Jimmy Adams (footballer)

James Arthur Adams (2 August 1937 – 30 December 2005) was an English footballer who played at full-back for Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra and Macclesfield Town from 1956 to 1963.

Jimmy Adams
Personal information
Full name James Arthur Adams[1]
Date of birth (1937-08-02)2 August 1937[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 30 December 2005(2005-12-30) (aged 68)[2]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960 Port Vale 1 (0)
1960–1961 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1961–1963 Macclesfield Town 46 (0)
Total 46 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Adams spent his youth with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before he returned to his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent to sign for Freddie Steele's Port Vale in May 1956.[1][3] There he was converted from a wing-half position to play at full-back.[3] His only appearance for the club came in a Third Division South clash at Brentford's Griffin Park on 26 April 1958, Vale losing 4–1.[1] He was released from Vale Park by manager Norman Low in May 1960 and later joined Crewe Alexandra.[1] He did not feature in a senior game for the "Railwaymen", and in February 1961 joined Macclesfield Town in the Cheshire County League.[3] He actually made his first-team debut for the "Silkmen" against Crewe Alexandra Reserves in a Cheshire Senior Cup match on 4 February.[3] He made 46 league and 12 cup appearances, before a re-occurrence of an old knee injury forced his retirement in October 1963. During his time at Macclesfield he was employed as a draughtsman at ROF Radway Green at Radway Green.[3]

Statistics

Source:[4][3]

Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1957–58Third Division South100010
Total 100010
Macclesfield Town1961–63Cheshire County League
Total 460120580
Career total 470120590

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 3. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Jimmy Adams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. "Player Profiles - A". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. Jimmy Adams at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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