Jimmy Adam
James Adam (born 13 May 1931) is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Luton Town and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Adam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blantyre Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Aldershot | 1 | (0) |
| 1951–1953 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 1953–1959 | Luton Town | 137 | (22) |
| 1959–1961 | Aston Villa | 24 | (3) |
| 1961–1962 | Stoke City | 22 | (7) |
| 1962–1964 | Falkirk | 22 | (4) |
| 1964 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
| Total | 206 | (36) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Blantyre, Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre Celtic before moving south to English club Aldershot in 1950.[1] However, the young Adam was only able to make a single league appearance for the club during the 1950–51 season and then left and joined non-league Spennymoor United.
In 1953, Adam signed for Luton Town, where he made 138 appearances during a six-year spell in which he helped the club gain promotion to the First Division in 1954–55.[1] On Luton's relegation from the First Division in 1959, Adam joined Aston Villa, where he spent two seasons before signing for Stoke City where he spent the 1961–62 season scoring seven goals in 24 appearances before returning to Scotland with Falkirk.[1] He later emigrated to Australia, where he played for South Melbourne Hellas.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aldershot | 1950–51 | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Luton Town | 1953–54 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | ||
| 1955–56 | First Division | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 1956–57 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1957–58 | First Division | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1958–59 | First Division | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 137 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 138 | 22 | |||
| Aston Villa | 1959–60 | Second Division | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1961–62 | Second Division | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Career Total | 183 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 32 | ||
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- Jimmy Adam at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Jimmy Adam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Aston Villa Player Database