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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jimmy Montgomery<br><small>[[British Empire Medal|BEM]]</small>
| name = Jimmy Montgomery<br><small>[[British Empire Medal|BEM]]</small>
| image = File:Jim Montgomery.jpg
| image = File:Jim Montgomery.jpg
| caption = Montgomery at the Stadium of Light, 2016
| caption = Montgomery at the Stadium of Light, 2016
| full_name =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hendon, Sunderland]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sunderland-fa-cup-hero-jimmy-11049402 |title=Sunderland FA Cup hero Jimmy Montgomery could be handed the Freedom of the City |first=Keiran |last=Southern |newspaper=The Chronicle |location=Newcastle |date=16 March 2016 |accessdate=26 November 2017}}</ref> England
| birth_place = [[Hendon, Sunderland]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sunderland-fa-cup-hero-jimmy-11049402 |title=Sunderland FA Cup hero Jimmy Montgomery could be handed the Freedom of the City |first=Keiran |last=Southern |newspaper=The Chronicle |location=Newcastle |date=16 March 2016 |accessdate=26 November 2017}}</ref> England
| height =
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| clubnumber =
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]]
| years1 = 1960–1977 |years2 = 1967 | years3 = 1976 | years4 = 1977–1979 | years5 =1979–1980
| years1 = 1960–1977
| clubs1 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| clubs1 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] | clubs2 = [[Vancouver Royals]] | clubs3 = → [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) | clubs4 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | clubs5 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps1 = 537
| caps1 = 537 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 66 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 614
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1967
| clubs2 = [[Vancouver Royals]]
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1976
| clubs3 = → [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1977–1979
| clubs4 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| caps4 = 66
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1979–1980
| clubs5 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 614
| totalgoals = 0
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-23 football team|England U23]]
}}
}}


'''Jimmy Montgomery''' [[British Empire Medal|BEM]] (born 9 October 1943) is an English retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He made a record 627 appearances for his hometown club [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] with 537 of these appearances being in the league, after joining the club as a youngster in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5541|title= Soccerbase.com, Jimmy Montgomery career stats
'''Jimmy Montgomery''' [[British Empire Medal|BEM]] (born 9 October 1943) is an English retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He made a record 627 appearances for his hometown club [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] with 537 of these appearances being in the league, after joining the club as a youngster in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5541|title= Soccerbase.com, Jimmy Montgomery career stats |access-date= 24 December 2008|publisher=soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|accessdate= 2008-12-24|publisher=soccerbase.com}}</ref>


In June 2015, Montgomery was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] for his services to football in the Queen's [[2015 Birthday Honours|birthday honours list]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/legendary-sunderland-keeper-jimmy-montgomery-delighted-with-queen-s-honour-1-7307558|title=Legendary Sunderland keeper Jimmy Montgomery 'delighted' with Queen's honour|website=www.sunderlandecho.com}}</ref>
In June 2015, Montgomery was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] for his services to football in the Queen's [[2015 Birthday Honours|birthday honours list]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/legendary-sunderland-keeper-jimmy-montgomery-delighted-with-queen-s-honour-1-7307558|title=Legendary Sunderland keeper Jimmy Montgomery 'delighted' with Queen's honour|website=www.sunderlandecho.com}}</ref>


==Football career==
==Career==
He made his debut aged only 18 against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], going on to serve 17 years at the club.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=6538|title= SAFC.COM Past Players/M/|accessdate= 24 December 2008|publisher= SAFC.COM}}</ref>
Montgomery made his debut aged only 18 against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], going on to serve 17 years at the club.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=6538|title= SAFC.COM Past Players/M/|accessdate= 24 December 2008|publisher= SAFC.COM}}</ref>


Montgomery featured for Sunderland in the [[1973 FA Cup Final]], where they beat [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] 1–0 to win the [[FA Cup]] for only the second time in their history. His most memorable contribution in that match was a double save from [[Trevor Cherry]] and [[Peter Lorimer]] which prevented Leeds from equalising.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=650|title= English FA Cup- Final 1973|accessdate= 2008-12-24|publisher= Soccerbase.com}}</ref> This was described in an internet article in 2012 as the greatest double save ever.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Chris|title=10 Outstanding Goalkeeper Double Saves |publisher=Who Ate All the Pies|date=March 7, 2012|url=http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/lists/113880/10-incredible-goalkeeper-double-saves.html}}</ref>
Montgomery featured for Sunderland in the [[1973 FA Cup Final]], where they beat [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] 1–0 to win the [[FA Cup]] for only the second time in their history. His most memorable contribution in that match was a double save from [[Trevor Cherry]] and [[Peter Lorimer]] which prevented Leeds from equalising.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=650|title= English FA Cup- Final 1973|accessdate= 24 December 2008|publisher= Soccerbase.com}}</ref> This was described in an internet article in 2012 as the greatest double save ever.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Chris|title=10 Outstanding Goalkeeper Double Saves |publisher=Who Ate All the Pies|date=7 March 2012|url=http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/lists/113880/10-incredible-goalkeeper-double-saves.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308194732/http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/lists/113880/10-incredible-goalkeeper-double-saves.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 March 2012}}</ref>


