Jamie Stuart

Bury went 1–0 down in the first-half, before Stuart equalised in the 53rd minute, with a shot that went in off the post.

During his 18-month spell with Bury, Stuart was a first-team regular, making 61 appearances in the Third Division, scoring once.

Jamie Christopher Stuart (born 15 October 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Isthmian League South Division club Greenwich Borough as a defender.

He started his career in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Bury and Southend United, before dropping into non-League football with Hornchurch, Grays Athletic and Rushden & Diamonds.

Stuart went on to gain promotion back into the Football League with AFC Wimbledon, before dropping back into non-League with Sutton United and Margate – where he went on to become player/assistant manager.

Stuart started his career at Charlton Athletic, where he rose through the youth system and signed his first professional contract in January 1995.

He made his first team debut for Charlton in the 2–0 defeat against Huddersfield Town in the First Division on 17 August 1996.

He went on to make 50 appearances in the Football League, scoring three goals for the "Addicks".

During his time with Charlton Athletic, he earned four international caps playing for the England under-21 team in the Toulon Tournament against France, Brazil, Nigeria and Italy's under-21 teams.

In 1997, Stuart was sacked by Charlton and served a six-month ban from football for failing a doping test.

He was sacked by Charlton and banned for six months by The Football Association in November 1997 for testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.

He denied the charge, claiming that a cigarette he smoked had been laced with the cocaine.

After serving his suspension, he signed for Millwall and made his debut on 8 August 1998, in the 1–0 away win at Wigan Athletic.

Stuart picked up seven yellow cards and two reds in his first season with Millwall.

The following season, 1999–2000, Stuart turned out a further seven times for Millwall before being released.

At the start of the 2001–02 season, he had an unsuccessful trial with Cambridge United.

He was then set to sign for Northampton Town, however, Kevin Wilson was sacked and the club's plans to sign the defender were halted.

Stuart eventually joined Bury in October 2001 on a short-term contract, which was later extended to a two-and-a-half-year deal in February 2002.

He made his debut for the club in the 1–0 away win at Hartlepool United in the Football League Trophy on 16 October 2001.

He was sent-off in his third game for Bury in the 5–1 defeat to Brentford.

Stuart scored his only goal for Bury on 22 December 2001, in the 1–1 draw at home to Blackpool.

Bury finished seventh in the league during the 2002–03 season, qualifying for the play-offs.

He also gained a total of four red cards and four yellows in the 18-months he was with Bury, including a red card in the 2002–03 play-off semi-final first leg against AFC Bournemouth.

Stuart was allegedly elbowed in the face by Wade Elliott, which resulted in his nose being broken and Stuart reacting by grabbing Elliott's shirt.

Referee, Jeff Winter, adjudged Stuart had thrown a punch, whilst Andy Preece criticised Stuart for raising his arms to another player, defended him saying "I can't see why he thinks Jamie has punched him in the face...the explanation from the ref doesn't add up with what you see on the video."

In June 2003, Stuart then joined fellow Third Division side Southend United for the upcoming 2003–04 season, saying he wanted to move nearer his family in London.

He made his debut in the 3–0 home defeat against Mansfield Town in League Two on 23 August 2003.

He was released from Southend United in May 2004 at the end of the season by manager Steve Tilson, having made 26 appearances in the Third Division for Southend United, collecting five yellow cards and failing to score.

Stuart dropped down into non-League football with now defunct Hornchurch of the Conference South.

He made fourteen appearances in the Conference South and seventeen in all competitions for Hornchurch, before a financial crisis at the club in November 2004 forced a number of players, including Stuart, to leave.

He joined Grays Athletic, alongside Steve West and Lee Matthews, later being joined by former Hornchurch teammates Ashley Bayes, and John Martin.

Stuart went on to win the Conference South and FA Trophy double with Grays that season, making 23 appearances in the league.

The follow season, 2005–06 season, he made 34 appearances in the Conference National, reaching the play-offs finishing 3rd place, to be knocked out by Halifax Town 5–4 on aggregate.

He also helped Grays Athletic retain the FA Trophy, defeating Woking 2–0 at Upton Park in the final.

During the season, he received two red cards, the first against Exeter City on 19 November 2005 following a fight in the tunnel at half time with Exeter's Lee Phillips.

He has also once acted as manager for Grays in the Essex Senior Cup in 2006 and later captained the side, before returning in May 2016 as permanent manager.

The second red card came against Canvey Island on 2 January 2006, when Stuart was sent off in the 60th minute for punching teammate John Nutter.

He was also charged with grievous bodily harm following an incident with Chris Beardsley, in a match with York City in September 2007.

He was acquitted of the charges in September 2008.

Stuart was player/manager for Grays Athletic from 2016 to 2019.