Jimmy Baxter (footballer born 1925)

Jimmy Baxter
Personal information
Full name James Cunningham Baxter
Date of birth 8 November 1925(1925-11-08)
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death May 1994
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1943–1946 Dunfermline Athletic ? (?)
1946–1952 Barnsley 222 (54)
1952–1959 Preston North End 245 (65)
1959–1960 Barnsley 26 (3)
1961–1962 Morecambe 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

James Cunningham "Jimmy" Baxter (8 November 1925 – May 1994) was a professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Barnsley, Preston North End and Morecambe. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, he scored more than a hundred Football League goals, and was part of the Preston North End team in the 1954 FA Cup Final.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bland, Lawrence; Quinn, Derek (2004). The Light at the End of the Tunnel - a Potted History of Morecambe Football Club. Accrington: Mercer Print. pp. 16. ISBN 0-0546251-2-8.