Jimmy Poxton
Personal information
Full name James Poxton
Date of birth (1903-02-02)2 February 1903
Place of birth Staveley, Derbyshire, England
Date of death 14 December 1971(1971-12-14) (aged 68)
Place of death Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920s-1927 West Bromwich Albion
1927–1929 Gillingham
1929–1933 Millwall
1933-late 1930s Watford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Poxton (2 February 1903 – 14 December 1971) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Staveley, he joined Gillingham from West Bromwich Albion in 1928 and went on to make 43 appearances for the club in The Football League. He left to join Millwall in 1929.[1][2] He subsequently played for Watford – predominantly at outside left – and Walsall.[3]

References

  1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 124. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
  3. Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 188. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.


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