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JIMMY HINDMARSH
Note: One record book says that Hindmarsh scored the second goal against Southend on 30 Apr 1910, another says it was a second for Raymond. The match report in the Western Morning News and other papers clearly describes the goal scored by Raymond. The overall goal totals for these players are therefore different from at least one other source.
Full Name: James Lyons Hindmarsh
Born: 19 April 1885
Came from: Watford Went to: Stockport County
First game: 05 September 1908 Last game: 30 April 1910
Appearances: 63 (63/0) Goals: 23
Hindmarsh was born in Whitburn, County Durham, in what is now South Tyneside.
He began his football career with local side Whitburn Colliery before joining Sunderland in 1905. Originally a half-back, he also made appearances as an inside forward during his career. He made just one appearance in his sole season with Sunderland before moving into the Southern League with Fulham in 1906-07 and Watford in 1907-08.
In 1908, he signed for Argyle during the period when the club was managed by committee, although a knee injury restricted his appearances during his first 12 months at Home Park. Used mainly at inside-left, having also played at left-half, he was described by the writer of the club handbook as “one of the cleverest players the club has ever had”.
In his second season, Hindmarsh demonstrated his goalscoring ability, netting 16 times in 40 league games, possibly from what was his secondary position. He chose to move on at the end of the campaign, joining Football League side Stockport County. In total, he made 63 appearances for Argyle, scoring 23 goals.
Reverting to a wing-half role at Stockport, he made 74 appearances and scored twice for the Hatters over two seasons in the Second Division. He then moved a short distance to Manchester City, stepping up to the top flight and making 35 appearances, with two goals.
Hindmarsh subsequently returned to the Southern League, making nine appearances for Newport County as player-coach during the 1919-20 season. After the campaign, Newport were elected to the new Football League Third Division, alongside Argyle. The club were then managed by Harry Parkes, but when Parkes left in 1922 to take charge of Chesterfield, Hindmarsh was appointed manager at Somerton Park. He held the position for 13 years, from 1922 to 1935.
He guided Newport to sixth place in 1924-25 and also steered the club through a difficult period after they failed to secure re-election to the Football League in 1931, returning to the league the following season.
Hindmarsh resigned in 1935 due to ill health.
After leaving football, he moved to the Luton area and was working as a bricklayer by the late 1930s. He remained in Bedfordshire for the rest of his life, passing away in March 1959, aged 73.
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