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Jimmy Wyllie
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-10-15)15 October 1927
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland[1]
Date of death 27 June 1992(1992-06-27) (aged 64)
Place of death Southport, Merseyside, England
Position(s) Inside Forward
Youth career
Riccarton Bluebell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Kilmarnock 1 (0)
1950 Southport 15 (1)
1950–1951 Wrexham 20 (4)
Kidderminster Harriers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wyllie (15 October 1927 – 27 June 1992)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish league for Kilmarnock, and made English football league appearances with Southport and Wrexham.[1][2]

Career

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Wyllie started out his professional career with Kilmarnock, however only made one appearance for the club in the 1949–1950 season.[1]

He would then move to Southport on a free transfer.[3] He made 15 appearances for the Merseyside-based club.[1]

His performances earned him a move to Wrexham in December 1950,[2] the club paying a four-figure fee for Wyllie.[3] However, he would only make 20 appearances there before moving to Kidderminster Harriers.[1]

Death

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Wyllie died in Southport on 27 June 1992.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jimmy Wyllie". Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jimmy Wyllie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "1950/51 Season Summary". Dan Hayes. Retrieved 30 April 2018.