Jimmy Hampson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hampson | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Little Hulton, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1938 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Fleetwood, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 192?–1925 | Walkden Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1927 | Nelson | 64 | (42) |
| 1927–1938 | Blackpool | 361 | (248) |
| Total | 425 | (290) | |
| National team | |||
| 1930–1932 | England | 3 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Jimmy" Hampson (23 March 1906 – 10 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forwards to play for the club.
Born in Little Hulton, Lancashire, Hampson began his career with Walkden Park. In 1925 he joined Football League Third Division, Nelson, and in his first season, 1925–26, he scored 13 goals in 20 league games. During his first season at Nelson, Hampson scored hat-tricks in three consecutive games. The following season, 1926–27, he scored 23 goals in 35 games.
In October 1927, he joined Blackpool for a fee of £1,000, scoring on his debut in a 3–1 defeat at Notts County on 15 October. He went on to score 31 goals in the remaining 32 games of the 1927–28 season, including two in his second game for the club, against Manchester City. He missed just one game in his first season for the club, and his goals helped Blackpool stave off relegation, finishing the season 19th in the Second Division.
The following season, 1928–29, he scored 40 goals to become the Second Division's top scorer. He scored five goals in the first four games that season, prompting other clubs to take an interest in signing him. In September, Blackpool denied that they had received an offer from Arsenal. After a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City on 13 October 1928, Blackpool fans cheered him off the pitch and he was described as being the "darling of Blackpool". On 10 November, he scored a then club-record five goals in a 7–0 victory over Reading. The record has since been equalled by Jimmy McIntosh. Blackpool finished that season in eighth place.
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