Jimmy Sirrel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Sirrel | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2008 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Celtic | 13 | (2) |
| 1949–1951 | Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | (2) |
| 1951–1954 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 55 | (16) |
| 1954–1957 | Aldershot | 31 | (3) |
| Total | 111 | (23) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–1969 | Brentford | ||
| 1969–1975 | Notts County | ||
| 1975–1977 | Sheffield United | ||
| 1977–1982 | Notts County | ||
| 1985–1987 | Notts County | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Jimmy" Sirrel (2 February 1922 – 25 September 2008) was a Scottish football player and manager best known for his management career.
Born in Glasgow, Sirrel started his career with Celtic before moving to England, spending most of his playing career with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Starting his management career in the Fourth Division with Brentford, Sirrel moved to Notts County where he achieved promotion to the Second Division, and then after a spell at Sheffield United returned to Notts County to achieve promotion to the First Division for the first time since 1926. He is regarded as a legend of the club, with the County Road Stand at Notts County's Meadow Lane named after him.
Born in Glasgow, Sirrel started his professional career at Celtic in 1946, but made just 13 appearances in three years before signing for Bradford Park Avenue in 1949, but again failed to get regular first team football, playing only 12 matches. In 1951 he joined Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made 55 appearances before signing for Aldershot in 1954. He retired from playing in 1957.
Sirrel moved to Brentford as trainer in February 1965, before accepting the job of caretaker manager in February 1967. After being appointed to the role full-time, he spent two full seasons at the helm of Brentford where the club finished in 14th and 11th-placed positions in the Fourth Division. The 1969-70 season started well for Brentford and by November they were mounting a decent challenge for automatic promotion to Division Three. However, at the beginning of that month it was announced that Sirrel would be leaving Griffin Park to join Notts County as their new manager.
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