Jimmy Whitehead
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Jimmy Whitehead
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = James Whitehead
|birth_date = 1870
|birth_place = Church, Lancashire, England
|death_date = {{death year and age|1929|1870}}
|height =
|position = Inside right
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 =
|clubs1 = Peel Bank Rovers
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 1890–1892
|clubs2 = Accrington
|caps2 = 73
|goals2 = 23
|years3 = 1892–1897
|clubs3 = Blackburn Rovers
|caps3 = 86
|goals3 = 22
|years4 = 1897–1898
|clubs4 = Manchester City
|caps4 = 24
|goals4 = 7
|years5 =
|clubs5 = Accrington Stanley
|caps5 =
|goals5 =
|totalcaps = 183
|totalgoals = 52
|nationalyears1 = 1893–1894
|nationalteam1 = England
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
James W. Whitehead (1870–1929) was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as an inside right.
Career
Born in Church, Lancashire, Whitehead played in the Football League for Accrington, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City.{{cite book |last1=Joyce |first1=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |year=2004 |publisher=Tony Brown |location=Nottingham |isbn=1899468676 |page=278}} He also earned two caps for the England national side between 1893 and 1894.{{Englandstats|ref=y}}
References
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External links
- {{England Football Online}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehead, Jimmy}}
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's international footballers
Category:Accrington F.C. players
Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Sportspeople from Church, Lancashire
Category:Footballers from Lancashire
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