James Norris (footballer)

James Barry Norris (born 4 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.^[4]

James Norris

Norris in 2019
Personal information
Full name	James Barry Norris[1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[3]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Shelbourne (on loan from Liverpool)
Number	18
Youth career
	Tranmere Rovers
	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Liverpool	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	16	(0)
2025–	→ Shelbourne (loan)	23	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	England U16	11	(0)
2019	England U17	6	(0)
2021	England U18	1	(0)
2021–2022	England U19	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:45, 4 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:32, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Liverpool

Norris made his professional debut for Liverpool whilst still a scholar on 17 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.^[4]

Tranmere Rovers loan

Norris joined Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan on 1 September 2023.^[5] He made his debut on 5 September, in an EFL Trophy fixture against Fleetwood Town, being substituted after only 42 minutes.^[6]

Shelbourne loan

On 17 February 2025, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne on loan until the end of their season in November.^[7]

International career

In September 2019, Norris started for the England under-17 team as they defeated hosts Poland to win the Syrenka Cup.^[8]

On 29 March 2021, Norris made his debut for England U18s during a 2–0 win away to Wales at the Leckwith Stadium.^[9]

On 6 September 2021, Norris made his debut for the England U19s during a 1–1 draw with Germany in Bad Dürrheim.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 July 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool U21	2019–20	—									1[c]	0	1	0
	2021–22	—									1[c]	0	1	0
	2022–23	—									2[c]	0	2	0
	2024–25	—									3[c]	1	3	1
	Total		–								7	1	7	1
Liverpool	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24		0	0	—		—		0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2023–24	EFL League Two	16	0	1	0	—		—		3[c]	0	20	0
Shelbourne (loan)	2025	LOI Premier Division	23	0	0	0	—		2	0	—		25	0
Career total			39	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	10	1	54	1

1. Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Liverpool Academy

• Lancashire Senior Cup: 2021–22^[11]