Jamie Cureton is fondly remembered by Norwich City fans after two spells with the Canaries.
Former Norwich City striker Jamie Cureton still going strong
Paddy Davitt
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
11:05 AM
Evergreen former Norwich City striker Jamie Cureton believes he will still be able to cut it at 40 in the Football League.
Cureton has plundered 20 goals for League Two Exeter this season to push the Grecians into contention for automatic promotion. The 37-year-old is expected to again lead the line tonight against Bristol Rovers – the club he joined from Norwich for £200,000 way back in 1996.
Cureton’s remarkable journey has taken in two spells at both the Canaries and now Exeter along with a stint in South Korea during a career that shows no signs of slowing down.
“I am going to keep going. I still have a real hunger for the game. I enjoy getting up and going training and still enjoy scoring and running around,” he said.
“As long as my legs keep going and someone wants to employ me I will keep playing. I think the boys at Exeter look at me as a bit of freak of nature.
“I am fitter now than maybe I was five or seven years ago. I work hard at it, purely because I want to keep playing.
“The coaches have spoken to me about doing yoga so I might look at that, but generally I have just cut things out and if I can I might still be playing at 40.
“We’ll see. I will definitely stay in football, whether that is coaching or something else. It is all I have known since the age of seven.
“School was never great for me, football was my life and I will try to give as much back as I can when I retire.”
The ex-Norwich trainee is now second only to 39-year-old goal machine Kevin Phillips in the list of active scorers plying their trade in the English game. Cureton, speaking to Talksport, feels his latest prolific spell in the West Country is the product of two decades as a professional.
“I am definitely a better player now – just the knowledge of knowing your runs and things you pick up throughout your career,” he said.
“It is just a shame that you reach this stage later in your career to find that out because you would love to have had this knowledge earlier on.
“I have picked up a lot of stuff and I am always learning. I don’t think I am finished yet. There are always things you can pick up.
“When I was a young player I probably tended to stay in the (penalty) box a lot more than I do now and I work a lot harder now.
“I am playing up front on my own for Exeter and a lot of my managers in the past would think that was a role I could not do.
“I get told to stay between the two centre halves and I do a lot of running in behind to stretch the pitch. That is my game, trying to get in behind and hurt teams.”
Cureton’s latest goal helped seal Exeter’s 3-0 home win over Northampton last weekend which left the fourth-placed Grecians one point behind Burton ahead of midweek fixtures in the race for automatic promotion from League Two.
“I probably could have had two more and we played really well. We could have won by a few more goals, definitely,” he said. “It’s been a good season all round so far and we are now getting down to it where everything counts. We are in a good position and we obviously want to try and get up into that top three.
“We’ve got our main rivals in the next four or five games so I guess by the middle of March we will know where we are at.”
Cureton is the second highest goalscorer still active in the English game.
The ex-Norwich City striker has 246 career goals to his name, with only Kevin Phillips above him in the standings with a tally of 283 goals – after a hat-trick Crystal Palace last night.
The top three is completed by Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, who has netted 239 times, while seven other players are still adding to totals of over 200.
A second former Norwich City striker is in the top 10 in the shape of Robert Earnshaw (202), although the ex-Welsh international earlier this week left Championship title-challengers Cardiff to link up with Toronto FC in the MLS, while Grant Holt is currently in 11th place on 184. Wayne Rooney, who smashed a stunning fourth goal in Manchester United’s 4-0 Premier League win over the Canaries at the weekend is the only current player under the age of 30 in the list. The former Evertonian turned 27 last October
• Top Ten (Goals scored for British clubs only)
1. Kevin Phillips (Crystal Palace, loan) 283
2. Jamie Cureton (Exeter) 246
3. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 239
4. Rickie Lambert (Southampton) 216
5. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 213
6. Lee Hughes (Port Vale) 211
7. Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) 209
8. Steve Howard (Hartlepool) 208
9. Michael Owen (Stoke) 206
10. Rob Earnshaw (Toronto) 202
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30 comments
The prematch entertainment at the famous Old Trafford clash in 1967 was by The Dagenham Girl Pipers and I remember as a young lad standing at the front of the stand checking to see what they wore under their kilts. (Dirty Boy). Joe Mullett was the Norwich left back but to be fair Joe was more brylcream than the mullet worn by Stringfellow and Waddell. John Bond blessed Northrepps Country Club with his presence on many a Saturday evening. Thanks for your information. I always thought that the hardest thing ever seen near the Carra Rd pitch was Duncan Forbes.
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waclor
Friday, March 8, 2013
Meant only in jest, alan! I`m not one of S\O`s ageist storm-troopers!
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Mad Brewer
Friday, March 8, 2013
My pleasure entirely waclor. My info is unashamedly Wikipedia-sourced, while alan`s is of the personally experienced kind! Anyway, he doesn`t count - he`s OLD.
