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{{Short description|English footballer and manager (1918–1998)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| image = Jimmy Hagan (1972).jpg
| caption = Hagan in 1972
| fullname = James Hagan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington, County Durham]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|2|26|1918|1|21|df=y}}
| position = [[Inside forward]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Washington F.C.|Washington Colliery]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Usworth Colliery A.F.C.|Usworth Colliery]]
| years1 = 1933
| clubs1 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1935–1938
| clubs2 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 1938–1958
| clubs3 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
| caps3 = 361
| goals3 = 117
| totalcaps = 391
| totalgoals = 124
| manageryears1 = 1958–1962
| managerclubs1 = [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
| manageryears2 = 1963–1967
| managerclubs2 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| manageryears3 = 1970–1973
| managerclubs3 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| manageryears4 = 1976–1977
| managerclubs4 = [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]]
| manageryears5 = 1978
| managerclubs5 = [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]
| manageryears6 = 1978–1979
| managerclubs6 = [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]
| manageryears7 = 1979–1980
| managerclubs7 = [[Vitória Setúbal]]
| manageryears8 = 1980–1981
| managerclubs8 = [[Belenenses]]
| manageryears9 = 1981–1982
| managerclubs9 = [[G.D. Estoril Praia]]
| nationalyears1 = 1941–1946
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]] ([[World War II|War-Time]])<ref name="hagen2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-warvic-intres.html|title=England - War-Time/Victory Internationals| access-date=18 November 2007|website=[[RSSSF]]| author=Barrie Courtney and RSSSF 2004}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 11
| nationalyears2 = 1948
| nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}

'''James Hagan''' (21 January 1918 – 26 February 1998)<ref>{{cite web|author=Ivan Ponting |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-jimmy-hagan-1148385.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-jimmy-hagan-1148385.html |archive-date=8 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Obituary: Jimmy Hagan |work=The Independent |date=5 March 1998 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> was an English [[association football|football]] player and manager. He played between 1938 and 1958 for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and once for [[England national football team|England]].<ref>https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/a-legend-of-the-lane-1-440577 {{dead link|date=October 2019}}</ref> As manager he had his greatest successes with [[S.L. Benfica]] in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ian Rands |url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2013/1/26/from-sheffield-to-lisbon-the-legend-of-the-lone-wolf |title=From Sheffield To Lisbon: The Legend Of The Lone Wolf — Ibwm |work=IBWM |publisher=Inbedwithmaradona.com |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=James Ducker |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/06/14/portugal-coach-fernando-santos-english-pioneer-shaped-ideas/ |title=Portugal coach Fernando Santos on how English pioneer shaped his ideas |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= 14 June 2018|access-date=16 October 2019|newspaper=The Telegraph }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://ionline.sapo.pt/artigo/330384/jimmy-hagan-um-jogo-de-homenagem-ou-de-despedida-?seccao=Desporto |title= Jimmy Hagan. Um jogo de homenagem ou de despedida?|date= 26 September 2013|publisher= Sapo |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Hagan was born in [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington, County Durham]], England. Following in the footsteps of his father, [[Alfie Hagan|Alfie]], a former Newcastle United, Cardiff City and Tranmere player, Hagan represented England at schoolboy level and after spells with [[Washington Colliery]] and Usworth Colliery; he joined the groundstaff of [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] before leaving for [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] at fifteen years of age. He stayed at the [[Baseball Ground]] until the age of twenty when United's manager [[Teddy Davison]] met his Derby counterpart [[George Jobey]] and haggled over the £3,000 asking price, eventually agreeing to pay £2,925.

With a weekly wage of £7 per week plus a first-team appearance fee of £1, Hagan made his debut two days later on 5 November 1938 in a 2–1 victory against [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea Town]] in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. His first goal came 21 days later at Bramall Lane in a 3–1 victory over [[West Ham United]]. His first hat-trick for the club came in the last game of the 1938–39 season, with United needing to win to gain promotion instead of local rivals [[Sheffield Wednesday]] who having played all their 42 games were one point ahead on 53 with a superior goal average. Promotion was secured with a 6–1 win, Hagan contributing a goal.

After the war, Hagan initially refused to re-sign for United, missing the first four games of the 1946–47 season. Having got a job as a trainee chartered surveyor he only rejoined the team on a part-time basis. His solitary [[England national football team|England]] cap came in a 0–0 draw against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in [[Copenhagen]] on 26 September 1948.<ref>{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

He continued to play for United until 1958, as captain between 1946 and 1949, despite United accepting what would have been a British record transfer fee of £32,500 from Wednesday in February 1951. Hagan rejected the transfer and Wednesday were relegated to the Second Division.

