Jim Elsby

Jim Elsby
Personal information
Full nameJames Elsby[1]
Date of birth1 August 1928[1]
Place of birthNewcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death7 September 1987 (aged 59)
HeightNewcastle-under-Lyme, England
Playing positionFull-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1948–1955Port Vale12(0)
Wereton Queen's Park
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

James "Jim" Elsby (1 August 1928 – 7 September 1987) was an English footballer. A full-back, he played 12 games in the Football League for Port Vale in a seven-year career at the club from 1948 to 1955. He helped the club to win the Third Division North title in 1953–54. His nephew, Ian Elsby, also played for Port Vale.[2]

Playing career

Elsby joined Port Vale as an amateur in November 1948 and signed as a professional in May 1949.[1] He made his debut in a goalless draw with Crystal Palace at The Old Recreation Ground on 7 May 1949, as Bill McGarry was rested.[1] This was his only appearance of the 1948–49 season.[1] He played two Third Division South games in 1949–50.[1] He also played twice in April 1953, as Stan Turner was rested, as manager Freddie Steele led the club to a second-place finish in the Third Division North in 1952–53.[1] He filled in for seven games for Derek Tomkinson and Turner in 1953–54, as the "Valiants" finished the campaign as champions.[1] He did not feature at Vale Park in the Second Division 1954–55 campaign, and moved on to Wereton Queen's Park.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1948–49Third Division South10000010
1949–5020000020
1950–5100000000
1951–5200000000
1952–53Third Division North20000020
1953–5470000070
1954–55Second Division00000000
Total 1200000120

Honours

with Port Vale

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Sherwin, Phil (2013). Men of Steele. Hanley, Staffordshire: Pass. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-9926579-1-8.