Jimmy Gunning
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James M. Gunning[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1929[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1993 | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1950 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
| → Forres Mechanics (loan) | |||
| 1950–1953 | Manchester City | 13 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Weymouth | ||
| 1954–1955 | Barrow | 10 | (1) |
| 1957–1958 | Mossley | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James M. Gunning (25 June 1929 – 1993) was a Scottish professional football winger. He played in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian and in the English Football League for Manchester City and Barrow
Born in Helensburgh, Gunning was a junior with Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was unable to settle and returned to Scotland in 1946, signing for Hibernian as an amateur.[3] He then joined the Royal Air Force; a posting in the Highlands allowed Gunning to play Highland League football for Forres Mechanics.[3] After leaving the RAF, Gunning returned to Easter Road, but he found first team opportunities very limited as Hibs enjoyed the services of The Famous Five.[3] He played once for Hibs in a league match, during the 1950-51 season.[3]
Gunning signed for Manchester City in November 1950.[3] During three seasons with the club, Gunning made 13 league appearances.[3] He left City in 1953, joining non-league Weymouth but in 1954 returned to the Football League when he joined Barrow, playing ten times in the 1954-55 season.[2]
Gunning played once for Mossley in the 1957-58 season.[4]
References
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.