Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930) explained

Jimmy Walsh
Fullname:	James Walsh
Birth Date:	3 December 1930
Birth Place:	Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:	Leicester, England
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1950–1956
Years2:	1956–1964
Years3:	1964–1968
Clubs3:	Rugby Town
Caps1:	144
Caps2:	176
Goals1:	59
Goals2:	80
Nationalyears1:	1955
Nationalteam1:	Scotland U23
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0

James Walsh (3 December 1930 – 6 August 2014) was a professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward. He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1951 Saint Mungo Cup^[1] and the 1953 Coronation Cup,^[2] as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic.^[3] He then moved to Leicester City in 1956, where he was twice the club's top scorer in 1958-59 and 1960–61. He also played as Leicester lost the 1961 FA Cup Final. He still remains as one of Leicester's top 10 all-time top goalscorers.

Walsh died on 6 August 2014 at the age of 83.^[4]

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish League

1953–54

• Scottish League Cup

1956–57

• Coronation Cup

1953

• Saint Mungo Cup

1951

• Scottish Cup runner-up: 1954–55

Leicester City

• FA Cup runner-up: 1960–61^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celtic Again Prove Tradition Is Being Maintained. Evening Times. 2 August 1951. The Celtic Wiki. 12 August 2019.
2. Web site: Celtic 2–0 Hibernian, Coronation Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans). The Celtic Wiki. 20 May 1953. 12 August 2019.
3. Book: Dave Smith . Paul Taylor . Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club. 2001. 348. 1-899538-21-6.
4. Web site: Former City cup final captain, Jimmy Walsh, dies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024174827/http://filbertway.com/n2014_166.htm . 2014-10-24. filbertway.com.
5. Book: Leslie . Jack . Vernon . Rollin . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 . 1977 . Brickfield Publications Ltd . London . 0354 09018 6 . 490.