Jamie Paul McCombe (born 1 January 1983) is an English professional footballer who last played for Lincoln City.
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 a Football League Trophy tie on 30 October 2001.
[3] He made 17 league appearances in his debut season before being named Scunthorpe's young player of the season:[4] 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.
[6] He scored on his debut in the 3–0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 November 2003[7] and made seven league appearances for the Shaymen before being recalled to Scunthorpe in December.
[8] 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 City at the beginning of February, only for the deal to be blocked.
[11] 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.
McCombe only made 28 league appearances, scoring just 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 with a further three coming off the bench during the 2009–10 season, his lowest number of matches since joining the club in 2006.
After being told by new Bristol City manager Steve Coppell that he was not in his plans, McCombe left Ashton Gate to join Football League One side Huddersfield Town, 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 County on a six-month loan and sixth signing of the pre-season.