Jimmy Moreton

English footballer and manager

Jimmy Moreton
Moreton in 1921
Moreton in 1921[1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1891-09-22)22 September 1891
Date of death August 1942(1942-08-00) (aged 50)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1910 Cammell Laird
1910–1926 Tranmere Rovers 148 (12)
Managerial career
1939–1942 Tranmere Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy J. Moreton (22 September 1891 – August 1942) was a football player and manager.[3][4] He joined Tranmere Rovers from Cammell Laird in July 1910.[4] He was switched from right-half to outside right, where he set up countless goals for a succession of Tranmere centre forwards, including Dixie Dean, in almost 500 appearances at the club.[4]

Upon retirement, aged 37, Moreton became trainer alongside manager Bert Cooke,[4] before taking over as manager himself, from 1939, during World War II.[5][6] He died in 1942,[1] and was succeeded by another former player, Bill Ridding.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bishop, Peter (1 November 1998). Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Images of England. Stroud, U.K.: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-1505-5.
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. Tranmere Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1891–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e Bishop, Peter (1990). "Moreton, Jimmy". The A–Z of Tranmere Rovers. Ellesmere Port: Chester IV Graphics. p. 30. ASIN B0011SRSOG.
  5. ^ "Tranmere Rovers Managers Since 1912". Tranmere Rovers official website. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ^ "History". TheCowsheds.co.uk. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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Tranmere Rovers F.C. – managers
  • Cooke (1912–35)
  • Carr (1935–36)
  • Knowles (1936–39)
  • Moreton (1939–42)
  • Ridding (1942–46)
  • T. Jones (1946)
  • Blackburn (1946–55)
  • Kelly (1955–56)
  • Blackburn (1956–57)
  • Farrell (1957–60)
  • Galbraith (1961)
  • Russell (1961–69)
  • Wright (1969–72)
  • Yeats (1972–75)
  • King (1975–80)
  • Hamilton (1980–85)
  • Worthington (1985–87)
  • Moore (1987)
  • King (1987–96)
  • Aldridge (1996–2001)
  • Mathias & Sheedyc (2001)
  • Watson (2001–02)
  • Mathias (2002–03)
  • McMahonc (2003)
  • Little (2003–06)
  • Moore (2006–09)
  • Barnes (2009)
  • Parry (2009–12)
  • Moore (2012–14)
  • McMahonc (2014)
  • Edwards (2014)
  • Adams (2014–15)
  • Rogersc (2015)
  • Brabin (2015–16)
  • Cardenc (2016)
  • Mellon (2016–20)
  • Jackson (2020)
  • Hill (2020–21)
  • Dawesc (2021)
  • Mellon (2021–23)
  • Dawes (2023)
  • Adkins (2023–)
(c) = caretaker manager (i) = interim manager


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