Jimmy Todd

James Todd (19 March 1921 – 21 December 2007) was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played for Port Vale between 1946 and 1953. A half-back, he was "a real terrier type who used to fight for the ball all the time".[3]

Jimmy Todd
Personal information
Full name James Todd[1]
Date of birth (1921-03-19)19 March 1921[1]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Date of death 21 December 2007(2007-12-21) (aged 86)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Ards
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1946 Blackpool 0 (0)
1946–1953 Port Vale 146 (0)
Wellington Town
Stafford Rangers
Total 146+ (0+)
National team
1946–1947 Ireland (Victory) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Todd began his playing career with Ards, before playing for the Royal Air Force and then Blackpool, before moving to Port Vale for a then-club-record four-figure fee in October 1946, on the recommendation of Stanley Matthews.[1] He made 31 appearances in the Third Division South in 1946–47, 24 appearances in 1947–48, and 11 appearances in 1948–49.[1] Having slipped out of the first team picture at The Old Recreation Ground, he returned to play 41 games in 1949–50.[1] However, he played only eight games in 1950–51, becoming a fringe player at newly constructed Vale Park.[1] In the summer, manager Gordon Hodgson died, and following Ivor Powell's brief tenure, Freddie Steele took charge of the club in November.[1] Todd played 25 times in 1951–52, and then made 11 league appearances in 1952–53, as Vale finished as runners-up in the Third Division North.[1] Having played 146 league and eleven FA Cup games for the "Valiants", he was given a free transfer to Cheshire County League side Wellington Town in May 1953.[1] Todd later played for Stafford Rangers.[1]

Statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 1945–46 004040
Port Vale 1946–47 Third Division South 30050350
1947–48 Third Division South 24000240
1948–49 Third Division South 11000110
1949–50 Third Division South 37040410
1950–51 Third Division South 800080
1951–52 Third Division South 24010250
1952–53 Third Division North 11010120
Total 14501501600

Honours
Port Vale

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 291. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. "Port Vale v Brighton, 1949". onevalefan.co.uk. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Jim Todd". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. Jimmy Todd at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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