James Ashley Constable (born 4 October 1984) is an English former semi-professional footballer and coach who played as a striker.

[7][8] He progressed to being a regular in the team and signed for Southern League Premier Division club Chippenham Town in December 2003.

[16] He scored his first goal for Walsall in a 3–2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in the Trophy on 20 December with a "fine drive", which drew the teams at 1–1.

[16] He scored Walsall's second equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Swansea City in the Football League Trophy, which was lost 6–5 on a penalty shoot-out.

[16] He joined Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers on 24 November 2006 on a two-month loan,[22] having made nine appearances for Walsall up to that point in 2006–07.

[24] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Stevenage Borough,[25] and manager Mark Yates praised him, saying "I thought James was excellent, bar taking the couple of chances that fell his way he can be well pleased with himself.

[28] His hat-trick in a 4–0 victory against Vauxhall Motors in the first round of the FA Trophy in January 2007 was the first for a Kidderminster player since Bo Henriksen in 2003.

[31] He scored Kidderminster's equaliser in a 1–1 draw against St Albans City on 24 March 2007, before being sent off for a "wild" challenge on Ahmed Deen.

[32] In the 2007 FA Trophy final, Constable scored the first and second goals for an English club at the new Wembley Stadium, although his efforts were in vain as Kidderminster lost 3–2 to Stevenage Borough.

[42] A week later, Constable scored his first goal for Shrewsbury with a 79th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 away draw with Brentford,[42] his deflected cross-shot rolling in off the far post.

[43] He made his first start in the next match on 12 February 2008,[42] scoring twice as his team came back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3 at home to Milton Keynes Dons.

[42] The signings of Grant Holt and Richard Walker during the summer resulted in Constable falling down the pecking order at Shrewsbury.

[53] Constable had a run of scoring five goals in as many matches from 28 December 2008 to 20 January 2009, which constituted four home victories for Oxford.

[47] Oxford announced he had agreed a permanent contract with the club in April 2009, although this was denied by Shrewsbury, who stated the transfer was not yet complete.

[57] Constable's permanent transfer to Oxford eventually took place on 28 April 2009, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[64] Constable suffered an ankle injury in March 2010, meaning he missed three matches, with manager Wilder saying "I wouldn't put the long-term health of James in jeopardy".

[68] He scored Oxford's second goal as they defeated York City 3–1 in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium to end their four-year exile from the Football League.

[75] Oxford allowed Constable to talk to the club, although he refused the opportunity to discuss the move with Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio.

[80] Constable re-joined Poole Town on 7 December 2018 on a one-month loan, with the club now in the Southern League Premier Division South.

[84] In October, while still a Hungerford player, he signed for ice hockey club Oxford City Stars of the NIHL South Division 1.

[86] Constable signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United on 12 May 2020 as a player and as the assistant to newly appointed manager Andy Whing.

[89] He was called up again in October 2008 for a match against Italy,[90] scoring the goal that sent England to the International Challenge Trophy final in a 2–2 draw at the Stadio Santa Colomba.