| Jimmy Sayer | |
| Fullname: | James Sayer |
| Birth Date: | July or September 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Mexborough, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Stoke on Trent, England |
| Position: | Outside-right |
| Years1: | 1880 |
| Clubs1: | Mexborough |
| Years2: | 1881–1884 |
| Clubs2: | Heeley |
| Years3: | 1884–1885 |
| Years4: | 1885–1890 |
| Clubs4: | Stoke |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1890 |
| Clubs5: | Mexborough |
| Nationalyears1: | 1887 |
| Nationalteam1: | England |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Sayer (July or September 1862 – 1 February 1922) was an English footballer who played 24 times for Stoke and gained one cap with the England national team.[2] [3]
Sayer played for Yorkshire clubs Mexborough, Heeley, The Wednesday and Sheffield before joining Stoke in 1885.[2] He made his League debut on 8 September 1888, as a forward for Stoke in a 2–0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground.[4] and went on to play seven league matches in the 1888–89 scoring one goal in a 1–1 draw against Derby County on 6 April 1889. Sayer also played seven League games in the 1889–90 campaigns before leaving to return to his home town Mexborough.[2]
He was dubbed 'Greyhound' by Stoke fans due to his pace.[2]
Sayer made one international appearance for England in a 7–0 win over Ireland in 1887.[5]
Sayer was secretary of a Stoke pottery company and he later became the director of Fielding Ltd, a manufacturer of Devon ceramics.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke | 1885–86 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1886–87 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1887–88 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1888–89 | The Football League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1889–90 | The Football League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 3 | |||
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