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{{Short description|English footballer (1932–2023)}}
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|fullname = James Alfred Belcher<ref name="Hugman" />
| fullname = James Alfred Belcher<ref name="Hugman" />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|10|31|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|10|31|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Stepney]], England
| birth_place = [[Stepney]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10||1932|10|21|df=y}}
|height =
| death_place = [[Barking, London|Barking]], England
|position = [[Wing half]]
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| height =
| position = [[Wing half]]
|youthclubs1 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
| youthyears1 =
|years1 = 1950–1951
|clubs1 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
| years1 = 1950–1951
|caps1 = 0
| clubs1 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|goals1 = 0
| caps1 = 0
|years2 = 1951–1952
| goals1 = 0
|clubs2 = [[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]]
| years2 = 1951–1952
|caps2 =
| clubs2 = [[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]]
|goals2 =
| caps2 =
|years3 = 1952–1954
| goals2 =
|clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| years3 = 1952–1954
|caps3 = 0
| clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|goals3 = 0
| caps3 = 0
|years4 = 1954–1958
| goals3 = 0
|clubs4 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| years4 = 1954–1958
|caps4 = 127
| clubs4 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|goals4 = 22
| caps4 = 128
|years5 = 1958–1961
| goals4 = 22
|clubs5 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| years5 = 1958–1961
|caps5 = 27
| clubs5 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|goals5 = 0
| caps5 = 27
|years6 = 1961–1962
| goals5 = 0
|clubs6 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| years6 = 1961–1962
|caps6 = 30
| clubs6 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|goals6 = 1
| caps6 = 30
|years7 =1962–1963
| goals6 = 1
|clubs7 = [[Margate F.C.|Margate]]
| years7 = 1962–1963
|caps7 =2
| clubs7 = [[Margate F.C.|Margate]]
|goals7 =0
|totalcaps = 187
| caps7 = 0
|totalgoals = 23
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 185
| totalgoals = 23
}}
}}

'''James Alfred Belcher''' (born 31 October 1932), known as '''Jimmy Belcher''' or '''Jim Belcher''', is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[wing half]].<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|1292|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>
'''James Alfred Belcher''' (31 October 1932 – October 2023) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[wing half]].<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|1292|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Stepney]], Belcher played for [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]], [[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and [[Margate F.C.|Margate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/jimmybelcher.html|title=Profile|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerProfile&last=Belcher&first=Jim|title=Profile|publisher=Pride of Anglia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/jimmybelcher.shtml |title=Jimmy Belcher |date=5 October 2007 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
Born in [[Stepney]], Belcher played for [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]], [[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and [[Margate F.C.|Margate]].<ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/jimmybelcher}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerProfile&last=Belcher&first=Jim |access-date=14 December 2020 |publisher=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club}}</ref><ref name="Trice">{{Cite web |last=Trice |first=Jeff |date=5 October 2007 |title=Jimmy Belcher |url=http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/jimmybelcher.shtml |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Appearances |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2012/july/appearances/ |access-date=16 November 2017 |work=Crystal Palace FC |language=en-gb}}</ref>{{Sfn|Purkiss|Sands|1989|p=316}}

== Personal life and death ==
As of November 2013, Belcher lived in [[Rainham, Kent]].<ref name="Trice" /> He died in [[Barking, London]] in October 2023.<ref name="Hugman" />


