Jimmy Gitsham

Jimmy Gitsham
Personal information
Full name James William Gitsham[1]
Date of birth (1942-05-12)12 May 1942
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Date of death 19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 62)[2]
Playing position Left back
Youth career
1960–1961 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Brentford 54 (0)
1964–1965 Romford 45 (1)
Stevenage Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James William "Jimmy" Gitsham (12 May 1942 – 19 January 2005) was an English football left back who played in the Football League for Brentford.

Playing career

Gitsham began his career in the youth team at Division Three side Brentford.[3] At age 18, while still a part-time player,[4] Gitsham made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Hull City at Griffin Park on 8 April 1961.[5] He went on to establish himself in the left back position, but lost his place in the team to Tom Anthony in September 1962.[5] Gitsham made 61 appearances before departing the Bees in the summer of 1963.[3] He later played non-league football for Romford and Stevenage Town and was forced to retire due to a broken ankle.[3]

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1960–61[5] Third Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1961–62[5] 34 0 5 0 0 0 39 0
1962–63[5] Fourth Division 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
Career total 54 0 5 0 2 0 61 0

References

  1. ↑ "Jimmy Gitsham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Gitsham". uptheposh.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 65. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 102. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 386–387. ISBN 0951526200.


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