Player #470
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1959-60
1960-61
Retired
Jimmy Adam
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1959-61 🕒 24 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 2 | #470 |
Season :
1959-60 | 1960-61 |
Age :
28 | 29 |
Division :
D2 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # |
Appearances :
21 | 3 |
Starts :
21 | 3 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 |
Goals :
3 | 0 |
Assists :
2 | 0 |
Involvements :
5 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
7.00 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
James Adam
Birth Date
13 May 1931
Birth Place
Blantyre
Birth Country
Scotland
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
Scotland
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Blantyre Celtic Youth
1950-51 Aldershot
Football League Third Division South
1951-53 Spennymoor United
North Eastern League
1953-59 Luton Town
Football League Second Division, First Division
🕒 137 | ⚽ 22 |
Original Transfer
Aged
28
From
Luton Town
For
Free
On
August 1959
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
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For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
30
Stoke City
Free
July 1961
Joe Mercer 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1961-62 Stoke City
Football League Second Division
🕒 22 | ⚽ 7 | (League)
1962-64 Falkirk
Scottish First Division
🕒 22 | ⚽ 4 | (League)
1964 South Melbourne FC
1964 Retired aged 33
Died
26 September 2008, Aged 77
Jimmy Adam
Villa Career
1959-61 | Free |
1959-60 Football League Second Division, 1960-61 Football League First Division,
🕒 24 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 2 | #470 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Joe Mercer 🏴 1959-61
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
First Squad
22 August 1959
Manager
Transfer In
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1959-60
22 August 1959
Brighton & Hove Albion (a), Division Two
28
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1960-61
4 February 1961
Manchester United (a), Division One
29
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Squad
4 February 1961
Manager
Joe Mercer 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Jimmy Adam
Player #469 for Aston Villa, James Adam, known as Jimmy Adam, played as a winger for the club in the outside left position.
Jimmy played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making 24 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Jimmy was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 13 May 1931 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 22 August 1959 aged 28.
Villa had signed Jimmy from Luton Town earlier in August 1959 and he went on to make 21 appearances, scoring 3 times, as Villa took the Second Division Championship and won promotion back to Division One at the first attempt.
Jimmy played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 4 February 1961 aged 31 before moving on to Stoke City in July 1961.
Jimmy had played under manager Joe Mercer.