Jimmy Gauld

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James "Jimmy" Gauld (born 9 May 1931) is a former Scottish footballer who became notorious for being convicted of instigating the British betting scandal of 1964.

Born in Aberdeen, Gauld played for Waterford United, Charlton Athletic, Everton, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Swindon Town, St. Johnstone F.C. and Mansfield Town before his career was ended by a broken leg.

However, it was to transpire that Gauld had pursued a shadow career of match fixing and, in search of a final "payday", in 1964, he sold his story to the Sunday People for GBP7,000, incriminating three Sheffield Wednesday players that he had enticed into the scheme: Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne. Gauld's taped conversations were ultimately to convict himself and the three Sheffield Wednesday players, the judge making it clear that he held Gauld responsible for ruining the other three. Gauld was fined GBP5,000 and sentenced to four years' imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud.

[edit] External links

• Biography at Swindon Town website

[edit] Bibliography

• "Swan still reduced to tears by the fix that came unstuck", The Times July 22, 2006, p.102, Broadbent, R.