Jimmy Sayer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Sayer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July or September 1862[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 1922 (aged 59)[1][2] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke on Trent, England[2] | ||
| Playing position | Outside-right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Mexborough | ||
| – | Heeley | ||
| – | The Wednesday | ||
| – | Sheffield | ||
| 1885–1890 | Stoke | 14 | (1) |
| – | Mexborough | ||
| National team | |||
| 1887 | England | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James "Jimmy" Sayer (July or September 1862 – 1 February 1922) was an English footballer who played 24 times for Stoke and gained one cap with the England national team.[1][3]
Career
Sayer played for Yorkshire clubs Mexborough, Heeley, The Wednesday and Sheffield before joining Stoke in 1885.[1] He was a member of the first league match Stoke played against West Bromwich Albion and went on to play seven league matches in both the 1888–89 and 1889–90 campaigns before leaving to return to his home town Mexborough.[1] He was dubbed 'Greyhound' by Stoke fans due to his pace.[1]
International career
Sayer made one international appearance for England in a 7–0 win over Ireland in 1887.[4]
Personal life
Sayer was secretary of a Stoke pottery company and he later became the director of Fielding Ltd, a manufacturer of Devon ceramics.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1885–86 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1886–87 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1887–88 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1888–89 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1889–90 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 3 | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- 1 2 "Free BMD entry info". Free BMD. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).
- ↑ "Jimmy Sayer". Englandfootballonline. Retrieved 22 February 2012.