Jimmy Haydon
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James Gilbert 'Jimmy' Haydon (4 May 1901 – 21 September 1969) was a professional footballer who played as a Full back
in The Football League
for Bristol Rovers
for ten years from 1921 until 1931.
Although he played youth and non-League
football for other teams, Bristol Rovers were his only League side. He joined them in only their second season in the Football League, and their first in the newly created Division Three (South)
. He went on to play 289 times for Rovers in the League before leaving them in 1931 and scored three goals, all of them in the 1929–30 season.
At the time he left Rovers he had made the second highest number of appearances for the club by any player, behind only goalkeeper Jesse Whatley
.
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
in The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
for ten years from 1921 until 1931.
Although he played youth and non-League
Non-league football
Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...
football for other teams, Bristol Rovers were his only League side. He joined them in only their second season in the Football League, and their first in the newly created Division Three (South)
Football League Third Division South
The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
. He went on to play 289 times for Rovers in the League before leaving them in 1931 and scored three goals, all of them in the 1929–30 season.
At the time he left Rovers he had made the second highest number of appearances for the club by any player, behind only goalkeeper Jesse Whatley
Jesse Whatley
Jesse Winter Whatley was an association footballer who spent his entire professional career at Bristol Rovers....
.