Player #452
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1955-56
1961-62
Retired
Jimmy Dugdale
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1956-62 🕒 255 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - | #452 |
Season :
1955-56 | 1956-57 | 1957-58 | 1958-59 | 1959-60 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 |
Age :
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D2 | D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Appearances :
14 | 49 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
Starts :
14 | 49 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Involvements :
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 44.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
James Robert Dugdale
Birth Date
15 January 1932
Birth Place
Liverpool, Merseyside
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Liverpool Collegiate
1950 Harrowby FC
1950-56 West Bromwich Albion
Football League First Division
🕒 63 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
Original Transfer
Aged
24
From
West Bromwich Albion
For
£25,000
On
February 1956
Under
Eric Houghton
Returning Transfer 1
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For
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On
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Under
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Returning Transfer 2
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
30
Queens Park Rangers
£6,000
October 1962
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
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Subsequent Clubs
1962-63 Queens Park Rangers, £6,000
Football League Third Division,
🕒 10 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1963 Retired aged 31
Died
25 February 2008, Aged 76
Jimmy Dugdale
Villa Career
1956-62 | £25,000 |
Football League First Division, Second Division
🕒 255 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - | #452 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
Joe Mercer 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
11 February 1956
Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
First Squad
11 February 1956
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1955-56
11 February 1956
Arsenal (h), Division One
24
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1961-62
17 March 1962
Birmingham City (a), Division One
30
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Squad
17 March 1962
Manager
Joe Mercer 🏴
Honours
1956-57 FA Cup Winners |
1960-61 League Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Jimmy Dugdale
Player #452 for Aston Villa, James Robert Dugdale, known as Jimmy Dugdale, and nicknamed The Laughing Cavalier, played as a centre back for the club.
Jimmy played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1961-62 making 255 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Jimmy was born in Liverpool on 15 January 1932 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 11 February 1956 aged 24.
Villa had signed Jimmy from West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £25,000 in January 1956.
Jimmy, an indefatigable player, was described by his manager Eric Houghton thus:
“[Jimmy] would play until he dropped. He collected countless injuries, like a broken nose and cuts around the face, but always battled on. Such endurance, and with the guts of a lion.”
Jimmy had been signed as Villa hovered around the relegation zone in Division One but his arrival proved a catalyst for unexpected success and with Jimmy in the side Villa won the 1957 FA Cup.
Jimmy was an ever present in the victorious 1956-57 FA Cup campaign including the 2-1 triumph over Manchester United in the final held at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 99,225 when Peter McParland scored twice to win Villa the Cup for a record seventh time.
Jimmy also helped Villa reach the FA Cup Semi Final in 1958-59 but had the misfortune of experiencing relegation to the Second Division with Villa that same seasons despite his 47 appearances at the heart of the defence.
Jimmy would inevitably prove a key player in Villa’s Division Two Championship winning season the following year and also went on to help Villa consolidate top ten Division One finishes in the early 60’s as well as reaching two further FA Cup Semi Finals.
Jimmy won his second trophy with the club when he played 11 games in Villa’s victorious run to the inaugural League Cup title in 1960-61 helping Villa vanquish Rotherham United over the two legged final that took place in his final season of 1961-62.
Jimmy played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 17 March 1962 when Villa fittingly defeated neighbours Birmingham City and he moved on to Queens Park Rangers for a fee of £6,000 in October 1962 aged 31.
Jimmy had played his Villa career under managers Eric Houghton and Joe Mercer.
Jimmy passed away in Birmingham on 26 February 2008 aged 76.