Jim Fotheringham

James Gibb Fotheringham (19 December 1933 – 16 September 1977)[3] was a Scottish footballer, who played as a defender.

Jim Fotheringham
Personal information
Full name James Gibb Fotheringham[1]
Date of birth (1933-12-19)19 December 1933
Place of birth Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 16 September 1977(1977-09-16) (aged 43)
Place of death Corby, Northamptonshire, England
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1959 Arsenal 72 (0)
1959 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1959–1960 Northampton Town[2] 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fotheringham was a product of the Arsenal youth system and at 6'4" looked to be an imposing centre back. However, Fotheringham managed only a few runs in the first team and never really convinced before joining Heart of Midlothian for £10,000 in 1959.[4] He returned to England with Northampton Town the same year only to see his career ended early by a bad injury.

Whilst at Arsenal he also featured for the London XI that took part in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

References

  1. Hearts players
  2. B. Hugman, Football League Players Records, 1981, p. 144
  3. "Jim Fotheringham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. I. Ponting, Arsenal Player by Player, 1991, p. 23
  • Jim Fotheringham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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