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{{short description|English footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Jim Iley
|image          =
|image_size     =
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|fullname       = James Iley<ref name = "Hugman"/>
|birth_date     = {{birth date|1935|12|15|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[South Kirkby]], England
|death_date     = {{death date and age|2018|11|17|1935|12|15|df=y}}
|death_place    = [[Bolton]], England
|position       =  [[Wing half|Left half]]
|youthyears1    =
|youthclubs1    = [[Pontefract Collieries F.C.|Pontefract Collieries]]
|years1         = 1953–1957
|clubs1         = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
|caps1          = 99
|goals1         = 7
|years2         = 1957–1959
|clubs2         = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|caps2          = 53
|goals2         = 1
|years3         = 1959–1962
|clubs3         = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|caps3          = 93
|goals3         = 4
|years4         = 1962–1969
|clubs4         = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|caps4          = 232
|goals4         = 15
|years5         = 1969–1972
|clubs5         = [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
|caps5          = 68
|goals5         = 4
|totalcaps      = 545
|totalgoals     = 31
|nationalyears1 = 
|nationalteam1  = [[England national under-23 football team|England U23]]
|nationalcaps1  = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|manageryears1  = 1969–1972
|managerclubs1  = [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
|manageryears2  = 1973–1978
|managerclubs2  = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]
|manageryears3  = 1978
|managerclubs3  = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|manageryears4  = 1980–1984
|managerclubs4  = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]
|manageryears5  = 1984–1985
 managerclubs5  = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
}}
'''James Iley''' (15 December 1935 – 17 November 2018) was an English [[association football|football]] player and manager. He made nearly 550 appearances in [[the Football League]] playing as a [[wing half|left half]]. He was a brother-in-law to [[Jack Grainger (footballer, born 1924)|Jack]] and [[Colin Grainger]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Grainger|first1=Colin|first2=Hyder|last2=Jawád|title=The Singing Winger|publisher=deCoubertin|year=2019|isbn=978-1-909245-95-2|ref={{harvid|Grainger|2019}}}}</ref>

==Career==
Born in [[South Kirkby]], Iley played for [[Pontefract Collieries F.C.|Pontefract Collieries]], [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]].<ref name = "Hugman">{{Hugman|9847|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jimiley.html |title=Jim Iley |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=22 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=387|title = James -Jim- Iley &#124; Player Profile &#124; toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere}}</ref> As manager, he took charge of Peterborough (as [[player-manager]]), [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] and [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]].<ref name=SB>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=701 |title=Jim Iley's managerial career |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=22 December 2009}}</ref> He was [[Cap (sport)|capped]] once for [[England national under-23 football team|England under-23 team]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/3924/ |title=Jim Iley's Biography - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database |access-date=20 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120220959/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/3924/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040413100658/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html |url-status=live |archive-date=13 April 2004 |title=England – U-23 International Results- Details |date=27 March 2004 |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=22 December 2009 }}</ref> and twice by the Football League representative side.<ref name = "Hugman"/>

==References==
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{{Peterborough United F.C. managers}}
{{Barnsley F.C. managers}}
{{Blackburn Rovers F.C. managers}}
{{Bury F.C. managers}}
{{Exeter City F.C. managers}}

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[[Category:People from South Kirkby]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield]]
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[[Category:England men's under-23 international footballers]]
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[[Category:Sheffield United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players]]
[[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players]]
[[Category:Newcastle United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Peterborough United F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
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[[Category:Men's association football wing halves]]
[[Category:English football managers]]
[[Category:Peterborough United F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Barnsley F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Bury F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Exeter City F.C. managers]]
[[Category:English Football League managers]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]


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