Jimmy Cringan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Anderson Cringan | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Douglas Water, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1972 (aged 67–68) | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Douglas Water Thistle | |||
1922–1934 | Birmingham | 261 | (12) |
1934–1936 | Boston United | 29 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1934–1935 | Boston United (player-manager) | ||
1936–1961 | Banbury Spencer | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Anderson Cringan (16 December 1904 – 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played 285 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 261 Football League First Division games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final, before trying his hand at management.
He began his managerial career as player-manager at Midland League club Boston United,[2][3] before becoming Banbury Spencer manager in 1936, a position he held until retiring in 1961.[4]
Cringan died in 1972.[2] He was the younger brother of Willie Cringan, captain of Celtic and Scotland. Another brother Robert played for Ayr United.[5]
Honours
[edit]Birmingham
References
[edit]General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 80. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Specific
- ^ "Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. Birmingham F.C. 30 August 1924. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Season 1934/5 – Statistics". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
"Season 1935/6 – Statistics". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 17 April 2018. - ^ "History". Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Cringan, Robert (1918), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
Categories:
- 1904 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Douglas Water
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Banbury United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Boston United F.C. managers
- Banbury United F.C. managers
- Douglas Water Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs