Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930)

James Walsh (3 December 1930 – 6 August 2014) was a professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward. He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1951 Saint Mungo Cup[2] and the 1953 Coronation Cup,[3] as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic.[4] He then moved to Leicester City in 1956, where he was twice the club's top scorer in 1958-59 and 1960–61. He also played as Leicester lost the 1961 FA Cup Final. He still remains as one of Leicester's top 10 all-time top goalscorers.

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 (79)
1964–1968 Rugby Town
National team
1955 Scotland U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Honours

Celtic

Leicester City

References

  1. "Jimmy Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. "Celtic Again Prove Tradition Is Being Maintained". 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. Dave Smith and Paul Taylor (2001). Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club. p. 348. ISBN 1-899538-21-6.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. "Former City cup final captain, Jimmy Walsh, dies". filbertway.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
  • Jimmy Walsh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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