Jimmy Atkinson

James Atkinson (1886 – after 1910) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.

Jimmy Atkinson
Personal information
Full name James Atkinson[1]
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Inside forward, wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newton Heath Athletic
190?–1905 Sale Holmefield
1905–1908 Bolton Wanderers 3 (1)
1908–1909 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 (1)
1909–1910 Exeter City 40 (0)
1910–19?? Barrow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Atkinson was born in 1886 in Manchester,[2] and was playing Manchester League football for Newton Heath Athletic by the age of 15. He moved on to Sale Holmefield, had a trial with Manchester United that came to nothing, then signed for Bolton Wanderers in March 1905. He scored on his debut in the First Division a year later, but played only twice more in the league before spending the 1908–09 Southern League season as Brighton & Hove Albion's regular left half.[1] A season with another Southern League club, Exeter City, followed, and he then joined Barrow of the Lancashire Combination.[3]

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References
  1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Atkinson, James". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2018.


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