He finally retired after playing against his former club, Derby County, on 14 September 1957, having scored 117 league goals in 361 league matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/the-player-derby-county-slip-377993 |title=The player that Derby County let slip became one of the greatest of his generation|publisher=Derby Telegraph |date= 26 August 2017|access-date=23 October 2019|newspaper=Derbytelegraph}}</ref> His testimonial game was played on 10 March 1958 between a Sheffield [[First 11|XI]] and an International XI.

In May and June 1958, Hagan joined fifteen [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] players on a tour of Australia. He scored 21 goals in his fifteen appearances.<ref name="Wolstenholme">Wolstenholme, Gerry (2014). ''By Bus to Wollongong'', Panther Press, 2014</ref> He had previously toured Australia with an [[Football Association|FA]] party seven years earlier, scoring eight goals in a match versus Tasmania.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27035954 |title=English Soccer Team Score Record 17 Goals |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |volume=CLXIX |issue=25,116 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=20 June 1951 |access-date=7 April 2019 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}
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==Managerial career==
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Hagan started his managerial career with [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] where he worked between 1958 and 1962. His period in charge saw [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] elected to the [[Football League]] and, in 1960–61, their first season in the league, they won Division 4, scoring 134 goals. This remains a record number of goals scored in the English leagues. After leaving Peterborough, he joined [[West Bromwich Albion]] in 1963 leading the team to the [[Football League Cup]] in 1966. Sliding fortunes in the season thereafter put an end to this assignment.

His greatest successes were with S.L. Benfica in [[Lisbon]] where he led the club between 1970 and 1973 to three successive Portuguese championships and once to the national cup, a record no coach has since been able to repeat at the helm of the ''Águias''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Pitt-Brooke @jackpittbrooke |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/meet-the-geordie-who-led-benfica-to-three-league-titles-7586315.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/meet-the-geordie-who-led-benfica-to-three-league-titles-7586315.html |archive-date=8 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Meet the Geordie who led Benfica to three league titles |work=The Independent |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> In this period Benfica also attracted Europe-wide attention when the team reached the semi-finals of the [[European Cup]], where the team was only narrowly defeated 0–1 on aggregate by the legendary [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] of that era.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tifofootball.com/features/1972-73-when-benfica-and-jimmy-hagan-were-perfect-for-each-other/ |title=1972-73: When Benfica and Jimmy Hagan were perfect for each other |publisher=Tifo Football |date=19 April 2018 |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016123054/https://www.tifofootball.com/features/1972-73-when-benfica-and-jimmy-hagan-were-perfect-for-each-other/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1972 and 1973, Hagan led Benfica to become the first club in Portugal ever to win the championship without defeats and won 28 matches – 23 consecutively – out of 30, drawing the other two. In that year [[Eusébio]] also became Europe's top scorer with 40 goals, in what was his penultimate season as a Benfica player. The team scored 101 goals, breaking 100 only for the second time in their history.

Jimmy Hagan separated from the club in September 1973 after an argument concerning the line-up for the testimonial match for Eusébio. Eusébio, with whom Hagan enjoyed a lifelong friendship since those days, described the coach as "a strong disciplinarian".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/09/portugal-fernando-santos-euro-2016-jimmy-hagan-benfica |title=Portugal and Santos owe debt of thanks to no-nonsense English manager &#124; Football |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 9 July 2016|access-date=16 October 2019|last1=Hytner |first1=David }}</ref>

"All the players thought his training schedules were too punishing and some were physically sick after the first training session. But after a while, they realised it was worth it as we started winning games. He gave us the extra strength and he is the reason Benfica won three successive championships."

In 1975, he managed [[Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia]] for the First Portuguese League. In [[Lisbon]] he also managed Benfica's local rivals [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting]] in the 1976–77 season. He also had spells at [[Vitoria de Setubal]], [[Belenenses]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuhistory.asp?stage=2&id=171&name=Treinadores%20-%20Futebol%20S%E9nior |title= |website=www.osbelenenses.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054815/http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/329/3h%20-%20Hobbys%20Yards%20Heritage%20Items.pdf.aspx |archive-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> and [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/epoca-197879-primeira-divisao/|title=Época 1978/79: Primeira Divisão|date=15 March 2007|website=arquivista.wordpress.com}}</ref> where he won the Portuguese Cup.

