James Adam (13 May 1931 – 26 September 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Luton Town and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Adam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 2008 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melbourne, Australia | Blantyre Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Aldershot | 1 | (0) |
| 1951–1953 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 1953–1959 | Luton Town | 137 | (22) |
| 1959–1961 | Aston Villa | 24 | (3) |
| 1961–1962 | Stoke City | 22 | (7) |
| 1962–1964 | Falkirk | 22 | (4) |
| 1964 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
| Total | 206 | (36) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Blantyre, Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre Celtic before moving south to English club Aldershot in 1950.[1] However, the young Adam was only able to make a single league appearance for the club during the 1950–51 season and then left and joined non-league Spennymoor United.
In 1953, Adam signed for Luton Town, where he made 138 appearances during a six-year spell in which he helped the club gain promotion to the First Division in 1954–55.[1] By the time of Luton's relegation from the First Division in 1960, Adam had joined Aston Villa, where he spent two seasons before signing for Stoke City where he spent the 1961–62 season scoring seven goals in 24 appearances before returning to Scotland with Falkirk.[1] He later emigrated to Australia, where he played for South Melbourne Hellas.[1]
Death
editAdam died in Melbourne on 26 September 2008, at the age of 77.[2]
Career statistics
editSource:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aldershot | 1950–51 | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Luton Town | 1953–54 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | ||
| 1955–56 | First Division | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 1956–57 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1957–58 | First Division | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1958–59 | First Division | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 137 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 138 | 22 | |||
| Aston Villa | 1959–60 | Second Division | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1961–62 | Second Division | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Career Total | 183 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 32 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Jimmy Adam". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Jimmy Adam at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
edit- Jimmy Adam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Aston Villa Player Database