Jimmy Windridge

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Jimmy Windridge
Personal information
Full name James Edwin Windridge
Date of birth 21 October 1882(1882-10-21)
Place of birth    Birmingham, England
Date of death    23 September 1939 (aged 56)
Place of death    Birmingham, England
Playing position Inside forward
Youth clubs

1899–1901		 Small Heath Alma
Small Heath
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1901–1905
1905–1911
1911–1914
1914–1916		 Small Heath
Chelsea
Middlesbrough
Birmingham		 026 0(7)
143 (54)
068 (11)
029 (11)   
National team
1908–1909 England 008 0(7)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

James Edwin "Jimmy" Windridge (21 October 1882 – 23 September 1939) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath/Birmingham, Chelsea and Middlesbrough, and played eight times for England.

[edit] Football career

Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England], Windridge began his senior football career with his local club, Small Heath (now known as Birmingham City),[1] making his debut in 1903. In his first season the club were promoted to the First Division.[2] He became one of the first players to join the newly-formed Chelsea Football Club in 1905, arriving for the sum of £190 and with fellow Small Heath players, Jimmy Robertson and Bob McRoberts. His impact was immediate, scoring a hat-trick for the club on his home debut against Blackpool, the first competitive football match ever played at Stamford Bridge.

Windridge scored 16 goals that season as Chelsea finished a respectable third in the Second Division, and hit 18 in the next, helping the club earn promotion to the First Division. Thereafter he was overshadowed by more high-profile forwards at the club, such as George Hilsdon and Vivian Woodward, and moved on to Middlesbrough in 1911. Returning to Birmingham in 1914, he equalled a club record by scoring five goals in a league match against Glossop in 1915.[1]

He was also an England international, making his debut in 1908 against Ireland. He scored in six consecutive matches for his country, including in all four matches during England's first overseas tour, and ended his international career with an impressive seven goals from eight games.[3]

[edit] Outside football

Windridge also played cricket for Warwickshire.[4] He was the cousin of fellow England international Alex Leake.[1]

He died in Small Heath, Birmingham, at the age of 56.[1]

[edit] References

  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  1. ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 135. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  2. ^ Matthews, p. 149.
  3. ^ James Windridge. englandstats.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  4. ^ James Windridge. cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
Persondata
NAME Windridge, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Windridge, James Edwin
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1882-10-21
PLACE OF BIRTH Small Heath, Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH 1939-09-23
PLACE OF DEATH Small Heath, Birmingham, England
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