| Jimmy Todd | |
| Fullname: | James Todd |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Death Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 6+1/2 in[1] |
| Position: | Half-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Ards |
| Years1: | 1944–1946 |
| Clubs1: | Blackpool |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1946–1953 |
| Clubs2: | Port Vale |
| Caps2: | 146 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Wellington Town |
| Clubs4: | Stafford Rangers |
| Totalcaps: | 146+ |
| Totalgoals: | 0+ |
| Nationalyears1: | 1946–1947 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ireland (Victory) |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Todd (19 March 1921 – 21 December 2007) was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played for Port Vale between 1946 and 1953. A half-back, he was "a real terrier type who used to fight for the ball all the time".[2]
Todd began his playing career with Ards, before playing for the Royal Air Force and then Blackpool, before moving to Port Vale for a then-club-record four-figure fee in October 1946, on the recommendation of Stanley Matthews.[3] He made 31 appearances in the Third Division South in 1946–47, 24 appearances in 1947–48, and 11 appearances in 1948–49.[3] Having slipped out of the first-team picture at The Old Recreation Ground, he returned to play 41 games in 1949–50.[3] However, he played only eight games in 1950–51, becoming a fringe player at newly constructed Vale Park.[3] In the summer, manager Gordon Hodgson died, and following Ivor Powell's brief tenure, Freddie Steele took charge of the club in November.[3] Todd played 25 times in 1951–52, and then made 11 league appearances in 1952–53, as Vale finished as runners-up in the Third Division North.[3] Having played 146 league and eleven FA Cup games for the "Valiants", he was given a free transfer to Cheshire County League side Wellington Town in May 1953.[3] Todd later played for Stafford Rangers.[3]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackpool | 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Port Vale | 1946–47 | Third Division South | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1947–48 | Third Division South | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | Third Division South | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | Third Division South | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | Third Division North | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 145 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 160 | 0 | ||