Jim Molyneux

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fullname = James Molyneux
height = 5' 9"
dateofbirth = Unknown
cityofbirth = Port Sunlight
dateofdeath = Unknown
cityofdeath = Unknown
countryofbirth = England
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position = Goalkeeper
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years = -1910
1910-23
clubs = Stockport County
Chelsea
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210 (0)
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nationalcaps(goals) = 00100(0)
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Jim Molyneux (born in Port Sunlight) was an English footballer who played for Stockport County and Chelsea. He was a capable goalkeeper and popular with the Stamford Bridge crowd. Though not prone to theatrical displays like some keepers he did take risks. [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .

Club career

Jim Molyneux started playing with Stockport County. In 1910 he transferred to Chelsea where he became a first team regular [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915. "The Manchester Guardian" singled out his performance in the match for praise and felt that he had been let down by his defence in all three goals that Chelsea conceded [Citation
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title = The Cup Final
newspaper = Manchester Guardian
pages = 9
date = April 26, 1915
url = ] . Though othersCite web|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1915.html|title=fa-cupfinals.co.uk| accessdate=2008-01-28| publisher=fa-cupfinals.co.uk| author=] suggest the first goal was as a result of an error on his part. He would go on to make 239 appearances for Chelsea, keeping 77 clean sheets, before finally leaving in 1923. [cite book | author=Glanvill, Rick | title=Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years| publisher=Headline Book Publishing Ltd| year=2006| isbn=0-7553-1466-2 | pages=p. 182]

Honours

Chelsea
*1915 FA Cup Final: Runners Up

References