Jimmy Tansey

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{for|the Liverpool-born Australia international footballer|Jim Tansey}}

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|fullname = James Tansey

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|1|29|df=y}}

|birth_place = Liverpool

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|7|7|1929|1|29|df=y}}

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|position = Left back

|youthyears1 = 1948–1953

|youthclubs1 = Everton

|years1 = 1953–1960

|clubs1 = Everton

|caps1 = 133

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1960–1961

|clubs2 = Crewe Alexandra

|caps2 = 9

|goals2 = 0

|years3 =

|clubs3 = South Liverpool

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|totalcaps = 142

|totalgoals = 0

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Jimmy Tansey (29 January 1929 – 7 July 2012) was an English professional footballer who played for Everton in the 1950s and Crewe Alexandra in the 1960s.

His grandson, Greg Tansey, is also a footballer{{cite news|url=http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/tansey-lives-goodison-boro-star-55-years-grandfather-jimmy-played-everton/story-22008520-detail/story.html|title=Tansey name lives on at Goodison through Boro star 55 years after grandfather Jimmy played for Everton|date=29 August 2013|work=Hertfordshire Mercury|accessdate=3 June 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and most recently played for St Mirren