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Jimmy
Meadows |
Manchester City FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 7: A 2
100% successful
1955
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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James Meadows |
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Birth |
21 July 1931 in Bolton,
Lancashire [registered in
Bolton, September 1931]. To James and Mary Anne
(née Pennington) |
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first marriage |
to Joan Horrocks
[registered in Bolton, December 1953]. |
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second marriage |
to Patricia Dawn
Cooke
[registered in Fylde, December 1970]. |
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Death |
3 January 1994 in Didsbury,
Manchester, aged
62 years 166 days
[registered in Manchester, January 1994]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began his career with Bolton YMCA before signing with
Southport FC as an amateur in October 1948, he signed professional terms
in February 1949. After sixty league
appearances, and six goals, Meadows joined Manchester City FC on
transfer deadline day, 15 March 1951, for £5,000. He played in the FA Cup Final in 1955, but after
seventeen minutes, a serious leg injury ended his match. He never played
again and he eventually retired though injury, aged 26 years in October
1957, after thirty goals in 130 league appearances. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1954-55; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
1lb [1957]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
After retiring
from playing, Meadows remained with Manchester City FC and their training
staff, making Head Coach from August 1960 until April 1965. He joined
Stockport County FC as trainer in December 1965, becoming the club manager
from October 1966 until March 1969. Had a stint as Bury FC assistant
manager from July to September 1969. He took a similar position with
Blackpool FC a month later, until he became their club manager in a
caretaker capacity from October 1970, becoming the assistanat manager two
months later. He became the team manager of Bolton Wanderers FC in January
to April 1971, for 81 days, under the stewardship of Nat Lofthouse, who
was the General Manager. Meadows then became the manager of Southport FC
from May 1971 until his sacking on 30 December 1973. Returned to Stockport
County FC as their manager from May 1974 until August 1975. He
subsequently had spells with Blackpool FC (twice), coaching GIF Sundsvall
in Sweden and was assistant manager with Kuwait SC. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Four winners 1966-67, 1972-73; |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who became 743rd
players (743) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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Only match |
No. 294, 2 April 1955,
England 7 Scotland 2, a British Championship match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged
23 years
255 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1954-55; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1954-55; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(one postponed appearance, 1955) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.170/171. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
 |
captain |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
100 |
+1 |
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his only match was played at a home venue, it was a British
Championship match, and played in a white shirt |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1954-55 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match History
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Club:
Manchester City F.C. -
one full appearance (90 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - one full appearance
(90 min)x
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