James Michael Gunning (25 June 1929 – 27 August 1993) was a Scottish professional football winger. He played in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian and in the English Football League for Manchester City and Barrow.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Michael Gunning[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1929[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 August 1993 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
| → Forres Mechanics (loan) | |||
| 1950–1953 | Manchester City | 13 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Weymouth | ||
| 1954–1955 | Barrow | 10 | (1) |
| 1957–1958 | Mossley | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Helensburgh, Gunning was a junior with Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was unable to settle and returned to Scotland in 1946, signing for Hibernian as an amateur.[3] He then joined the Royal Air Force; a posting in the Highlands allowed Gunning to play Highland League football for Forres Mechanics.[3] After leaving the RAF, Gunning returned to Easter Road, but he found first team opportunities very limited as Hibs enjoyed the services of The Famous Five.[3] He played once for Hibs in a league match, during the 1950–51 season.[3]
Gunning signed for Manchester City in November 1950.[3] During three seasons with the club, Gunning made 13 league appearances.[3] He left City in 1953, joining non-league Weymouth but in 1954 returned to the Football League when he joined Barrow, playing ten times in the 1954–55 season.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Jimmy Gunning". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Gunning". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Jeffrey, p65.
- ^ "Complete A-Z of players 1919-2010: Gabrielson to Gurney". Mossley A.F.C. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
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