Jimmy Lindsay (footballer born 1949)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Young Lindsay | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Possilpark YMCA | |||
| 1966–1968 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | West Ham United | 39 | (2) |
| 1971–1974 | Watford | 65 | (12) |
| 1974–1975 | Colchester United | 45 | (6) |
| 1975–1977 | Hereford United | 79 | (6) |
| 1977–1981 | Shrewsbury Town | 86 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (26) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Young "Jimmy" Lindsay (born 12 July 1949) is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for West Ham United, Watford, Colchester United, Hereford United and Shrewsbury Town. He amassed over 300 Football League appearances in a career spanning 13 years, collecting two Third Division winners medals with Hereford and Shrewsbury in the process.
Born in Hamilton, Lindsay began his career with West Ham United in the Football League after joining from amateur club Possilpark YMCA in Scotland. He signed on professional terms with the club in summer 1966, initially as a striker, making his first-team debut coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Burnley on 8 October 1968. He found it difficult to break into the first-team, scoring his first goal ten months after he was handed his debut, in a 2–1 First Division defeat to Stoke City. In three years as a professional with the club, Lindsay scored twice in 39 league appearances, with his second and final goal for the Hammers coming on 31 January 1970 during a 3–2 defeat at Burnley, the club he made his debut against, and played his final game on 10 April 1971, a 1–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Lindsay was signed by Watford for £20,000 from West Ham in May 1971. He scored 12 goals from midfield in 65 league games for the club between 1971 and 1974, making his debut in a Second Division 3–0 defeat away at Fulham. At the end of his first season with the club, Lindsay was placed on the transfer list with a valuation of £20,000, but remained with the club until he was released two years later. He played his final Watford game in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Chelmsford City on 24 November 1973.
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