Jimmy Sayer

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Jimmy Sayer
Personal information
Full name James Sayer[1]
Date of birth July or September 1862[1]
Place of birth Mexborough, England[1]
Date of death 1 February 1922(1922-02-01) (aged 59)[1][2]
Place of death
Stoke on Trent, England[2]
Position(s) Outside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1880 Mexborough
1881–1884 Heeley
1884–1885 The Wednesday
1885–1890 Stoke 14 (1)
1890 Mexborough
International career
1887 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Sayer (July or September 1862 – 1 February 1922) was an English footballer who played 24 times for Stoke and gained one cap with the England national team.[1][3]

Career

Sayer played for

Mexborough.[1]

Style of play

He was dubbed 'Greyhound' by Stoke fans due to his pace.[1]

International career

Sayer made one international appearance for England in a 7–0 win over Ireland in 1887.[5]

Personal life

Sayer was secretary of a Stoke pottery company and he later became the director of Fielding Ltd, a manufacturer of Devon ceramics.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1885–86 — — 2 1 2 1
1886–87 — — 2 0 2 0
1887–88 — — 3 0 3 0
1888–89 The Football League 7 1 1 0 8 1
1889–90 The Football League 7 0 2 1 9 1
Career total 14 1 10 2 24 3

International

Source:[6]

National team Year Apps Goals
England 1887 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-9524151-0-0
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  2. ^ a b "Free BMD entry info". Free BMD. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ISBN 1899468676
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  4. ^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 23 March 2018. (registration & fee required)
  5. ^ "Jimmy Sayer". Englandfootballonline. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Sayer, Jimmy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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