Jimmy Singer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis James Singer | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Cefn Hengoed, Wales | ||
| Date of death | July 2010 (aged 72) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Wesley Rovers B.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Fleur-de-Lys Welfare | ||
| 1954–1960 | Newport County | 52 | (27) |
| 1960–1962 | Birmingham City | 20 | (8) |
| 1962–1964 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 59 | (22) |
| 1964–1965 | Newport County | 8 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dennis James "Jimmy" Singer (30 August 1937 – July 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer who scored 62 goals in 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He played as an inside forward.[1]
Singer was born in Cefn Hengoed, Glamorgan.[2] As a boy he played for Wesley Rovers Boys' Club, which fed Fleur-de-Lys Welfare,[3] and from there he joined Newport County as an amateur in 1954. He turned professional in 1956,[2] and went on to score 27 goals for the club at a rate better than a goal every two games,[1] goal-poaching which earned him a move to First Division club Birmingham City. Singer spent two seasons with Birmingham, but played only 31 games in all competitions despite scoring as freely as at Newport.[2] He played on the losing side in the final of the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against AS Roma.[4] In September 1962, Singer signed for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic for a fee of £7,000; he scored 22 goals in 59 league games before returning to Newport County in the 1964 close season.[1][2]
After his retirement from football, Singer kept a restaurant in Caerleon.[2] He died in July 2010.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jimmy Singer". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ "History". Fleur-de-Lys Welfare A.F.C. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ↑ Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "Fairs' Cup 1960–61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Match Programme. Birmingham City F.C. 22 August 2010. p. 53.
- ↑ Giffard, Mark (30 July 2010). "Jimmy Singer". Fleur-de-Lys Welfare A.F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2010.