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Jimmy Wallace
Personal information
Full name James Wallace[1]
Date of birth (1937-12-13)13 December 1937[1]
Place of birth Birkenhead, England[1]
Date of death (2007-03-22)22 March 2007 (aged 69)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1960 Stoke City 8 (1)
1960–1962 Northwich Victoria
1962–1963 Doncaster Rovers 14 (1)
1963–1966 Stafford Rangers
Total 22 (2)
Managerial career
1980-1981 Nantwich Town
1981–1984 Leek Town
1997-2000 Kidsgrove Athletic
2000–2004 Newcastle Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wallace (13 December 1937 – 22 March 2007) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke City.[1]

Career

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Wallace was born in Birkenhead and joined Stoke City's youth team in the 1950s.[1] He made six appearances for Stoke during the 1958–59 season and made two more in the following season where he scored against Sheffield United in April 1960.[1] Because of an injury in training with new manager Tony Waddington Wallace became surplus to requirements and so was released.[1] He joined Northwich Victoria before enjoying a brief spell back in league football with Doncaster Rovers before returning to non-league with Stafford Rangers.[1]

Jimmy went on to have a successful career in non-league management. After serving as Manager at Ball Haye Green and Eastwood (Hanley), he was appointed Manager of Nantwich Town in the summer of 1980.[2] He led the Dabbers to their one and only Cheshire County League title in 1981 before taking over at Leek Town in November 1981. He returned to Eastwood (Hanley) before managing Kidsgrove Athletic and Newcastle Town.[2]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City[1] 1958–59 Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1959–60 Second Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
Doncaster Rovers 1962–63 Fourth Division 14 1 0 0 14 1
Career Total 22 2 0 0 22 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b Chatwin, Michael (2020). The Ultimate Book of Nantwich Town Football Club. Empire. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-9563068-2-1.