Jimmy Elder

James Elder (5 March 1928 – September 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for Football League club Portsmouth, where he was part of the squad that went on to win the Division 1 Championship and Colchester United, where he made over 200 appearances and scoring 17 goals. Jimmy was a hard-hitting wing-half who could play with both feet. Jimmy was also a regular penalty-taker.[1]

For other people with the same name, see James Elder.

Jimmy Elder
Personal information
Full name James Elder
Date of birth (1928-03-05)5 March 1928
Place of birth Scone, Scotland
Date of death September 2022(2022-09-00) (aged 94)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1947 Jeanfield Swifts
1947–1950 Portsmouth 1 (0)
1950–1955 Colchester United 199 (15)
1955–1958 Yeovil Town 126 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He died in September 2022, at the age of 94. He was the last remaining member of Portsmouth's famous title-winning squad of 1948–49 and 1949–50.[2]

Jimmy Elder after winning the Exeter Cup with Colchester United

References
  1. "Jimmy Elder Career Stats at coludata.co.uk". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. "Pompey Mourn Jimmy Elder". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  • Jimmy Elder at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Jimmy Elder at Colchester United Archive Database
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