Jamie Johnson

Eleven-year-old Jamie Johnson is a seriously gifted footballer capable of going all the way, but after his dad recently walked out on them Jamie and his mum were forced to move house. 

Now Jamie has to start at a new school mid-term. With his amazing footballing talents Jamie should have no problem fitting in with the cool kids but new friend Jack is disgusted when she witnesses him being cruel to the geeky Boggie. Jamie eventually makes amends but in the process makes a serious enemy of school bully, Dillon. When the horrified Jamie witnesses his mum getting close to a work colleague, it makes him all the more determined to track down his missing dad. 

Jamie is determined to find his dad, but with his mum refusing to discuss why he left in the first place, he doesn't know where to begin. Jamie is about to give up when his new friend Boggy comes up with a clever plan.

With his missing dad constantly on his mind, Jamie messes up his chances of making the school's football team. Jack is concerned for her friend when he doesn't play up to scratch, but could Jamie's bad behavior present her with a real opportunity of making the team?

When Jamie is presented with an unexpected lead he takes drastic measures to track down his dad - but will he like what he finds?

Reeling from the revelation that his dad has a whole other family, Jamie eventually makes his way home to face the music - where he is forced to admit to his granddad that he stole money from him.

Jack and Boggy try to help Jamie deal with the school's tough football coach Mr Hansard, with Jack persuading Jamie that apologising would be the best way to go about getting a second chance at the football team.

When the truth comes out about why his dad really left, Jamie lashes out, threatening to ruin everything all over again. But a selfless act on the pitch shows Coach Hansard what Jamie's really made of - and out of it comes a prize that Jamie could have only dreamt of.