| Jimmy Hartnett | |
| Fullname: | James Benedict Hartnett |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Middlesbrough, England |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Years1: | –1947 |
| Clubs1: | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Years2: | 1947–1948 |
| Clubs2: | Dundalk |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1948–1955 |
| Clubs3: | Middlesbrough |
| Caps3: | 48 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1952–1953 |
| Clubs4: | → Barry Town (loan) |
| Clubs5: | → King's Lynn (loan) |
| Years6: | 1955–1957 |
| Clubs6: | Barry Town |
| Clubs7: | → King's Lynn (loan) |
| Years8: | 1957–1958 |
| Clubs8: | Hartlepools United |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs9: | York City |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1948 |
| Nationalteam1: | League of Ireland XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1949–1954 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
James Benedict Hartnett (21 March 1927 – 31 May 1988) was an Irish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Hartlepools United and York City as an outside left.[1] He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at international level and represented the League of Ireland XI.
Hartnett won two caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team and made his debut on 12 June 1949 in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Spain at Dalymount Park. His second and final cap did not come until five years later, when he played in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game on 7 March 1954 at the Municipal Stadium, Luxembourg City.
Prior to joining Dundalk, Hartnett worked as an apprentice electrician at Inchicore railway works. After retiring from football, Hartnett worked as an electrician at ICI Wilton and building oil rigs at Seal Sands.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dundalk | 1947–48[2] | League of Ireland | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[3] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1948–49[4] | First Division | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ― | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 1950–51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1951–52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1953–54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ― | 49 | 8 | ||||
| Hartlepools United | 1957–58[5] | Third Division North | 7 | 1 | ― | ― | 7 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 12 | |||