James Walsh (3 December 1930 – 6 August 2014) was a professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward. He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1951 Saint Mungo Cup[2] and the 1953 Coronation Cup,[3] as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic.[4] He then moved to Leicester City in 1956, where he was twice the club's top scorer in 1958-59 and 1960–61. He also played as Leicester lost the 1961 FA Cup Final. He still remains as one of Leicester's top 10 all-time top goalscorers.
^"Jimmy Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^"Celtic Again Prove Tradition Is Being Maintained". Evening Times. 2 August 1951. Retrieved 12 August 2019 – via The Celtic Wiki.
^"Celtic 2–0 Hibernian, Coronation Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 20 May 1953. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^Dave Smith; Paul Taylor (2001). Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club. p. 348. ISBN1-899538-21-6.
^. filbertway.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
External linksedit
Jimmy Walsh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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jimmy, walsh, footballer, born, 1930, james, walsh, december, 1930, august, 2014, professional, footballer, played, celtic, leicester, city, forward, prolific, goalscorer, scored, winning, goals, both, finals, 1951, saint, mungo, 1953, coronation, well, playin. James Walsh 3 December 1930 6 August 2014 was a professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1951 Saint Mungo Cup 2 and the 1953 Coronation Cup 3 as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic 4 He then moved to Leicester City in 1956 where he was twice the club s top scorer in 1958 59 and 1960 61 He also played as Leicester lost the 1961 FA Cup Final He still remains as one of Leicester s top 10 all time top goalscorers Jimmy WalshPersonal informationFull nameJames Walsh 1 Date of birth 1930 12 03 3 December 1930Place of birthGlasgow ScotlandDate of death6 August 2014 2014 08 06 aged 83 Place of deathLeicester EnglandPosition s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1950 1956Celtic144 59 1956 1964Leicester City176 80 1964 1968Rugby TownInternational career1955Scotland U231 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Walsh died on 6 August 2014 at the age of 83 5 Honours editCeltic Scottish League Champion 1953 54 Scottish Cup Runner up 1955 Scottish League Cup Winner 1956 Coronation Cup Winner 1953 Saint Mungo Cup Winner 1951 Leicester City FA Cup Runners up 1961References edit Jimmy Walsh Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 13 March 2017 Celtic Again Prove Tradition Is Being Maintained Evening Times 2 August 1951 Retrieved 12 August 2019 via The Celtic Wiki Celtic 2 0 Hibernian Coronation Cup Final contemporary newspaper scans The Celtic Wiki 20 May 1953 Retrieved 12 August 2019 Dave Smith Paul Taylor 2001 Of Fossils and Foxes The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club p 348 ISBN 1 899538 21 6 Former City cup final captain Jimmy Walsh dies filbertway com Archived from the original on 24 October 2014 External links editJimmy Walsh at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Transfer Database nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a forward born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Walsh footballer born 1930 amp oldid 1164316785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
