Jimmy Dudley (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James George Dudley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Gartcosh, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 25 April 2006 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | West Bromwich, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1944–1945 | West Bromwich Albion (amateur) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1959 | West Bromwich Albion | 285 | (9) |
1959–1964 | Walsall | 167 | (3) |
1964–1967 | Stourbridge | ||
1967–1968 | Arcadia United | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
1954 | Scotland B[2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James George Dudley (24 August 1928 – 25 April 2006) was a Scottish footballer. He was a member of West Bromwich Albion's 1954 FA Cup winning side and scored the equalising goal against Port Vale in the semi-final at Villa Park. Albion finished as league runners-up in the same season.
Dudley made 166 successive appearances between 1952 and 1956, a club record that was surpassed by Ally Robertson in 1979.
After his football career, Dudley worked at Guest Motors West Bromwich Ford dealer as a van parts salesman
Honours
- with West Bromwich Albion
- with Walsall
- Football League Fourth Division champion: 1959–60
References
- ^ "Jimmy Dudley". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ "Scotland B Player Jimmy Dudley Details". fitbastats.com.
- Sources
- Matthews, Tony (2007). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. pp. 109 & 414. ISBN 978-1-85983-565-4.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2006 deaths
- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's B international footballers
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Stourbridge F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish football forward, 1920s birth stubs