Jimmy Dugdale

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Jimmy Dugdale
Full name	James Robert Dugdale
Date of birth	15 January 1932
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	26 February 2008 (aged 76)
Place of death	England
Playing position	Centre-half
Youth clubs
19??–1950 1950–1952	Harrowby F.C. West Bromwich Albion (amateur)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1952–1956 1956–1962 1962–1963	West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa Queens Park Rangers	063 0(0) 215 0(3) 010 0(0)
National team
1954–1954	England B	003 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

James Robert "Jimmy" Dugdale (15 January 1932 – 26 February 2008)^[1] was a former English professional footballer best known for his career with Aston Villa, with whom he won a F.A. Cup winner's medal in 1957, 2nd Division Championship 1960, Inaugural League Cup Winner 1961. His playing position was Centre-Half (i.e. centre-back in current parlance).

Before playing for Villa, Dugdale started his career at Harrowby FC (Liverpool) before moving to West Bromwich Albion F.C., with whom he won a F.A. Cup winner's medal in 1954 and was selected on three occasions for England B he also represented the FA XI 1953-54 and the Football League XI 1953-54. He then moved to Queens Park Rangers F.C. in October 1962, before retiring from the game due to injury in May 1963.

Dugdale had a leg amputated in 1993. He died aged 76 after a long illness, leaving wife Dorothy, daughters Debbie and Nicola and son Russell.^[2] A tribute to Dugdale was held at The Hawthorns on 1 March 2008 for West Bromwich Albion's match against Plymouth Argyle. As well as a minute's applause prior to kickoff, players from both teams wore black armbands during the game.^[3]