Jimmy Hagan
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Hagan in 1972
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hagan | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Washington, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 February 1998 (aged 80) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Washington Colliery | |||
| Usworth Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1938 | Derby County | 30 | (7) |
| 1938–1958 | Sheffield United | 361 | (117) |
| 1933–1958 | Total | 391 | (124) |
| National team | |||
| 1941–1946 | England (War-Time) | 16 | (11) |
| 1948 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1958–1962 | Peterborough United | ||
| 1963–1967 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1970–1973 | Benfica | ||
| 1976–1977 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1978 | Boavista | ||
| 1978–1979 | Boavista | ||
| 1979–1980 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1980–1981 | Belenenses | ||
| 1981–1982 | G.D. Estoril Praia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Hagan (21 January 1918 – 26 February 1998), known as Jimmy Hagan, was an English football player and manager born in Washington, County Durham, England. He played between 1938 and 1958 for Sheffield United and once for England. As manager he had his greatest successes with S.L. Benfica in the early 1970s.
Just one full England cap, 1948 versus Denmark in Copenhagen (0–0), does not do justice to one of the finest British footballers of his era. A two-footed inside forward with an astonishing repertoire of tricks, Jimmy was also a regular goalscorer. His career was interrupted by World War II, but he remains a legend amongst Sheffield United fans for his performances during nearly 20 years service at Bramall Lane.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Alf, a former Newcastle United, Cardiff City and Tranmere player, Hagan represented England at schoolboy level and after spells with Washington Colliery and Usworth Colliery; he joined the groundstaff of Liverpool before leaving for Derby County at fifteen years of age. He stayed at the Baseball Ground until the age of twenty when United's manager Teddy Davison met his Derby counterpart George Jobey and haggled over the £3,000 asking price, eventually agreeing to pay £2,925.
With a weekly wage of £7 per week plus a first-team appearance fee of £1, Hagan made his debut two days later on 5 November 1938 in a 2–1 victory against Swansea Town in the Second Division. His first goal came 21 days later at Bramall Lane in a 3-1 victory over West Ham United. His first hat-trick for the club came in the last game of the 1938–39 season, with United needing to win to gain promotion instead of local rivals Sheffield Wednesday who having played all their 42 games were one point ahead on 53 with a superior goal average. Promotion was secured with a 6–1 win, Hagan contributing a goal.
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