Jimmy Belcher

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Jimmy Belcher
Personal information
Full name James Alfred Belcher [1]
Date of birth (1932-10-31) 31 October 1932 (age 90)
Place of birth Stepney, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1951 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
1951–1952 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1952–1954 West Ham United 0 (0)
1954–1958 Crystal Palace 128 (22)
1958–1961 Ipswich Town 27 (0)
1961–1962 Brentford 30 (1)
1962–1963 Margate 0 (0)
Total185(23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Alfred Belcher (born 31 October 1932), known as Jimmy Belcher or Jim Belcher, is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half. [1]

Contents

Career

Born in Stepney, Belcher played for Leyton Orient, Snowdown Colliery Welfare, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Brentford and Margate. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

As of November 2013, Belcher was living in Rainham, Kent. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 1954–55 [7] Third Division South 3812204012
1955–56 [7] 36620386
1956–57 [7] 31440354
1957–58 [7] 23020250
Total1282210013822
Ipswich Town 1958–59 [8] Second Division 30200050
1959–60 [9] 24000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0250
Total270200010300
Brentford 1961–62 [10] Third Division 3015010361
Margate 1962–63 [4] Southern League First Division 00002 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Career total18523170103020623
  1. Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup
  2. 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup

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References

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  2. Jimmy Belcher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "Profile". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Trice, Jeff (5 October 2007). "Jimmy Belcher" . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. "Appearances". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 316.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 202–209. ISBN   0907969542.
  8. "Games played by Jim Belcher in 1958–59". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. "Games played by Jim Belcher in 1959–60". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  10. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 386. ISBN   0951526200.