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|fullname = James Nathaniel Cunliffe<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersC/BioCunliffeJN.html|title=England Players - Jimmy/Nat Cunliffe|website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Blackrod]], [[England]]
|birth_place = [[Blackrod]], England
| death_date = November 1986
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|death_place = [[Bolton]], England
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Inside forward]]
|height = 5 ft 10 in<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-preview-page-iv/134275291/ |title=Everton. Not stampeded |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=iv |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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| clubs1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
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'''James Nathaniel Cunliffe''' (5 July 1912 – 21 November 1986) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[inside forward]].
'''James Nathaniel "Jimmy" Cunliffe''' (born 5 July 1912 – November 1986)<ref>{{cite web|title=England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&db=ONSDeath93&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=2&msT=1&pcat=34&gss=ms_r_db&gsfn=james&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Cunliffe&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1912&msbdy_x=1&msbdm_x=1&msbdd_x=1&msddy=1986&msddy_x=1&msddm_x=1&dbOnly=_F00056EC%7C_F00056EC_x&dbOnly=_F0005906%7C_F0005906_x&uidh=924&msbdd=5&msbdm=7&msddm=11|publisher=www.ancestry.com|accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref> was an [[England|English]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[forward (association football)|inside forward]]. Cunliffe played club football for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] between 1933 and 1939, making 174 appearances in [[the Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201920-1939.htm|title=Gallery of Players Signed Between 1920 - 1939|accessdate=31 May 2009|publisher=The History of Everton Football Club}}</ref> Cunliffe also earned one cap for [[England national football team|the English national side]] in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=285|title=James Cunliffe|accessdate=31 May 2009|publisher=England Stats}}</ref>

==Career==
Born in [[Blackrod]], Cunliffe played club football for Haslingden, Adlington, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201920-1939.htm |title=Gallery of Players Signed Between 1920 - 1939 |accessdate=31 May 2009 |publisher=The History of Everton Football Club |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307152700/http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201920-1939.htm |archivedate= 7 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rochdale/rochdale.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>

Prior to his football career he worked as an apprentice plater at the Horwich Locomotive Works.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/16-17/comment/history/33424.html|title=Nat, King of Goals...and Bowls|website=www.toffeeweb.com}}</ref> For Everton he scored on his debut in March 1933.<ref name="auto1"/> During World War II he guested for Everton, [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], and Rochdale.<ref name="auto1"/>

Cunliffe also earned one cap for the [[England national football team|England national side]] on 9 May 1936.<ref name="auto"/> His cousin was [[Arthur Cunliffe]], also a footballer.<ref name="auto"/>

He was married, with one son and one grandson, both also called James.<ref name="auto1"/> After retirement he returned to the Horwich Locomotive Works, to work in the spring smithy section.<ref name="auto1"/> He also played professional [[crown green bowls]], a sport he had played as an amateur during his football career.<ref name="auto1"/>

He died at his home on 26 November 1986 following a stroke, aged 74.<ref name="auto1"/>


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Latest revision as of 20:49, 24 September 2024

Jimmy Cunliffe
Personal information
Full name James Nathaniel Cunliffe[1]
Date of birth (1912-07-05)5 July 1912
Place of birth Blackrod, England
Date of death 21 November 1986(1986-11-21) (aged 74)
Place of death Bolton, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Haslingden
Adlington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1946 Everton 174 (73)
→ Everton (war guest)
→ Bolton Wanderers (war guest)
→ Rochdale (war guest)
1946–1947 Rochdale 2 (0)
Total 176 (73)
International career
1936 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Nathaniel Cunliffe (5 July 1912 – 21 November 1986) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

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Born in Blackrod, Cunliffe played club football for Haslingden, Adlington, Everton and Rochdale.[1][3][4][5]

Prior to his football career he worked as an apprentice plater at the Horwich Locomotive Works.[6] For Everton he scored on his debut in March 1933.[6] During World War II he guested for Everton, Bolton Wanderers, and Rochdale.[6]

Cunliffe also earned one cap for the England national side on 9 May 1936.[1] His cousin was Arthur Cunliffe, also a footballer.[1]

He was married, with one son and one grandson, both also called James.[6] After retirement he returned to the Horwich Locomotive Works, to work in the spring smithy section.[6] He also played professional crown green bowls, a sport he had played as an amateur during his football career.[6]

He died at his home on 26 November 1986 following a stroke, aged 74.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "England Players - Jimmy/Nat Cunliffe". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. ^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gallery of Players Signed Between 1920 - 1939". The History of Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  4. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rochdale/rochdale.html [bare URL]
  5. ^ Jimmy Cunliffe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Nat, King of Goals...and Bowls". www.toffeeweb.com.


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