Jim Branagan
Personal information
Full name James Patrick Stephen Branagan[1]
Date of birth (1955-07-03) 3 July 1955
Place of birth Urmston, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 Oldham Athletic 27 (0)
1977 Cape Town City 9 (0)
1977–1979 Huddersfield Town 38 (0)
1979–1987 Blackburn Rovers 294 (5)
1987–1988 Preston North End 3 (0)
1988–1989 York City 42 (1)
1989–? Chorley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Branagan (born 3 July 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End and York City, and also in South Africa for Cape Town City.[3]

Born in Urmston, Lancashire, Branagan began his professional career at Oldham Athletic, aged 18.[1] He retired in 1989, later working at a Tesco store in Pendleton, Greater Manchester.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jim Branagan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 66. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. "Jim Branagan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  4. O'Kane, Simone (15 October 2012). "Former Rovers star is Tesco's store player". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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