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! rowspan="2" |Season
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!Apps
!Apps
!Goals
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| [[1954–55 Football League Third Division South|1954–55]]<ref name="Purkiss">{{Cite book |last=Purkiss |first=Mike |title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989 |last2=Sands |first2=Nigel |publisher=The Breedon Books Publishing Company |year=1989 |isbn=0907969542 |pages=202–209}}</ref>
| [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]
| 38
| 12
| 2
| 0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| 40
| 12
|-
| [[1955–56 Football League Third Division South|1955–56]]<ref name="Purkiss" />
|Third Division South
| 36
| 6
| 2
| 0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| 38
| 6
|-
| [[1956–57 Football League Third Division South|1956–57]]<ref name="Purkiss" />
|Third Division South
| 31
| 4
| 4
| 0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| 35
| 4
|-
| [[1957–58 Football League Third Division South|1957–58]]<ref name="Purkiss" />
|Third Division South
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| 25
| 0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 128
! 22
! 10
! 0
! colspan="2" |—
! colspan="2" |—
! 138
! 22
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|[[1958–59 Football League Second Division|1958–59]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerAppearanceRecord&fullname=Jim%20Belcher&season=1958-59|title=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club|last=|first=|date=|website=www.prideofanglia.com|publisher=|accessdate=8 January 2017}}</ref>
|[[1958–59 Football League Second Division|1958–59]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games played by Jim Belcher in 1958–59 |url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerAppearanceRecord&fullname=Jim%20Belcher&season=1958-59 |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|3
|3
|0
|0
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|0
|0
|-
|-
|[[1959–60 Football League Second Division|1959–60]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerAppearanceRecord&fullname=Jim%20Belcher&season=1959-60|title=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club|last=|first=|date=|website=www.prideofanglia.com|publisher=|accessdate=8 January 2017}}</ref>
|[[1959–60 Football League Second Division|1959–60]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games played by Jim Belcher in 1959–60 |url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerAppearanceRecord&fullname=Jim%20Belcher&season=1959-60 |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club}}</ref>
|Second Division
|24
|24
|0
|0
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|0
|0
|0
|0
|1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup.</ref>
|1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup</ref>
|0
|0
|25
|25
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|-
|-
|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[1961–62 Brentford F.C. season|1961–62]]<ref name="White">{{Cite book|title=100 Years Of Brentford|last=|first=|publisher=Brentford FC|year=1989|isbn=0951526200|editor-last=White|editor-first=Eric|location=|pages=386|quote=|via=}}</ref>
|[[1961–62 Brentford F.C. season|1961–62]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=386}}</ref>
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|30
|30
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|36
|36
|1
|1
|-
|[[Margate F.C.|Margate]]
|[[1962–63 Southern Football League|1962–63]]<ref name="Trice" />
|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] First Division
|0
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|2<ref group="lower-alpha">1 appearance in [[Southern Football League Cup (England)|Southern League Cup]], 1 appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup</ref>
|0
|2
|0
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
! colspan="3" |Career total
! 185
!57
!1
! 23
!7
! 17
!0
! 0
!1
! 1
!0
! 0
!1
!3
!0
! 0
!66
!206
!1
! 23
|}
|}
<references group="lower-alpha" />
<references group="lower-alpha" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 29 September 2024

For the English bare-knuckles boxer, see James Belcher.

Jimmy Belcher
Personal information
Full name James Alfred Belcher[1]
Date of birth (1932-10-31)31 October 1932
Place of birth Stepney, England
Date of death October 2023(2023-10-00) (aged 90–91)
Place of death Barking, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
1951–1952 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1952–1954 West Ham United 0 (0)
1954–1958 Crystal Palace 128 (22)
1958–1961 Ipswich Town 27 (0)
1961–1962 Brentford 30 (1)
1962–1963 Margate 0 (0)
Total 185 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Alfred Belcher (31 October 1932 – October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.[1]

Career

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Born in Stepney, Belcher played for Leyton Orient, Snowdown Colliery Welfare, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Brentford and Margate.[2][3][4][5][6]

Personal life and death

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As of November 2013, Belcher lived in Rainham, Kent.[4] He died in Barking, London in October 2023.[1]

Career statistics

[edit]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 1954–55[7] Third Division South 38 12 2 0 — — 40 12
1955–56[7] Third Division South 36 6 2 0 — — 38 6
1956–57[7] Third Division South 31 4 4 0 — — 35 4
1957–58[7] Third Division South 23 0 2 0 — — 25 0
Total 128 22 10 0 — — 138 22
Ipswich Town 1958–59[8] Second Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
1959–60[9] Second Division 24 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 25 0
Total 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Brentford 1961–62[10] Third Division 30 1 5 0 1 0 — 36 1
Margate 1962–63[4] Southern League First Division 0 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 2 0
Career total 185 23 17 0 1 0 3 0 206 23
  1. ^ Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Jimmy Belcher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ Jimmy Belcher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ "Profile". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Trice, Jeff (5 October 2007). "Jimmy Belcher". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Appearances". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 316.
  7. ^ a b c d Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 202–209. ISBN 0907969542.
  8. ^ "Games played by Jim Belcher in 1958–59". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Games played by Jim Belcher in 1959–60". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  10. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 386. ISBN 0951526200.


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