Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Alfred Belcher [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Leyton Orient | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
Total | 185 | (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]
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]
As of November 2013, Belcher was living in Rainham, Kent. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 1954–55 [7] | Third Division South | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 12 | ||
1955–56 [7] | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||||
1956–57 [7] | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
1957–58 [7] | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
Total | 128 | 22 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 138 | 22 | ||||
Ipswich Town | 1958–59 [8] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
1959–60 [9] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1961–62 [10] | Third Division | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
Margate | 1962–63 [4] | Southern League First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 185 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 23 |
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