Jimmy Wallbanks
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Wallbanks[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
Date of death | 28 October 1979[1] | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Reading, England | ||
Position(s) | Half back, right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1929 | Annfield Plain | ||
1929–1931 | Barnsley | 9 | (0) |
1931–1932 | Norwich City | 3 | (0) |
1932– | Northampton Town | 2 | (0) |
Chopwell Institute | |||
–1934 | Wigan Athletic | ||
1934–1938 | Millwall | 88 | (0) |
1938–1947 | Reading | 48 | (1) |
Ramsgate Athletic | |||
Teams managed | |||
Ramsgate Athletic (player-manager) | |||
1971 | Reading (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Wallbanks (12 September 1909 – 28 October 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back and right back in the Football League for Millwall, Reading, Barnsley, Norwich City and Northampton Town.[2][3] After retiring as a player, he served Reading as trainer and physiotherapist for 22 years and took caretaker charge of the club in 1971.[4]
Personal life[]
Wallbanks' brothers Fred, John, Horace and also became footballers.[5]
Honours[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jimmy Wallbanks". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 299. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Jimmy Wallbanks at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Star. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). Football Oddities. Stroud: The History Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7524-9376-3.
Categories:
- English Football League players
- Reading F.C. players
- Association football fullbacks
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs
- English footballers
- Reading F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Association football wing halves
- 1909 births
- 1979 deaths
- Footballers from Wigan
- Annfield Plain F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Ramsgate F.C. players
- Ramsgate F.C. managers