Louis Bimpson | |
Fullname: | James Louis Bimpson |
Birth Date: | 1929 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Rainford, England |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1951–1953 |
Clubs1: | Burscough |
Years2: | 1953–1959 |
Clubs2: | Liverpool |
Caps2: | 93 |
Goals2: | 39 |
Years3: | 1959–1961 |
Clubs3: | Blackburn Rovers |
Caps3: | 22 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 1961 |
Clubs4: | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 1961–1963 |
Clubs5: | Rochdale |
Caps5: | 54 |
Goals5: | 16 |
Years6: | 1963–1964 |
Clubs6: | Wigan Athletic |
Caps6: | 5 |
Goals6: | 2 |
James Louis Bimpson (14 May 1929 – 13 November 2021) was an English footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool during the 1950s.
Born in Rainford, Lancashire (now in Merseyside) in May 1929, Bimpson played for Burscough before Liverpool signed him in 1953.[1]
Bimpson went on to play for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Rochdale before dropping into non-league football with Wigan Athletic in 1963, where he scored twice in five Cheshire League games.[2]
Bimpson died on 13 November 2021, at the age of 92.[3] [4]
Blackburn Rovers