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Mad Brewer
Friday, March 8, 2013
A lot of those questions were about things before I was born...So it's not about your age,but your love for your the club...as I stated,it's from reading programmes,I have been given,or bought.. In a programme from 79, while talking about a new stand being built,they mentioned the contractors have discovered 2 massive concrete blocks,without finding the programme again,must have over 4000,the length was of these were over a size of a house,and were put there in the early fifties,think base for floodlights,will try and find again.. Ron Saunders who was our manager,stated in a programme he was appalled at 2 of our so called fans running to the centre circle after to rangers fans had come on and burst 2 yellow balloons,and trying to start a riot... Coming back from a game at Middlesbrough,the wipers failed..2 players decided to help by pulling intermittently...In a pinkun soapbox a Norwich fan complained the memory of our first ever division one game,was spoiled by hearing puppy love at halftime! But Was happy with all the young dudes.. Apologies waclor,and will give you the benefit of the doubt :) Answers to your questions?
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alan clark
Friday, March 8, 2013
I forgot to say thanks for the information MB.
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waclor
Thursday, March 7, 2013
That was really the point I was trying to make. To me Jamie really wanted to star for Norwich (sorry Alan Clark, us) but his goals seem to have come from every other club but Norwich. I give up Alan, what are the answers to these fascinating questions please. Can you also answer these? What was the prematch entertainment at Old Trafford on 18th February 1967? Which former Norwich left back will ever be remembered for the hairstyle he sported and named and at which country club did John Bond like to spend his Saturday evenings?
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waclor
Thursday, March 7, 2013
I always liked Jamie, he was a real trier. Sadly he seemed to be trying TOO hard when playing for Norwich. Too many missed chances because he rushed at them.
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DocOhNo
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Recount, Holty`s tally is 75\174 - missed the 28 in one season for Shrewsbury, who he joined from Calderwood`s Forest, where he had his leanest goal scoring period to date.......
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Recount, Holty`s tally is 75\174 - missed the 28 in one season for Shrewsbury, who he joined from Calderwood`s Forest, where he had his leanest goal scoring period to date.......
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, March 7, 2013
By comparison, Holty has 75\146 and Iwan Roberts 97\239. Big John Ruddy has 0\0. ;-)
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, March 7, 2013
waclor, to date, 34 out of 245.(ish). Wiki.
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Tried twice. May get thro`. If not, so what? I`m sure waclor IS a City fan.
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Been `anoraking` on Wikipedia. In his two spells with Naaaridge, Jamie made 105 appearances scoring 34 goals. His career total is 702 appearances, 245 goals. So approx one seventh of his career was at City with a similar goalscoring ratio. Surely nobody suspects waclor of not being a Canary fan?? With this Totalitarian Tendency that has recently jackbooted onto the boards, are we at risk of having "Two Votes for the decent people" as in "Catch-22"? Or having to sign `Loyalty Oaths` before we are allowed into The Carra? 2nd attempt.
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Alan, you're in danger of the "anorak" accustion. I see none of your questions involve actual players in actual games.
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DocOhNo
Thursday, March 7, 2013
That doesn't prove you are a city fan or not. That just proves how old you are.
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Steady On
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Waclor( wactor?) ..To ask," how many....for NORWICH" and not use the term " for US" has again made my left side of my brain again question your true allegiance and possible hidden "sleeper" motives for posting? Shame we couldn't have a type of residency test to prove your bleed yellow n green...Things you can't find on the net like What was built under the penalty area since the early 50's and is still there today... Name any songs played before and at half time in our first ever top flight game.... What happened at loftus road before the game against qpr in 72 involving 2 balloons in the centre circle What stupid and dangerous, in my opinion,thing did 2 players do on the way home,to help the driver in very bad weather,from an away match in the 70's,when there was mechanical problem... Things I know from reading old programmes,and cannot find on the net :)
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alan clark
Thursday, March 7, 2013
How on earth has old Barn Door managed 20 goals this season? Out of interest how many of his total career goals were for Norwich?
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waclor
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Look out Brewer, he's trying to resist!
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Billy
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Was that supposed to be funny?
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Steady On
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
You are truly, energetically, electric. A total Watt.
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Wow, thanks got that performance love. You can put your handbag down now. By "your" i did of course mean "the herd"
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Steady On
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Not mad, sore orifice. Anyway, Kent Anglian leapt to PD`s defence, as well he might in a democracy.
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Paddy`s minders have lowered the portcullis again.
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
2nd try. It is just me that`s having a dig at Paddy, knee-jerk man. Kent Anglian was politely defending him.
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
All? Nobody has said a bad word about Paddy, other than me - and I`m trying to help him. Help him cease holding Norwich fans in contempt. Don`t blame Kent Anglian for anything - he leapt to the defence of Paddy, which is fair enough. Do you actually read anything before your knee jerks into action?
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Why are you all so mad at Paddy?
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Steady On
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Btw, where has el dingo gone??
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Not a chance, KA! ;-)
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Come of it, Brew. This was an interesting, informative and well researched article about a player who was well liked at City and has continued to effectively ply his trade. Give PD some credit for this, buddy.
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Kent Anglian
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
A young Jamie Cureton style player could be the sort of "Fox in the Box" player we need now! Good old Jamie - good chap & you`ve helped find Paddy something to write about. Or cut `n` paste. Nothing is happening at Norwich, you see.
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, March 6, 2013