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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, also known as Jimmy Grimble, is a 2000 British sports comedy drama film directed by John Hay, starring Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Lewis McKenzie, Gina McKee, Ben Miller and Samia Ghadie. Set in Greater Manchester Jimmy is a young aspiring footballer who plays for his school team and after receiving a pair of old football boots that once belonged to one of Manchester City's greatest ever players begins to see his skills on the field change.
The movie has become nostalgically linked to Manchester City, with the movie released in the midst of a golden era for local rivals Manchester United.
Jimmy, a shy teenager from Oldham and devoted Manchester City fan, faces bullying at school, especially from Manchester United supporters Gordon and Psycho. He joins the school football team, coached by the disheartened Mr Wirral, and befriends Alice, a homeless woman squatting in condemned housing. She gifts Jimmy a pair of old football boots, claiming they once belonged to Robbie Brewer, a former City player, and insists they are magic. Skeptical, Jimmy discards them, but retrieves them just in time for his first match.
Wearing the boots, Jimmy scores a stunning goal from his own half, sparking belief in their magic and boosting his confidence. He quickly becomes the team’s star, overshadowing Gordon. Curious about the boots’ origin, Jimmy discovers that Mr Wirral himself was once a City player who famously scored a hat trick against Manchester United, a fact he had kept hidden due to his disillusionment with football.
As Jimmy’s skills shine, tensions rise. Gordon and his father Ken try to sabotage Jimmy, even throwing the boots into a canal before the final match. Jimmy plays poorly without them, but at halftime, he meets Robbie Brewer, now a blind programme seller, who reveals he never played for City—he was only a mascot—and that Alice was his mother. The boots were a gift from her, not magical at all. Jimmy realizes his talent was always his own. Tragically, he learns that Alice has frozen to death outside her demolished home.
Fueled by this revelation, Jimmy returns to the pitch, scores, assists, and selflessly sets up the winning goal—by kicking the ball off Gordon’s face. After the match, Jimmy rejects an offer from Manchester United, proudly choosing Manchester City instead. He reunites with his mother and former stepfather Harry, kisses his love interest Sara, and celebrates with his teammates and a revitalized Mr Wirral.
The movie was filmed in Greater Manchester in 1999, with the final game being shot in Manchester City's former stadium Maine Road. Other prime locations shot were Oldham Hulme Grammar School and Scarisbrick Hall School.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2000 on 127 screens and grossed £101,282 in its opening weekend. It also received screenings at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2001 and the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival on 3 May 2001. Later that year it was also released at two more international festivals with showings at Film Fest Ghent and Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, also known as Jimmy Grimble, is a 2000 British sports comedy drama film directed by John Hay, starring Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Lewis McKenzie, Gina McKee, Ben Miller and Samia Ghadie. Set in Greater Manchester Jimmy is a young aspiring footballer who plays for his school team and after receiving a pair of old football boots that once belonged to one of Manchester City's greatest ever players begins to see his skills on the field change.
The movie has become nostalgically linked to Manchester City, with the movie released in the midst of a golden era for local rivals Manchester United.
Jimmy, a shy teenager from Oldham and devoted Manchester City fan, faces bullying at school, especially from Manchester United supporters Gordon and Psycho. He joins the school football team, coached by the disheartened Mr Wirral, and befriends Alice, a homeless woman squatting in condemned housing. She gifts Jimmy a pair of old football boots, claiming they once belonged to Robbie Brewer, a former City player, and insists they are magic. Skeptical, Jimmy discards them, but retrieves them just in time for his first match.
Wearing the boots, Jimmy scores a stunning goal from his own half, sparking belief in their magic and boosting his confidence. He quickly becomes the team’s star, overshadowing Gordon. Curious about the boots’ origin, Jimmy discovers that Mr Wirral himself was once a City player who famously scored a hat trick against Manchester United, a fact he had kept hidden due to his disillusionment with football.
As Jimmy’s skills shine, tensions rise. Gordon and his father Ken try to sabotage Jimmy, even throwing the boots into a canal before the final match. Jimmy plays poorly without them, but at halftime, he meets Robbie Brewer, now a blind programme seller, who reveals he never played for City—he was only a mascot—and that Alice was his mother. The boots were a gift from her, not magical at all. Jimmy realizes his talent was always his own. Tragically, he learns that Alice has frozen to death outside her demolished home.
Fueled by this revelation, Jimmy returns to the pitch, scores, assists, and selflessly sets up the winning goal—by kicking the ball off Gordon’s face. After the match, Jimmy rejects an offer from Manchester United, proudly choosing Manchester City instead. He reunites with his mother and former stepfather Harry, kisses his love interest Sara, and celebrates with his teammates and a revitalized Mr Wirral.
The movie was filmed in Greater Manchester in 1999, with the final game being shot in Manchester City's former stadium Maine Road. Other prime locations shot were Oldham Hulme Grammar School and Scarisbrick Hall School.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2000 on 127 screens and grossed £101,282 in its opening weekend. It also received screenings at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2001 and the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival on 3 May 2001. Later that year it was also released at two more international festivals with showings at Film Fest Ghent and Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.