Jimmy Cunliffe

Jimmy Cunliffe
Personal information
Full name	James Nathaniel Cunliffe
Date of birth	5 July 1912
Place of birth	Blackrod, England
Date of death	21 November 1986 (aged 74)
Place of death	Bolton, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Haslingden
	Adlington
Senior career*
Years	Team
1930–1946	Everton
	→ Everton (war guest)
	→ Bolton Wanderers (war guest)
	→ Rochdale (war guest)
1946–1947	Rochdale
Total
International career
1936	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Nathaniel Cunliffe (5 July 1912 – 21 November 1986) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Blackrod, Cunliffe played club football for Haslingden, Adlington, Everton and Rochdale.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Prior to his football career he worked as an apprentice plater at the Horwich Locomotive Works.^[6] For Everton he scored on his debut in March 1933.^[6] During World War II he guested for Everton, Bolton Wanderers, and Rochdale.^[6]

Cunliffe also earned one cap for the England national side on 9 May 1936.^[1] His cousin was Arthur Cunliffe, also a footballer.^[1]

He was married, with one son and one grandson, both also called James.^[6] After retirement he returned to the Horwich Locomotive Works, to work in the spring smithy section.^[6] He also played professional crown green bowls, a sport he had played as an amateur during his football career.^[6]

He died at his home on 26 November 1986 following a stroke, aged 74.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "England Players - Jimmy/Nat Cunliffe". www.englandfootballonline.com.
^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gallery of Players Signed Between 1920 - 1939". The History of Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rochdale/rochdale.html ^{[bare URL]}
^ Jimmy Cunliffe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Nat, King of Goals...and Bowls". www.toffeeweb.com.

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[auto-1] "England Players - Jimmy/Nat Cunliffe". www.englandfootballonline.com.

[2] "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Gallery of Players Signed Between 1920 - 1939". The History of Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.

[4] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rochdale/rochdale.html ^{[bare URL]}

[5] Jimmy Cunliffe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[auto1-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Nat, King of Goals...and Bowls". www.toffeeweb.com.

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