Jimmy Moreton

Jimmy J. Moreton (22 September 1891 – August 1942) was a football player and manager.[3][4] He joined Tranmere Rovers from Cammell Laird in July 1910.[4] He was switched from right-half to outside right, where he set up countless goals for a succession of Tranmere centre forwards, including Dixie Dean, in almost 500 appearances at the club.[4]

Jimmy Moreton
Moreton in 1921
Moreton in 1921[1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1891-09-22)22 September 1891
Date of death August 1942(1942-08-00) (aged 50)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1910 Cammell Laird
1910–1926 Tranmere Rovers 148 (12)
Managerial career
1939–1942 Tranmere Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Upon retirement, aged 37, Moreton became trainer alongside manager Bert Cooke,[4] before taking over as manager himself, from 1939, during World War II.[5][6] He died in 1942,[1] and was succeeded by another former player, Bill Ridding.[4]

References
  1. Bishop, Peter (1 November 1998). Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Images of England. Stroud, U.K.: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-1505-5.
  2. "Optimists of the North. Tranmere Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1891–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  4. Bishop, Peter (1990). "Moreton, Jimmy". The A–Z of Tranmere Rovers. Ellesmere Port: Chester IV Graphics. p. 30. ASIN B0011SRSOG.
  5. "Tranmere Rovers Managers Since 1912". Tranmere Rovers official website. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. "History". TheCowsheds.co.uk. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.


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