Jimmy Moreton Explained

Jimmy Moreton
Birth Date:22 September 1891
Height:[1]
Years1:–1910
Clubs1:Cammell Laird
Years2:1910–1926
Clubs2:Tranmere Rovers
Caps2:148
Goals2:12
Manageryears1:1939–1942
Managerclubs1:Tranmere Rovers

Jimmy J. Moreton (22 September 1891 – August 1942) was a football player and manager. He joined Tranmere Rovers from Cammell Laird in July 1910. He was switched from right-half to outside right, where he set up countless goals for a succession of Tranmere centre forwards, including Dixie Dean, in almost 500 appearances at the club.

Upon retirement, aged 37, Moreton became trainer alongside manager Bert Cooke, before taking over as manager himself, from 1939, during World War II. He died in 1942, and was succeeded by another former player, Bill Ridding.

Notes and References

  1. News: Optimists of the North. Tranmere Rovers . Athletic News . Manchester . 6 August 1923 . 6.