Jimmy Todd
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James Todd (19 March 1921 – 21 December 2007) was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played for Port Vale between 1946 and 1953. A half-back, he was "a real terrier type who used to fight for the ball all the time".[1]
Career
Todd began his playing career with Ards, before playing for the Royal Air Force and then Blackpool, before moving to Port Vale for a then-club-record four-figure fee in October 1946, on the recommendation of Stanley Matthews.[2] He made 31 appearances in the Third Division South in 1946–47, 24 appearances in 1947–48, and 11 appearances in 1948–49.[2] Having slipped out of the first-team picture at the Old Recreation Ground, he returned to play 41 games in 1949–50.[2] However, he played only eight games in 1950–51, becoming a fringe player at newly constructed Vale Park.[2] In the summer, manager Gordon Hodgson died, and following Ivor Powell's brief tenure, Freddie Steele took charge of the club in November.[2] Todd played 25 times in 1951–52, and then made 11 league appearances in 1952–53, as Vale finished as runners-up in the Third Division North.[2] Having played 146 league and eleven FA Cup games for the "Valiants", he was given a free transfer to Cheshire County League side Wellington Town in May 1953.[2] Todd later played for Stafford Rangers.[2]
Career statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Port Vale | 1946–47 | Third Division South | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1947–48 | Third Division South | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | Third Division South | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | Third Division South | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | Third Division North | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 145 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 160 | 0 | ||
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