Jimmy Singer

Dennis James Singer (30 August 1937 – 21 July 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer who scored 62 goals in 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He played as an inside forward.[1]

Jimmy Singer
Personal information
Full name Dennis James Singer
Date of birth (1937-08-30)30 August 1937
Place of birth Cefn Hengoed, Wales
Date of death 21 July 2010 (aged 72)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Wesley Rovers B.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fleur-de-Lys Welfare
1954–1960 Newport County 52 (27)
1960–1962 Birmingham City 20 (8)
1962–1964 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 59 (22)
1964–1965 Newport County 8 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Singer was born in Cefn Hengoed, Glamorgan.[2] As a boy he played for Wesley Rovers Boys' Club, which fed Fleur-de-Lys Welfare,[3] and from there he joined Newport County as an amateur in 1954. He turned professional in 1956,[2] and went on to score 27 goals for the club at a rate better than a goal every two games,[1] goal-poaching which earned him a move to First Division club Birmingham City. Singer spent two seasons with Birmingham, but played only 31 games in all competitions despite scoring as freely as at Newport.[2] He played on the losing side in the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against Roma.[4] In September 1962, Singer signed for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic for a fee of £7,000; he scored 22 goals in 59 league games before returning to Newport County in the 1964 close season.[1][2]

After his retirement from football, Singer kept a restaurant in Caerleon.[2] He died in July 2010.[5][6]

References
  1. "Jimmy Singer". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. "History". Fleur-de-Lys Welfare A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009.
  4. Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "Fairs' Cup 1960–61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  5. Match Programme. Birmingham City F.C. 22 August 2010. p. 53.
  6. Giffard, Mark (30 July 2010). "Jimmy Singer". Fleur-de-Lys Welfare A.F.C. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.


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