User:Slimref

James Campbell was born in Barnet, England on 30 May 1981 to Ken and Lynne from Grimsby, England.

Refereeing

James started refereeing football in November 1995 following a course with Bedfordshire Football Association. His first ever match was Under 14 Chiltern Youth League Flitwick Eagles vs Barton Rovers. He became a founder member of the School of Excellence in 1997. He was unsuccesful for promotion in 1998 and 1999. In 1999 he nearly quit refereeing following an assault whilst refereeing at Leagrave Park. Attended USA Cup in Blaine, Minnesota in July 2000. Whilst at Brighton University in 2000, James suffered a knee injury which required surgery in 2003. During this time career changes from Tesco to The Bumbleebee pub saw the name Slim commonly adopted as his nickname which has stuck ever since. A short spell at Morrisons and an illness led James to joining Nationwide Building Society as a cashier in 2003. He is now currently the branch manager at Daventry.

As a Coach

In refereeing, James quickly attained Level 6 then Level 5 status in 2007 officiating on Spartan South Midlands and North Home Counties League. James then became a Coach on the School of Excellence which changed his football career towards the education side. Attained FA Equality Tutor status in 2008. In 2009 James achieved Licensed Tutor status in Refereeing following a week at Staverton Park with the FA. After a year living and working in Rugby, Warwickshire, James is now taking over the running of the School Of Excellence with guidance of career long Mentor and good friend, Vince Hannon. James is this year entering Level 4 promotion nominations and hopes to enhance his experiences even more.