Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930)

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Jimmy Walsh
Personal information
Full name James Walsh[1]
Date of birth (1930-12-03)3 December 1930
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 6 August 2014(2014-08-06) (aged 83)
Place of death Leicester, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1956 Celtic 144 (59)
1956–1964 Leicester City 176 (80)
1964–1968 Rugby Town
International career
1955
Scotland U23
1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Walsh (3 December 1930 – 6 August 2014) was a professional footballer who played for

1961 FA Cup Final. He still remains as one of Leicester's top 10 all-time top goalscorers
.

Walsh died on 6 August 2014 at the age of 83.[5]

Honours

Celtic

Leicester City

  • 1961

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. Evening Times
    . 2 August 1951. Retrieved 12 August 2019 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  3. ^ "Celtic 2–0 Hibernian, Coronation Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 20 May 1953. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. .
  5. ^ "Former City cup final captain, Jimmy Walsh, dies". filbertway.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.

External links

  • Jimmy Walsh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database