Jimmy Prescott
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Prescott | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Lowton, England | ||
Date of death | 14 February 2011 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Warrington, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lowton St. Mary's | |||
1953–1955 | Southport | 53 | (9) |
1955–1956 | York City | 18 | (5) |
1956–1957 | Southport | 17 | (1) |
1957–1962 | Wigan Athletic | 135 | (39) |
Total | 223 | (54) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Prescott (2 November 1930 – 14 February 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.[1]
Career
Born in Lowton, Prescott played for Lowton St. Mary's, Southport, York City and Wigan Athletic.[2] He played 98 times for the Latics in the Lancashire Combination, scoring 36 goals,[3] and scored a further three goals in 37 appearances in the Cheshire League during his final season at the club.
References
- ^ "Jimmy Prescott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 117–118. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2011 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Southport F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from Lowton
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs