Jimmy Belcher

Jimmy Belcher
Personal information
Full name James Alfred Belcher[1]
Date of birth (1932-10-31) 31 October 1932
Place of birth Stepney, England
Playing position Wing half
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
Snowdown Colliery Welfare (loan)
1952–1954 West Ham United 0 (0)
1954–1958 Crystal Palace 127 (22)
1958–1961 Ipswich Town 27 (0)
1961–1962 Brentford 30 (1)
1962–1963 Margate 2 (0)
Total 187 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Alfred Belcher (born 31 October 1932), known as Jimmy Belcher or Jim Belcher, is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half.[1]

Career

Born in Stepney, Belcher played for Leyton Orient, Snowdown Colliery Welfare, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Brentford and Margate.[2][3][4]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 1958–59[5] Second Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
1959–60[6] 24 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 25 0
Total 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Brentford 1961–62[7] Third Division 30 1 5 0 1 0 36 1
Career total 57 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 66 1
  1. Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jimmy Belcher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. "Profile". Pride of Anglia.
  4. "Jimmy Belcher". 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club". www.prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club". www.prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 386. ISBN 0951526200.


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