Jimmy Fell

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Jimmy Fell
Personal information
Full name James Irving Fell
Date of birth(1936-01-04)4 January 1936
Place of birth Cleethorpes, England
Date of death 2 February 2011(2011-02-02) (aged 75)
Place of death Grimsby, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1961 Grimsby Town 166 (35)
1960–1962 Everton 27 (4)
1961–1963 Newcastle United 49 (16)
1963–1964 Walsall 21 (4)
1963–1965 Lincoln City 64 (10)
1965–1969 Boston United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Irving Fell (4 January 1936 – 2 February 2011) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Everton, Newcastle United, Walsall and Lincoln City.

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Playing career

Grimsby Town

Fell attended Clee Grammar School for Boys, becoming a chemist at Courtaulds whilst playing part-time for Grimsby Town. [1]

The 1958–59 season commenced with Fell taking on the role of emergency goalkeeper after regular custodian Clarrie Williams was injured in the season's opening game against Liverpool at Anfield in front of a crowd of 47,502 on 23 August 1958. With no substitutes allowed, Fell replaced Williams between the sticks and performed so heroically in the 3–3 draw that The Daily Mirror presented him with an 'Andy Capp' award. [2]

Lincoln City

Fell joined Lincoln City in January 1964, debuting in the 2–1 victory at Hartlepools United on 11 January 1964 and scoring his first goal for the club in the 2–1 home defeat to Bradford City on 30 March 1964. [3] He was a regular in the starting line-up in his first two seasons at Sincil Bank but played just three times at the start of the 1965/66 season before joining Boston United. [3]

Retirement

A keen angler and cricketer, in his later years he worked at Grimsby Leisure Centre [1] and died, of natural causes, at his home in Welholme Road, Grimsby on 2 February 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Town winger Jimmy Fell was a real Grimsby 'icon'". Grimsby Telegraph. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Legends - Clarrie Williams". Grimsby Town F.C. Official Website. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Jimmy Fell: 1936-2011". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
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