Jim Plant
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Edward Plant[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Whitwell, Derbyshire, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Whitwell | |||
Cresswell Colliery | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Whitwell Discharged Soldiers | |||
1920–1925 | Sheffield United | 55 | (1) |
1926–1927 | Macclesfield Town | 32 | (3) |
1927 | Worksop Town | ||
1927–1929 | Ripley Town | ||
1929–1931 | Whitwell Old Boys | ||
1931 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Edward Plant (1898 – after 1930) was an English footballer who played as a right half or left half. Born in Whitwell, Derbyshire and a former soldier, he played in the Football League for Sheffield United.
Career[]
Plant played as an amateur for a number of local sides while working as a miner before seeing active service with the Sherwood Foresters.[1] Having been wounded while in the army, Plant was playing for Whitwell Discharged Soldiers when he was spotted by Sheffield United in January 1920 and offered a professional contract.[1] Making his debut the following month in a 0–0 draw with Derby County, Plant remained at United for four and a half seasons, but never cemented himself in the first team.[1] His best spell was a run of games playing at wing half during the , but Plant was injured at the start of the following season and lost his place. Plant was eventually released in the summer of 1925 on medical grounds.[1]
After a spell away from football Plant signed for Macclesfield Town in the summer of 1926,[1] where he spent one season before joining Worksop Town in 1927.[1] Plant's stay at Worksop was only a brief one and he drifted back into the amateur game, playing for Ripley Town, Whitwell Old Boys and finally .[1]
References[]
- 1898 births
- People from Whitwell
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Worksop Town F.C. players
- Ripley Town F.C. players
- Whitwell Colliery F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Sherwood Foresters soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Derbyshire