==Sheffield United career statistics==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Season
!Division
!League Apps
!League Goals
!FA Cup Apps
!FA Cup Goals
!Other Apps
!Other Goals
!Total Apps
!Total Goals
|-
| 1938–39
|  Division Two
|  28
|  10
|  4
|  1
|  1
|  0
|  33
|  11
|-
| 1939–40
|  East Midlands
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  15
|  8
|  15
|  8
|-
| 1940–41
|  North Regional
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  2
|  3
|  2
|  3
|-
| 1941–42
| Northern
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  3
|  1
|  3
|  1
|-
| 1942–43
|  League North
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  4
|  0
|  4
|  0
|-
| 1943–44
|  League North
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  2
|  1
|  2
|  1
|-
| 1944–45
|  League North
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|-
| 1945–46
|  League North
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  12
|  5
|  12
|  5
|-
| 1946–47
|  Division One
|  33
|  14
|  5
|  1
|  0
|  0
|  38
|  15
|-
| 1947–48
|  Division One
|  29
|  6
|  0
|  0
|  1
|  0
|  30
|  6
|-
| 1948–49
|  Division One
|  40
|  11
|  2
|  1
|  2
|  1
|  44
|  13
|-
| 1949–50
|  Division Two
|  26
|  6
|  1
|  0
|  2
|  1
|  29
|  7
|-
| 1950–51
|  Division Two
|  36
|  16
|  3
|  1
|  1
|  0
|  40
|  17
|-
| 1951–52
|  Division Two
|  26
|  10
|  4
|  0
|  2
|  2
|  32
|  12
|-
| 1952–53
|  Division Two
|  37
|  17
|  2
|  1
|  0
|  0
|  39
|  18
|-
| 1953–54
|  Division One
|  25
|  6
|  2
|  0
|  1
|  2
|  28
|  8
|-
| 1954–55
|  Division One
|  28
|  8
|  1
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  29
|  8
|-
| 1955–56
|  Division One
|  22
|  6
|  1
|  0
|  3
|  2
|  26
|  8
|-
| 1956–57
|  Division Two
|  27
|  7
|  3
|  0
|  2
|  3
|  32
|  10
|-
| 1957–58
|  Division Two
|  4
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  0
|  4
|  0
|-
|
|  Total
|  361
|  117
|  28
|  5
|  53
|  29
|  442
|  151
|}

==Honours==

===As a manager===
'''West Bromwich Albion'''
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1965–66 Football League Cup|1965–66]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/24/every-league-cup-winning-manager-can-you-name-the-three-joint-most-successful-7338875/|title=Every League Cup winning manager - can you name the three joint most successful?|date=24 February 2018}}</ref>

'''Benfica'''
*[[Primeira Liga]]: [[1970–71 Primeira Liga|1970–71]], [[1971–72 Primeira Liga|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Primeira Liga|1972–73]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d8055f8feb6-eebead43989c-1000--three-point-turns-europe-s-longest-winning-runs/ |title=Three-point turns: Europe's longest winning runs |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date= 12 September 2015|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Portuguese Cup]]: 1972

'''Boavista'''
* [[Portuguese Cup]]: 1979

==Portraits of Jimmy Hagan==
A bronze statue of Hagan by sculptor [[Kenneth Robertson]] was unveiled at [[Bramall Lane]] on 19 January 2001<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.offbeat.group.shef.ac.uk/statues/STUK_Hagan_Jimmy.htm|title = The Sporting Statues Project: Jimmy Hagan: Sheffield United FC, Bramall Lane, Sheffield}}</ref> by the Portuguese football player/manager [[Eusebio]]. A portrait bust of Hagan was also presented to his daughter, Jackie.<ref>https://www.compleatseanbean.com/Jimmy%20Hagan2.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.compleatseanbean.com/jimmyhagan.html|title=Jimmy Hagan Statue Unveiling}}</ref> At the event Eusebio commented: ''Jimmy is still in my heart to this day and I can see exactly why he was so popular with the people of Sheffield. He was my coach at Benfica between 1970 and 1973 and I remember him being a manager who knew how to handle players well. He always offered me good advice and told me where I should be playing to get the best out of me''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sufc.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=sufc.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
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===Bibliography===
*Clarebrough, Denis (1989). ''Sheffield United F.C., The First 100 years''. Sheffield United Football Club. {{ISBN|0-9508588-1-1}}
*Young, Percy A. (1962). ''Football in Sheffield''. Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd {{ISBN|0-9506272-4-0}}
*Barnard Roger (2007). "The Jimmy Hagan Story", The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0-7524-4451-2}}

==External links==
*{{soccerbase (manager)|id=722|name=Jimmy Hagan}}

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