Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Bristol City
L-Z
435) George Lowrie
PNE 5 apps; 0 goals
Robins 48 apps; 21 goals
PNE debut 19/02/1938 v Stoke (A) Drawn 1-1
1020) Jamie McAllister
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Robins 186 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 21/01/2012 v Leyton Orient (H) Lost 0-2
1016) Jamie McCombe
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Robins 119 apps; 9 goals
PNE debut 26/11/2011 v Bury (A) Lost 0-1
583) Hugh McIlmoyle
PNE 60 apps 10 goals
Robins 20 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 14/08/1971 V Carlisle (A) Drawn 0-0
788) David Moyes
PNE 143 apps; 15 goals
Robins 83 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 28/09/1993 v Carlisle (A) Lost 0-2
1072) Callum Robinson
PNE 24 apps; 4 goals
Robins 6 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 16/09/2014 v Chesterfield (H) Drawn 3-3
873) Steve Robinson
PNE 24 apps; 1 goal
Robins 6 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 12/08/2000 v Grimsby (A) Won 2-1
371) Tom Smith
PNE 41 apps; 23 goals
Robins 35 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 30/08/1930 v Southampton (H) Won 5-0
906) Andy Smith
PNE 14 apps 0 goals
Robins 10 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 07/08/2004 v Watford (H) Won 2-1
935) Marcus Stewart
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Robins 27 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 25/03/2006 v Plymouth (H) Drawn 0-0
732) Mike Stowell
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Robins 25 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 10/02/1990 v Bristol Rovers (H) Lost 0-1
802) John Vaughan
PNE 66 apps; 0 goals
Robins 5 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 15/10/1994 v Hartlepool (A) Lost 1-3
505) Ken Waterhouse
PNE 20 apps; 5 goals
Robins 16 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 25/121953 v Burnley (A) Lost 1-2
978) Tom Williams
PNE 10 apps; 0 goals
Robins 1 app; 0 goals
PNE debut 16/02/2010 v Derby (A) Lost 3-5
Player Profile – Jamie McCombe
Jamie Paul McCombe was born in Pontefract on 1 January 1983 and played youth team football for Frickley Athletic in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire between 1996 and 1999 before signing for Scunthorpe United youth team terms.
He made his debut during the third year of his training scheme when he scored the third goal in a 3–0 defeat of Darlington in an Football League Trophy tie on 30 October 2001. He made his Football League debut in the 4–1 victory over Leyton Orient on 3 November 2001 and, after just three league appearances, was offered a 2½-year professional contract.] He made 17 league appearances in his debut season before being named Scunthorpe's young player of the season: he began to attract the attention of scouts from clubs at a higher level, enjoying a one-day trial with Aston Villa where he played for Villa against Shrewsbury Town in Malcolm Starkey's testimonial match on 2 May 2002.
He continued his progress the following season, making 31 league appearances as Scunthorpe reached the play-offs before losing the Semi-Final against Lincoln. After starting the 2003/04 season in the first team, McCombe lost his place at the end of September and, at the end of October, linked up with Halifax on loan. He scored on his debut in the 3–0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 November 2003] and made seven league appearances for the Shaymen before being recalled to Scunthorpe in December. In January 2004, it seemed as if he would be allowed to leave Glanford Park on a free transfer and he agreed terms to join Lincoln at the beginning of February, only for the deal to be blocked.] Five weeks after initially agreeing terms, a Football League tribunal ruled that McCombe could join Lincoln once they had given Scunthorpe seven day’s notice of their intentions, and he joined the Imps on a contract initially lasting until the end of the 2003/04 season. He had scored twice in 63 league appearances his last game for the club was a 3-1 win at York on 9 March 2004 which saw him re-carded on 51 minutes. As part of the deal, McCombe had to sign a confidentiality agreement with the Football League preventing him from discussing the details of the transfer.
He moved to Lincoln City on a free transfer and his debut was a 4-1 win on 13 Marach against Mansfield.
His first goal came in a 3-1 home victory over Derby in the Carling Cup on 24 August 2004 and missed just one league match during the season.
McCombe netted 4 goals in the 2005/06 season for the Imps, 3 of them coming in the space of 4 matches and in total scored 7 goals in 94 matches.
