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Jimmy Cunliffe

James Nathaniel Cunliffe (5 July 1912 – 21 November 1986) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Jimmy Cunliffe
Personal information
Full name James Nathaniel Cunliffe[1]
Date of birth (1912-07-05)5 July 1912
Place of birth Blackrod, England
Date of death 21 November 1986(1986-11-21) (aged 74)
Place of death Bolton, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Haslingden
Adlington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1946 Everton 174 (73)
Everton (war guest)
Bolton Wanderers (war guest)
Rochdale (war guest)
1946–1947 Rochdale 2 (0)
Total 176 (73)
International career
1936 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Blackrod, Cunliffe played club football for Haslingden, Adlington, Everton and Rochdale.[1][3][4][5]

Prior to his football career he worked as an apprentice plater at the Horwich Locomotive Works.[6] For Everton he scored on his debut in March 1933.[6] During World War II he guested for Everton, Bolton Wanderers, and Rochdale.[6]

Cunliffe also earned one cap for the England national side on 9 May 1936.[1] His cousin was Arthur Cunliffe, also a footballer.[1]

He was married, with one son and one grandson, both also called James.[6] After retirement he returned to the Horwich Locomotive Works, to work in the spring smithy section.[6] He also played professional crown green bowls, a sport he had played as an amateur during his football career.[6]

He died at his home on 26 November 1986 following a stroke, aged 74.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "England Players - Jimmy/Nat Cunliffe". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. ^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ . The History of Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  4. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rochdale/rochdale.html [bare URL]
  5. ^ Jimmy Cunliffe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Nat, King of Goals...and Bowls". www.toffeeweb.com.

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