Jim Iley

Jim Iley
Personal information
Full name James Iley[1]
Date of birth (1935-12-15)15 December 1935
Place of birth South Kirkby, England
Date of death 17 November 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 82)
Place of death Bolton, England
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Pontefract Collieries
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1957 Sheffield United 99 (7)
1957–1959 Tottenham Hotspur 53 (1)
1959–1962 Nottingham Forest 93 (4)
1962–1969 Newcastle United 232 (15)
1969–1972 Peterborough United 68 (4)
Total 545 (31)
International career
England U23 1 (0)
Managerial career
1969–1972 Peterborough United
1973–1978 Barnsley
1978 Blackburn Rovers
1980–1984 Bury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Iley (15 December 1935 – 17 November 2018) was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 550 appearances in the Football League playing as a left half. He was a brother-in-law to Jack and Colin Grainger.[2]

Career

Born in South Kirkby, Iley played for Pontefract Collieries, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United and Peterborough United.[1][3][4] As manager, he took charge of Peterborough (as player-manager), Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Exeter City.[5] He was capped once for England under-23 team,[6][7] and twice by the Football League representative side.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jim Iley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ Grainger, Colin; Jawád, Hyder (2019). The Singing Winger. deCoubertin. ISBN 978-1-909245-95-2.
  3. ^ "Jim Iley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. ^ "James -Jim- Iley | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere".
  5. ^ "Jim Iley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results- Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2009.


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