Jimmy Porter (football manager)

W. James Porter (31 July 1901 – 1967) was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a right-half.

Jimmy Porter
Personal information
Full name W. James Porter
Date of birth (1901-07-31)31 July 1901
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1967 (aged 65–66)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wishaw YMCA
1921–1935 Bury 396 (7)
Managerial career
1944–1945 Bury
1949–1951 Accrington Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, he began his career with nearby Wishaw YMCA before moving to England to join Bury in 1921. He played for Bury for 15 seasons, making 396 league appearances and scoring seven goals (421 appearances, 8 goals in all competitions).[3]

In November 1937, he was hired by Manchester United to serve as one of the club's scouting network. By that December, his responsibilities had extended to coaching (the League Managers Association website lists him as the club's manager for most of the Second World War period,[4][5] but it is generally considered that he was assistant to Walter Crickmer, and there is no mention of him in club records beyond the end of the 1938–39 season).

Porter took over as manager of Bury in March 1944, but stepped down in June 1945 to become the assistant to his successor, Norman Bullock.[6] In 1949, he was appointed as manager of Accrington Stanley, a position he held until March 1951.[7]

Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Bury England 14 March 1944 14 June 1945
Accrington Stanley England June 1949[7] March 1951[7][8]

See also

References
  1. Season preview 1927/28 – Bury F.C., The Athletic News, 22 August 1927. Via Play Up Liverpool
  2. "The lure of promotion. Bury". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. Porter Jimmy Image 1 Bury 1922, Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 20 March 2022
  4. Jimmy Porter, League Managers Association. Retrieved 20 March 2022
  5. Jimmy Porter Midlertidig manager [Jimmy Porter Temporary manager], United.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2022
  6. "A complete run down on all Shakers Managers". Bury FC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. "On This Day...20th September". Bury FC. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. Jimmy Porter, Doing the 92. Retrieved 20 March 2022
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