Jimmy Oakes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Oakes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanley, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 1992 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bethesda Mission | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Milton Albion | |||
| 1923–1933 | Port Vale | 288 | (33) |
| 1933–1939 | Charlton Athletic | 234 | (0) |
| Total | 522 | (33) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Oakes (5 November 1902 – 7 November 1992) was an English footballer who played as a left-back. He was noted as being a clean player, who never resorted to rough play or dirty tricks.
Noted for his clean play, he turned professional at Port Vale in November 1923. He played at The Old Recreation Ground for ten years, helping the "Valiants" to top the Third Division North in 1929–30. He was sold on to Charlton Athletic for £3,000 in January 1933. He helped the "Addicks" to the Third Division South title in 1934–35, promotion out of the Second Division in 1935–36, and then second place in the First Division in 1936–37. His career was ended by the outbreak of World War II.
Oakes played for Bethesda Mission and Milton Albion before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1923, signing as a professional in November of that year. He played two Second Division games in 1923–24, before becoming a regular in the side from October 1924. He played 31 games in 1924–25 and 42 games in 1925–26, scoring his first senior goal in a 5–2 defeat to South Shields on 1 May 1926. He made 45 appearances in 1926–27 and 41 appearances in 1927–28, as the club continued to post top ten finishes. His career survived a cartilage operation in November 1928 as he returned to regular football four months later to finish the season with 26 games to his name; the "Valiants" suffered relegation after finishing two points short of safety.
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