James Young Lindsay (born 12 July 1949) is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for West Ham United, Watford, Colchester United, Hereford United and Shrewsbury Town. He amassed over 300 Football League appearances in a career spanning 13 years, collecting two Third Division winners medals with Hereford and Shrewsbury in the process.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Young Lindsay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1949[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Possilpark YMCA | |||
| 1966–1968 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | West Ham United | 39 | (2) |
| 1971–1974 | Watford | 65 | (12) |
| 1974–1975 | Colchester United | 45 | (6) |
| 1975–1977 | Hereford United | 79 | (6) |
| 1977–1981 | Shrewsbury Town | 86 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (26) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editWest Ham United
editBorn in Hamilton, Lindsay began his career with West Ham United in the Football League after joining from amateur club Possilpark YMCA in Scotland.[1] He signed on professional terms with the club in summer 1966, initially as a striker, making his first-team debut coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Burnley on 8 October 1968.[3] He found it difficult to break into the first-team, scoring his first goal ten months after he was handed his debut,[4] in a 2–1 First Division defeat to Stoke City.[3] In three years as a professional with the club, Lindsay scored twice in 39 league appearances,[5] with his second and final goal for the Hammers coming on 31 January 1970 during a 3–2 defeat at Burnley, the club he made his debut against, and played his final game on 10 April 1971, a 1–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.[3]
Watford
editLindsay was signed by Watford for £20,000 from West Ham in May 1971.[6] He scored 12 goals from midfield in 65 league games for the club between 1971 and 1974,[7] making his debut in a Second Division 3–0 defeat away at Fulham. At the end of his first season with the club, Lindsay was placed on the transfer list with a valuation of £20,000, but remained with the club until he was released two years later. He played his final Watford game in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Chelmsford City on 24 November 1973.[6]
Colchester United
editColchester United signed Lindsay on a free transfer from Watford in July 1974.[1] He was a regular figure in the first-team for Colchester during the 1974–75 season, his only season with the club, making 45 league appearances and scoring six goals.[8] He made his debut for the U's on 17 August in a 1–1 draw with his former club Watford at Layer Road,[9] and scored his first goal in the following game, a 1–0 League Cup win over Oxford United.[10] He scored his final goal for the club on 22 April 1975 in a 2–0 win over Blackburn Rovers[11] and made his final appearance in the final game of the season, a 3–2 home win against Bury.[12] In the summer of 1975, he was sold to Hereford United for £15,000.[1]
Hereford United
editAfter making his debut on 16 August 1975 against Port Vale,[13] Lindsay was ever-present during his first season with Hereford, scoring twice in 46 league appearances[14] on the way to helping the club win the Third Division title.[1] In total, he made 79 appearances and scored six goals in two seasons with the Bulls,[15] but could not prevent the club from being relegated back to the Third Division in his second season.[6] He made his final appearance for Hereford on 14 May 1977 against Leyton Orient.[13]
Shrewsbury Town
editLindsay signed for Shrewsbury Town in August 1977 from Hereford and would make 86 appearances for the club,[16] including helping the club finish first in the Third Division in the 1978–79 season.[6]
Personal life
editOnce he had retired from the game, Lindsay settled in Shrewsbury and now runs a pub in the town.[17]
Honours
edit- Hereford United
- 1975–76 Football League Third Division winner (Level 3)
- Shrewsbury Town
- 1978–79 Football League Third Division winner (Level 3)
- 1978-79 Welsh Cup winner
- All honours referenced by:[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Doing The 92 – Jimmy Lindsay". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Lindsay". Westhamstats.info. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "The Scottish Connection". Knees up Mother Brown – West Ham United FC Online: Articles. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "WEST HAM UNITED:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Merged players L" (PDF). Watfordfcarchive.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "WATFORD:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–1 Watford". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–0 Oxford United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 2–0 Blackburn Rovers". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–2 Bury". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Lindsay". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Jimmy Lindsay". HU–FC.co.uk – Hereford United Online. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "HEREFORD UNITED:1972/73–1996/97 & 2006/07–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "SHREWSBURY TOWN:1950/51–2002/03 & 2004/05–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "LINDSAY, Jimmy – Footballers – Where Are They Now?". Where Are They Now?. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "League One (Tier Three) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2013.