He joined Bristol City in May 2006. McCombe made his debut for Bristol City on 5 August 2006 in a 1–0 win over former club Scunthorpe coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Phil Jevons, his first start for the club came on 21 September 2006 in a 2–1 win over Leyton Orient where he played the full 90 minutes.
McCombe scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away at Brentford on 7 October 2006, he scored his second in a 1–0 away win over York City in the FA Cup on 11 November. McCombe went on to make 49 appearances in all competitions for Bristol City with 41 of them coming in the League, also went on to score 6 goals in all with 4 coming in the League during the 2006/07 season. Bristol City won promotion to the Football League Championship in his first season with the club after finishing second in the league and McCombe was voted the Club's Player of the Season.
finishing second in the league and McCombe was voted the Club's Player of the Season.
McCombe did not make his first appearance of the 2007/08 season until October coming on as a 66-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Sheffield United on 6 October 2007. His first start did not come until 24 October in a 2–0 home loss to Leicester.
He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at home to Crystal Palace on 18 February 2008, he then went on to score two games in a row with the first (a spectacular bicycle kick) coming against Hull City in a 2–1 win on 1 March 2008, and then in a 1–1 draw away at Charlton on 4 March 2008. McCombe made 36 league appearances scoring 3 goals during the 2007/08 season as Bristol made the 2008 Championship Play-Off final where he played in both semi-final wins over Crystal Palace but missed the final when Bristol lost out to Hull City.
McCombe made his first start on the opening day of the 2008/09 season in a 1–0 away win over Blackpool. He scored his first league goal of the campaign in a 1–0 home win over Norwich City on 18 October 2008. McCombe only made 28 league appearances scoring just the once for Bristol City during the 2008/09 season with a further two starts coming in the FA Cup both against Portsmouth.
McCombe only managed 13 league starts in 2009/10 with a further three coming off the bench during the 2009–10 season, his lowest number of matches since joining the club in 2006. He also made one substitution appearance in the League Cup. His first start of the season came in the controversial 1–0 win over Crystal Palace on 15 August 2009. He went on to start the next seven league games. McCombe made his last appearance of the season in a 3–1 away win over Leicester City where he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute on 8 December 2009.
After being told by new Bristol City manager Steve Coppell, that he wasn't in his plans, McCombe left Ashton Gate to join League One side Huddersfield He made 119 league appearances for the Robins, a century of them in the starting X1 and scored 9 league goals
Huddersfield was the a club where his brother John played as a centre back in the early 2000s (decade), becoming manager Lee Clark's second signing in as many days, following the arrival of Lee Croft from Derby on a six-month loan and sixth signing of the pre-season.
He made his Terriers debut in the 3–0 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane on 7 August 2010. He scored his first goal for the Terriers in the 3–1 win over Charlton Athletic at the Galpharm Stadium on 28 August 2010. His first brace came in a 4-2 home win over Yeovil on 18 September.
On 24 November 2011, he joined fellow League One side Preston on loan until 2 January 2012. On 22 December, it was announced that Huddersfield had terminated the loan, but the next day it was revealed that the loan contract didn't include a recall clause, so he remained at Deepdale, before eventually returning at the original date. His debut was a 1-0 home defeat to Bury on 26 November and made 6 league appearances for the Lilywhites. His final match for PNE was a 2-0 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday on New Year’s Eve. McCombe did score for Preston in a 1-1 draw to Chesterfield in the JPT on 6 December. Chesterfield eventually winning the match on penalties/
McCombe's first appearance on his return to Huddersfield was a 6–0 away victory at Wycombe Wanderers on 6 January 2012, he made a total of 20 appearances for Huddersfield during the 2012 season as Huddersfield finished the season as Play-off champions winning promotion to the Championship after beating Sheffield United on penalties in the Wembley final.McCombe wasn’t involved in the play-off games and had scored 8 goals from 54 league matches..
On 11 August 2012, his contract at Huddersfield was terminated, and later in the day, he joined Doncaster. His debut was a 3-0 win at Walsall on 18 August 2012. His first goal came in a 1-0 win over Swindon on 1 April 2013
A stress fracture to the centre half’s back saw him miss all bar the final two games of 2013/14 season but made 33 league appearances in 2014/15 to tale his tally to net twice in 53 league appearances.
After leaving Doncaster McCombe went on trial at Bradford City in July 2015 but joined Stevenage on 7 August 2015 making his debut four days later in a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich in the Capital One Cup.