Jimmy Baxter (footballer, born 1925)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Cunningham Baxter[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | May 1994 (aged 68) | ||
Place of death | Barnsley, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1946 | Dunfermline Athletic | ? | (?) |
1946–1952 | Barnsley | 222 | (54) |
1952–1959 | Preston North End | 245 | (65) |
1959–1960 | Barnsley | 26 | (3) |
1961–1962 | Morecambe | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Cunningham Baxter (8 November 1925 – May 1994) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Barnsley, Preston North End, and Morecambe. He scored more than 100 Football League goals and was part of the Preston North End team in the 1954 FA Cup Final.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Jimmy Baxter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Hill, Mike (2007). Preston North End: 1954 FA Cup Final. Lancashire Evening Post. p. 37. ISBN 9781845471712.
- ^ Bland, Lawrence; Quinn, Derek (2004). The Light at the End of the Tunnel - a Potted History of Morecambe Football Club. Accrington: Mercer Print. p. 16. ISBN 0-9546251-2-9.
External links[]
- Jimmy Baxter at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1994 deaths
- Footballers from Dunfermline
- Scottish footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- People educated at Beath High School
- FA Cup Final players
- Scottish football forward, 1920s birth stubs