76'
		0 - 2	77' Mikael Mandron
Matty Dolan 78'
L. Reynolds 78'
			85' Lewis Kinsella
			85' Brandon Hanlan
			85' O. Odelusi
Shawn McCoulsky 86'		1 - 2

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