Montgomery also played for [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jimmontgomery.html| title= Post war english and Scottish Football league database
Montgomery also played for [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jimmontgomery.html| title= Post war English and Scottish Football league database |accessdate=24 December 2008|publisher= unknown}}</ref> After he retired as a player Montgomery returned to Birmingham City and Sunderland as a goalkeeping [[Coach (sport)|coach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghamcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED31&id=142530 |title= Jimmy Montgomery|accessdate=24 December 2008 |publisher= Birminghamcitymad.co.uk}}</ref>

|accessdate=24 December 2008|publisher= unknown}}</ref> After he retired as a player Montgomery returned to Birmingham City and Sunderland as a goalkeeping [[Coach (sport)|coach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghamcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED31&id=142530
At international level, Montgomery played for the [[England national under-23 football team|England U23 national team]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hardy |first1=Martin |title=Me and my medals: Jim Montgomery |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/sport/football/article/me-and-my-medals-jim-montgomery-ss5vdckrx |access-date=25 April 2024 |work=The Times |date=19 September 2020}}</ref>
|title= Jimmy Montgomery|accessdate=24 December 2008 |publisher= Birminghamcitymad.co.uk}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
===Club===
'''Sunderland'''
'''Sunderland'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1972–73 FA Cup|1972–73]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=491}}</ref>
* [[FA Cup]]: [[1973 FA Cup Final|1972–73]]
* [[Football League Division Two]]: [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]]
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]]


'''Nottingham Forest'''
'''Nottingham Forest'''
* [[European Cup]]: [[1980 European Cup Final|1979–80]]
*[[European Cup]]: [[1979–80 European Cup|1979–80]]


===Individual===
'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year|PFA Division Two Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1970s)|1975–76]]
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1970s)|1975–76 Second Division]]
*[[British Empire Medal]]: [[2015 Birthday Honours|2015]]
*[[British Empire Medal]]: [[2015 Birthday Honours|2015]]


==References==
==References==
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{{1975–76 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year}}
{{1975–76 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year}}


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Latest revision as of 02:09, 21 December 2024

Jimmy Montgomery
BEM
Montgomery at the Stadium of Light, 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-10-09) 9 October 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Hendon, Sunderland,[1] England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1977 Sunderland 537 (0)
1967 Vancouver Royals 6 (0)
1976 → Southampton (loan) 5 (0)
1977–1979 Birmingham City 66 (0)
1979–1980 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
Total 614 (0)
International career
England U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Montgomery BEM (born 9 October 1943) is an English retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made a record 627 appearances for his hometown club Sunderland with 537 of these appearances being in the league, after joining the club as a youngster in 1960.[2]

In June 2015, Montgomery was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to football in the Queen's birthday honours list.[3]

Career

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Montgomery made his debut aged only 18 against Walsall, going on to serve 17 years at the club.[4]

Montgomery featured for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final, where they beat Leeds United 1–0 to win the FA Cup for only the second time in their history. His most memorable contribution in that match was a double save from Trevor Cherry and Peter Lorimer which prevented Leeds from equalising.[5] This was described in an internet article in 2012 as the greatest double save ever.[6]

Montgomery also played for Southampton, Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest.[7] After he retired as a player Montgomery returned to Birmingham City and Sunderland as a goalkeeping coach.[8]

At international level, Montgomery played for the England U23 national team.[9]

Personal life

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He is related to James Montgomery, also a footballer.[10]

In October 2020, a mural of Montgomery celebrating the 1973 Sunderland FA Cup win was unveiled on The Times Inn public house overlooking the River Wear at Wear Street, Sunderland.[11]

Honours

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Sunderland

Nottingham Forest

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Southern, Keiran (16 March 2016). "Sunderland FA Cup hero Jimmy Montgomery could be handed the Freedom of the City". The Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Soccerbase.com, Jimmy Montgomery career stats". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Legendary Sunderland keeper Jimmy Montgomery 'delighted' with Queen's honour". www.sunderlandecho.com.
  4. ^ "SAFC.COM Past Players/M/". SAFC.COM. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  5. ^ "English FA Cup- Final 1973". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  6. ^ Wright, Chris (7 March 2012). "10 Outstanding Goalkeeper Double Saves". Who Ate All the Pies. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Post war English and Scottish Football league database". unknown. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Montgomery". Birminghamcitymad.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  9. ^ Hardy, Martin (19 September 2020). "Me and my medals: Jim Montgomery". The Times. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Keeper Montgomery joins Forest Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ Scott, Jim (2 October 2020). "Giant mural of Sunderland football legend appears on side of pub". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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