John James (footballer, born 1934)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward James | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–19?? | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 19??–1950 | Paget Rangers | ||
| 1950–1951 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1955 | Birmingham City | 5 | (2) |
| 1955–1961 | Torquay United | 125 | (11) |
| – | Minehead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Edward James (born 19 February 1934) is an English former professional footballer who made 130 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Torquay United.[1] He played as an inside forward.
James was born in Harborne, Birmingham. As a youngster he was on the books of Brighton & Hove Albion, but he was working in a brass foundry when Birmingham City signed him in as a junior in June 1950. He turned professional the following year,[2] and made his first-team debut on 4 March 1953, replacing the injured Peter Murphy in a sixth-round FA Cup replay against Tottenham Hotspur which finished as a 2–2 draw.[3] He played in the next three league games, scoring twice in the last of these to secure a 3–1 win against Barnsley, but managed only two first-team games in the next season and one the season after,[4] and moved on to Torquay United at the end of the 1954–55 season.[2] James spent six seasons with Torquay, and scored 11 goals from 125 league appearances.[1]
References
- ^ a b "John James". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 188.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 189–90.