Jimmy Rimmer

Jimmy Rimmer
Personal information
Full name John James Rimmer[1]
Date of birth (1948-02-10) 10 February 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Southport, Lancashire, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1963–1965 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1974 Manchester United 34 (0)
1973Swansea City (loan) 17 (0)
1974–1977 Arsenal 124 (0)
1977–1983 Aston Villa 229 (0)
1983–1986 Swansea City 66 (0)
1986 Ħamrun Spartans 0 (0)
1986 Luton Town 0 (0)
Total 470 (0)
International career
1976 England 1 (0)
Managerial career
1995–1996 Swansea City (caretaker)
1996 Swansea City (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John James Rimmer (born 10 February 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa.[3]

Rimmer, who won two European Cup winners medals, has been described by the Birmingham Mail as "perhaps the greatest goalkeeper in Aston Villa's history".[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Jimmy Rimmer". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 26 January 2010. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. ^ "Birmingham City : 1946/47 – 2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Villa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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