Jimmy Whitehead was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 13th March 1893 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 3rd March 1894 aged 23. Whitehead, born on 29th January 1871, in Church, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 208 and played as a Inside Right for his country.
Jimmy Whitehead - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: James Whitehead
- Born: 29th January 1871, Church, Lancashire
- Died: August 1929, Haslingden, Lancashire aged 58
- England Career: 1893 - 1894
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Accrington FC (1) & Blackburn Rovers (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 208
- Whitehead joined Accrington FC in 1890 where he scored 23 goals from 73 appearances. He transferred to Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 1893 who paid a princely sum of £100 for his services. Accrington used the money to wipe out most of their debt. He joined Manchester City for the 1897/98 season but only made 24 appearances before going back to Accrington, this time with Accrington Stanley, after the original Accrington FC had folded. He died in 1929.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 13th March 1893 aged 22 years, 1 month, 15 days - Last Cap: v
Ireland (HC) on 3rd March 1894 aged 23 years, 1 month, 5 days - Career Length: 355 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bob Holmes
- 2 Matches
- Jack Reynolds
- 2 Matches
- Fred Spiksley
- 2 Matches
- Billy Bassett
- 1 Match
- Tommy Clare
- 1 Match
- John Goodall
- 1 Match
- Charlie Perry
- 1 Match
- Joe Schofield
- 1 Match
- John Willie Sutcliffe
- 1 Match
- Jimmy Turner
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
- Birth Registration Mar 1870 Blackburn 8e 395
- 3 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 2 - 2, 3rd Mar 1894 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 5 days. - WAL, 6 - 0, 13th Mar 1893 (HC) Accrington FC, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 15 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.