Jimmy Belcher | |
Fullname: | James Alfred Belcher |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1932 |
Birth Place: | Stepney, England |
Position: | Wing half |
Youthclubs1: | Leyton Orient |
Years1: | 1950–1951 |
Clubs1: | Leyton Orient |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1951–1952 |
Clubs2: | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
Years3: | 1952–1954 |
Clubs3: | West Ham United |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1954–1958 |
Clubs4: | Crystal Palace |
Caps4: | 128 |
Goals4: | 22 |
Years5: | 1958–1961 |
Clubs5: | Ipswich Town |
Caps5: | 27 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1961–1962 |
Clubs6: | Brentford |
Caps6: | 30 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 1962–1963 |
Clubs7: | Margate |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 185 |
Totalgoals: | 23 |
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.
Born in Stepney, Belcher played for Leyton Orient, Snowdown Colliery Welfare, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Brentford and Margate.[1] [2] [3]
As of November 2013, Belcher was living in Rainham, Kent.
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[4] | Third Division South | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 12 | |||
1955–56 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||||
1956–57 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||||
1957–58 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
Total | 128 | 22 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 138 | 22 | |||||
Ipswich Town | 1958–59[5] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
1959–60[6] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[7] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Brentford | 1961–62[8] | Third Division | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
Margate | 1962–63 | Southern League First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[9] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 185 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 23 |