Jimmy Belcher

James Alfred Belcher (born 31 October 1932), known as Jimmy Belcher or Jim Belcher, is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half.[1]

For the English bare-knuckles boxer, see James Belcher.

Jimmy Belcher
Personal information
Full name James Alfred Belcher[1]
Date of birth (1932-10-31) 31 October 1932
Place of birth Stepney, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
1951–1952 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1952–1954 West Ham United 0 (0)
1954–1958 Crystal Palace 128 (22)
1958–1961 Ipswich Town 27 (0)
1961–1962 Brentford 30 (1)
1962–1963 Margate 0 (0)
Total 185 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Stepney, Belcher played for Leyton Orient, Snowdown Colliery Welfare, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Brentford and Margate.[2][3][4][5][6]

Personal life

As of November 2013, Belcher was living in Rainham, Kent.[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 1954–55[7] Third Division South 38 12 2 0 — — 40 12
1955–56[7] 36 6 2 0 — — 38 6
1956–57[7] 31 4 4 0 — — 35 4
1957–58[7] 23 0 2 0 — — 25 0
Total 128 22 10 0 — — 138 22
Ipswich Town 1958–59[8] Second Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
1959–60[9] 24 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 25 0
Total 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Brentford 1961–62[10] Third Division 30 1 5 0 1 0 — 36 1
Margate 1962–63[4] Southern League First Division 0 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 2 0
Career total 185 23 17 0 1 0 3 0 206 23
  1. Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup
  2. 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup

References
  1. "Jimmy Belcher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. Jimmy Belcher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "Profile". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. Trice, Jeff (5 October 2007). "Jimmy Belcher". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. "Appearances". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 316.
  7. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 202–209. ISBN 0907969542.
  8. "Games played by Jim Belcher in 1958–59". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. "Games played by Jim Belcher in 1959–60". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  10. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 386. ISBN 0951526200.


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