Jim Dennison

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Jim Dennison
Personnel
Surname James Dennison
birthday 1st quarter 1879
place of birth Fleetwood ,  England
date of death 1924
position Center Forward
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
0000-1903 Sale Holmfield
1903-1907 Manchester City 1 (2)
1 Only league games are given.

James "Jim" Dennison (* 1st quarter 1879 in Fleetwood , † 1924 ) was an English football player .

Career

The center forward played for Sale- based club Sale Holmfield , with whom he competed in the Manchester League . In April 1903 he led the club as team captain to win the Cheshire Senior Cup (2-0 final win over Winsford United ). After the game, the team was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd in Sale and driven through the streets on a wagonette , accompanied by a band and numerous supporters, to a hotel for further celebrations. Two weeks later he played as a test player in the reserve team of Manchester City , and was committed to the 1903/04 season.

In the following three years Dennison was a regular in the reserve, for which he scored 28 goals in 44 appearances. The center forward position in the first team was largely occupied by Billie Gillespie , only on March 12, 1904 he was used in the first division game against Blackburn Rovers . In the 5-2 success he formed the attack line with Billy Meredith , Geordie Livingstone , Sandy Turnbull and Frank Booth and scored two goals. In the summer of 1906, he was originally put on the transfer list, but a little later, like six teammates, he was still signed up. The reason for this was a scandal about illegal payment by the club with star striker Meredith at the center of the affair, after which 17 players and numerous club officials were banned. Dennison appeared in a traditional internal test match in the pre-season phase, but had to leave the field injured in a game between the Lancashire Combination and Everton FC reserves and was then out of action with knee problems for a long time, one last message about his upcoming comeback can be found in April 1907.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Life data according to the English National Football Archive (ENFA) , accessed on January 8, 2020
  2. ↑ CHESHIRE SENIOR CUP. . In: Warrington Guardian , April 15, 1903, p. 6.  (paid link)
  3. ↑ MEDAL COMPETITION. . In: Northwich Guardian , April 29, 1903, p. 6.  (paid link)
  4. ↑ FOOTBALL. . In: Sports Argus , August 22, 1903, p. 5.  (link subject to charge)
  5. ^ Ian Penney: THE CITY ALPHABET: A Complete Who's Who of Manchester City . EJ Morten Publishers, 2018, ISBN 978-0-85972-055-7 , pp. 39 .
  6. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY'S CASE. . In: Nottingham Evening Post , June 2, 1906, p. 6.  (paid link)
  7. ^ Gary James: Manchester City: The Complete Record . Breedon Books, Derby 2006, ISBN 978-1-85983-512-8 , pp. 32 f .
  8. ↑ CITY'S FIRST PRACTICE. . In: Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser , August 24, 1906, p. 9.  (paid link)
  9. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY v. EVERTON. . In: Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser , September 4, 1906, p. 9.  (paid link)
  10. ↑ FOOTBALL LEAGUE. . In: Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser , April 20, 1907, p. 3.  (paid link)
personal data
SURNAME Dennison, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dennison, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH between January 1879 and March 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Fleetwood
DATE OF DEATH 1924