Jimmy Sayer (1 cap, 0 goals)

Full Name:
James Sayer
Born:
7th September 1862, Rotherham, Yorkshire
Died:
1st February 1922, Stoke-on-Trent aged 59
England Career:
1887
Positions:
Outside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Stoke City (1)
FA Legacy Number:
138
Career Summary:
Jimmy Sayer (7th September 1862 - 1st February 1922) was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 0 goals. His only cap was against Ireland on 5th February 1887 at the age of 24. Sayer, born on 7th September 1862, in Rotherham, Yorkshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 138 and played as a Outside Right for his country.
Notes:
Jimmy played originally with Mexborough FC before a transfer to Sheffield Heeley in 1881. There onto Wednesday in 1884 for a season before joining Stoke where he stayed for five seasons. He finished where he started back at Mexborough in May 1890 where he retired through injury in April 1894. He was a secretary and director of a Stoke Pottery firm, Fielding Limited.

England Career Statistics

Only Cap:
v Ireland (HC) on 5th February 1887 aged 24 years, 4 months, 28 days
Starts:
1
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
1

England Match Statistics

  • British Home ChampionshipHC 1 0 0 0 0
  • Competitive 1 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Home 1 0 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 1 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Outside Right 1 0 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 1 0 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • 2 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List