Jimmy Brain

Jimmy Brain
Personnel
Surname	James Brain
birthday	September 11, 1900
place of birth	Bristol ,  England
date of death	1971
Place of death	Barnet ,  England
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
	FC Ton Petre
1923-1931	Arsenal FC	204 (125)
1931-1934	Tottenham Hotspur	45 ( 010)
1934-1935	Swansea Town	51 ( 025)
1935-1936	Bristol City	32 ( 009)
	King's Lynn FC
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
from 1939	King's Lynn FC
until 1948	Cheltenham Town
1 Only league games are given.

James "Jimmy" Brain (born September 11, 1900 in Bristol , † 1971 ) was an English football player and football coach.

life and career

Brain began his career in Wales at Ton Petre FC after failing to audition for Cardiff City . In 1923 he went to Arsenal , which he was loyal to for eight years. He was a member of the first championship team of the Gunners in 1931 and won the English Cup in 1930. He made his debut on October 25, 1924 against Tottenham Hotspur, one of his later clubs. After his last game in the dress of the gunners on March 21, 1931 against Sheffield Wednesday he went for the transfer fee of £ 2,500 to Tottenham Hotspur, where he played only three years. At his next two clubs as an active Swansea Town and Bristol City , he let his career end. After retiring as an active player, he became a 1939 coach for King's Lynn FC, a club from Norfolk . His last coaching station was Cheltenham Town , which he left in 1948. Brain died in 1971.

successes

as a player

• 1 × English champion with Arsenal FC (1931)
• 1 × English cup winner with Arsenal FC (1930)

literature

• Joyce, Michael: Football League Players' Records. 1888 to 1939. 4Edge, 2004, ISBN 1-899468-67-6 , pp. 34 .