Jimmy Gitsham

Jimmy Gitsham

Personal information
Full name	James William Gitsham[1]
Date of birth	12 May 1942
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Date of death	19 January 2005 (aged 62)[2]
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
1960–1961	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1961–1963	Brentford	54	(0)
	Romford
	Stevenage Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jimmy Gitsham was an English football left back who played in the Football League for Brentford.

Playing career

Gitsham began his career in the youth team at Division Three side Brentford. At age 18, while still a part-time player,^[3] Gitsham made his professional debut in a 2-2 draw with Hull City at Griffin Park on 8 April 1961.^[4] He went on to establish himself in the left back position, but lost his place in the team to new signing Allan Jones. Gitsham made 61 appearances before departing the Bees in the summer of 1963.^[5] He later played non-league football for Romford and Stevenage Town and was forced to retire due to a broken ankle.^[6]

References

1. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Jimmy Gitsham". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. "Jimmy Gitsham". uptheposh.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
3. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
4. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
5. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
6. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 65. ISBN 978-0955294914.