- Jimmy Neighbour
Football player infobox
playername=Jimmy Neighbour
fullname=James Edward Neighbour
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1950|11|15|
cityofbirth=Chingford
countryofbirth=England
dateofdeath=
cityofdeath=
countryofdeath=
position= Winger (retired)
years=1968–1976
1976–1979
1979–1983
1983–1983
clubs=Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City
West Ham United
→Bournemouth (loan)
caps(goals)= 1190 (8)
1060 (5)
0730 (5)
0600 (0)
Jimmy Neighbour (born 15 November 1950 inChingford ) is a former professional fooballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Millwall, West Ham United and Bournemouth. [ Hugman, B, J, (Ed)"The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005" (2005) p453 ISBN 185291 Retrieved 2 October 2008] .Football career
Neighbour joined Spurs as an apprentice in November 1968. He made his senior debut against Stoke City at
White Hart Lane in October 1970. A traditional right winger who had the ability to beat defenders, he played on 156 occasions including 22 as substitute and scoring 11 goals in all competitions between 1970–76. [ [http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur A-Z of players] Retrieved 2 October 2008] . The highlight of Neighbour's career at the club was the winning of a League Cup medal in1971 Football League Cup Final . [ [http://www.topspurs.com/thfc-history-cupfinalteams.htm 1970-71 Football league cup final team] Retrieved 2 October 2008] He transferred to Norwich City in September 1976 for a £75000 fee and went on to play 106 matches including two as sub and netting five goals for theCarrow Road club between 1976–1979. West Ham United paid £150000 for his services in September 1979, where he featured in 73 games, seven as sub and finding the net on five occasions. Neighbour was involved in a loan deal which took him to Bournemouth in January 1983, where he played a further six matches.After retiring from competitive football, Neighbour went on to manage Enfield which culminated in winning the
FA Trophy in 1988. He moved on to West Ham United to become their Youth Development Officer, before acting as Doncaster Rovers assistant manager. Neighbour spent a further two years as manager of St Albans City. He later became a coach of the Tottenham Hotspur's Under 17s team at the Spurs Academy. [ [http://www.mehstg.com/whereare_m2z.htm#N "Where are they now?"] Retrieved 2 October 2008] Neighbour still lives in Chingford where he owns a sportswear business.Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
*1971 Football League Cup Final : WinnerExterior links
* [http://archive.mehstg.com/fact_neighbour.htm Fact file]
* [http://www.sportingheroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=20585 Pen- picture and photo of Jimmy]
* [http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=492&united=Jimmy_Neighbour West Ham stats]
* [http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/derby-appearances.phtml?opponent=Norwich+City&fullname=Jimmy+Neighbour The East Anglia derby]
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/jimmyneighbour.htm Career stats]References
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