Luke Myers James (born 4 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Morpeth Town, on loan from South Shields.

James was born in the small town of Amble, Northumberland, and grew up supporting local club Sunderland.

[5] He made his first league starting appearance in a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic on 26 December 2011, in which he was voted Man of the Match for his performance.

[8] James managed to achieve all this on the pitch whilst also studying for a BTEC qualification in Sport at East Durham College and was subsequently awarded with the honour of being named Apprentice of the Month for December 2011 by the League Football Education committee.

By now the 17-year–old had caught the attention of a number of larger clubs and in his next match, a 0–0 draw against Bournemouth on 11 February 2012, he was watched by 21 scouts.

[12] However, it was later reported on 7 June 2012 that Newcastle United would not be pursuing their interest in the immediate future but would instead be keeping close tabs on James' progress.

[19] James began the new season brightly, scoring for Hartlepool United in a 5–0 thrashing of Bradford City in the first round of the 2013–14 Football League Trophy on 3 September 2013.

[26] The young forward maintained his impressive season when he scored twice in a 3–2 win over Notts County in the first round of the 2013–14 FA Cup on 9 November 2013.

[28] In August 2014, James submitted two transfer requests, with the media reporting interest from League One club Peterborough United.

He blasted it straight down the middle and despite the Chesterfield goalkeeper, Thorsten Stuckmann, moving to his right; he made a superb reflex save to deny James his first goal for the club.

[42] In July 2020, James re-joined newly promoted League Two side Barrow after failing to agree a new contract at Hartlepool.

[45] On 13 June 2023, James signed for newly promoted National League North side South Shields.