Jim Branagan

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Jim Branagan
Personal information
Full name James Patrick Stephen Branagan [1]
Date of birth (1955-07-03) 3 July 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Urmston, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1977 Oldham Athletic 27 (0)
1977 Cape Town City 9 (0)
1977–1979 Huddersfield Town 38 (0)
1979–1987 Blackburn Rovers 294 (5)
1987–1988 Preston North End 3 (0)
1988–1989 York City 42 (1)
1989–? Chorley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Branagan (born 3 July 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End and York City, and also in South Africa for Cape Town City. [3]

Born in Urmston, Lancashire, Branagan began his professional career at Oldham Athletic, aged 18. [1] He retired in 1989, later working at a Tesco store in Pendleton, Lancashire. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jim Branagan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  66. ISBN   0362020175.
  3. ↑ "Jim Branagan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  4. ↑ O'Kane, Simone (15 October 2012). "Former Rovers star is Tesco's store player". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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