| Jimmy Singer | |
| Fullname: | Dennis James Singer |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Cefn Hengoed, Wales |
| Death Date: | 21 July 2010 (aged 72) |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Wesley Rovers B.C. |
| Clubs1: | Fleur-de-Lys Welfare |
| Years2: | 1954–1960 |
| Clubs2: | Newport County |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 27 |
| Years3: | 1960–1962 |
| Clubs3: | Birmingham City |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1962–1964 |
| Caps4: | 59 |
| Goals4: | 22 |
| Years5: | 1964–1965 |
| Clubs5: | Newport County |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
Dennis James Singer (30 August 1937 – 21 July 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer who scored 62 goals in 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He played as an inside forward.[1]
Singer was born in Cefn Hengoed, Glamorgan.[2] As a boy he played for Wesley Rovers Boys' Club, which fed Fleur-de-Lys Welfare,[3] and from there he joined Newport County as an amateur in 1954. He turned professional in 1956,[2] and went on to score 27 goals for the club at a rate better than a goal every two games,[1] goal-poaching which earned him a move to First Division club Birmingham City. Singer spent two seasons with Birmingham, but played only 31 games in all competitions despite scoring as freely as at Newport.[2] He played on the losing side in the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against Roma.[4] In September 1962, Singer signed for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic for a fee of £7,000; he scored 22 goals in 59 league games before returning to Newport County in the 1964 close season.[1] [2]
After his retirement from football, Singer kept a restaurant in Caerleon.[2] He died in July 2010.[5] [6]