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Jimmy Blain
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James Donald Blain (born 9 April 1940) is an English professional footballer who made 501 appearances in the Football League playing as a left back or inside forward for Southport,[2] Rotherham United, Carlisle United and Exeter City.[1][3] Blain was born in Mossley Hill, Liverpool,[2] and began his career as a youngster with Everton, but never played for their first team.[4] After retiring from football he remained in the Exeter area and worked as a carpet fitter.[2] Blain was a schoolmate of John Lennon, Jimmy Tarbuck and Peter Sissons at Dovedale Primary School. [5]
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[edit]- ^ a b c "Jimmy Blain". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Player details: Jimmy Blain". Port Online. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Strange, Ben (28 February 2018). "'I dislocated my shoulder at St James Park over the Christmas period. It was a freezing cold day and the ground was like a rock'". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Everton transfer". Liverpool Echo. 11 February 1960. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via bluecorrespondent.co.uk.
- ^ http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2024/09/who-else-is-in-that-photograph-of-john.html
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