Jimmy Porter (football manager) explained

Jimmy Porter
Fullname:W. James Porter
Birth Date:31 July 1901
Birth Place:Hamilton, Scotland[1]
Height:[2]
Position:Right-half
Years2:1921–1935
Clubs2:Bury
Caps2:396
Goals2:7
Manageryears1:1944–1945
Managerclubs1:Bury
Manageryears2:1949–1951
Managerclubs2:Accrington Stanley

W. James Porter (31 July 1901 – 1967) was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a right-half.

Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, he began his career with nearby Wishaw YMCA before moving to England to join Bury in 1921. He played for Bury for 15 seasons, making 396 league appearances and scoring seven goals (421 appearances, 8 goals in all competitions).[3]

In November 1937, he was hired by Manchester United to serve as one of the club's scouting network. By that December, his responsibilities had extended to coaching (the League Managers Association website lists him as the club's manager for most of the Second World War period,[4] [5] but it is generally considered that he was assistant to Walter Crickmer, and there is no mention of him in club records beyond the end of the 1938–39 season).

Porter took over as manager of Bury in March 1944, but stepped down in June 1945 to become the assistant to his successor, Norman Bullock.[6] In 1949, he was appointed as manager of Accrington Stanley, a position he held until March 1951.

Managerial statistics

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Bury14 March 194414 June 1945
Accrington StanleyJune 1949[7] March 1951[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://playupliverpool.com/1927/08/22/season-preview-192728-bury-f-c-the-athletic-news/ Season preview 1927/28 – Bury F.C.
  2. News: The lure of promotion. Bury . Athletic News . Manchester . 13 August 1923 . 6.
  3. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/porter-jimmy-image-1-bury-1922/ Porter Jimmy Image 1 Bury 1922
  4. https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/jimmy-porter/ Jimmy Porter
  5. https://www.united.no/spillere/jimmy-porter/ Jimmy Porter Midlertidig manager
  6. Web site: A complete run down on all Shakers Managers . . 5 February 2019 .
  7. Web site: On This Day...20th September . Bury FC. 20 September 2018 . 5 February 2019 .
  8. https://www.doingthe92.com/display_player.asp?step=61&ID=1&pid=55358&ptag=Jimmy%20Porter Jimmy Porter