Jimmy Baxter (footballer, born 1925)

Jimmy Baxter

Personal information
Full name	James Cunningham Baxter
Date of birth	8 November 1925
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	May 1994
Playing position	Inside forward[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1943–1946	Dunfermline Athletic	?	(?)
1946–1952	Barnsley	222	(54)
1952–1959	Preston North End	245	(65)
1959–1960	Barnsley	26	(3)
1961–1962	Morecambe	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James Cunningham "Jimmy" Baxter (8 November 1925 – May 1994) was a professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Barnsley, Preston North End and Morecambe. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, he scored more than a hundred Football League goals, and was part of the Preston North End team in the 1954 FA Cup Final.^[2]

References

1. Hill, Mike. Preston North End: 1954 FA Cup Final. Lancashire Evening Post. p. 37.
2. Bland, Lawrence; Quinn, Derek (2004). The Light at the End of the Tunnel - a Potted History of Morecambe Football Club. Accrington: Mercer Print. p. 16. ISBN 0-9546251-2-9.

External links

• Jimmy Baxter, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database