Jim Plant

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Jim Plant
Personal information
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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
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