Louis Bimpson
{{Short description|English footballer (1929–2021)}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Louis Bimpson
| image =
| fullname = James Louis Bimpson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1929|5|14}}
| birth_place = Rainford, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|11|13|1929|5|14}}
| death_place =
| height =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1951–1953
| clubs1 = Burscough
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| 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.
Life and playing career
Born in Rainford, Lancashire (now in Merseyside) in May 1929, Bimpson played for Burscough before Liverpool signed him in 1953.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2396871/Burscough-gaining-loyalty-dividend.html|title=Burscough gaining loyalty dividend|last=George|first=Ricky|date=25 February 2003|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=19 March 2012}}
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.{{cite book|last=Hayes|first=Dean|title=The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C.|year=1996|publisher=Yore Publications|location=Harefield|isbn=1-874427-91-7}}
Bimpson died on 13 November 2021, at the age of 92.{{cite web|url= https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/448500-rip-louis-bimpson
|title=RIP Louis Bimpson|date=15 November 2021|work=Liverpoolfc.com|accessdate=16 November 2021}}{{cite news |title=Bimpson, Louis |url=https://issuu.com/championnewspapers/docs/wl4721 |access-date=27 November 2021 |publisher=The Champion |date=24 November 2021 |pages=26}}
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=453 Player profile at LFChistory.net]
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Category:AFC Bournemouth players
Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players
Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Merseyside
Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens