Jimmy Hannah

Jimmy Hannah (born c. 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland died 19??) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scottish national football team as a winger.

Club career

He signed for Sunderland from Third Lanark and made his debut for the Wearside club on 3 October 1891 against Everton in a 2–1 win at Newcastle Road. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4679.asp|title=Sunderland 2-1 Everton|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-30] He played for Sunderland during 1891–1897 and won English League Championship Medals in 1893 and 1895. His goalscoring record in the FA Cup was to note, as he scored 10 times in 16 games in the competition, [cite web|url=http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/30-21.htm|title=Jimmy Hannah|publisher=A Love Supreme|accessdate=2008-07-30] including a hat trick in Sunderland's record 11–1 win over Fairfield F.C. on 2 February 1895 in the first round. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4605.asp|title=Sunderland 11-1 Fairfield|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-30] Overall, at his time at Sunderland, he played in 152 league games and scored 69 goals. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG399.asp|title=Jimmy Hannah|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-30]

International career

Hannah made his sole Scotland cap against Wales on 15 April 1889 in a 0–0 draw at The Racecourse Ground. [cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18890415.html|title=Mon 15 Apr 1889 Wales 0 Scotland 0|publisher=London Hearts|accessdate=2008-07-30]

References

* [http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG399.asp Jimmy Hannah's careers stats] at The Stat Cat