Jimmy Torrance
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Jimmy Torrance was a Scottish
footballer and football manager. He played as a utility forward for Fulham
for sixteen years, and also spent two seasons at Walsall
, including one season as manager.
from Glasgow Ashfield
in 1910, he spent sixteen years at the club, making a total of 355 appearances, scoring 35 goals. A utility forward, he played in four different attacking positions for the "Cottagers". For almost the entirety of his time at Craven Cottage
, the club were in the Second Division
and led by Phil Kelso
. Andy Ducat
was in charge from 1924 to 1926.
He moved to Walsall
in July 1926, and replaced David Ashworth
as manager for the 1927–28 campaign. He masterminded a 7–0 win over Coventry City
in the Third Division South
, and signed David Fairhurst
and Moses Lane
. Torrance played forty league and cup games for "Saddlers", but the club only avoided applying for re-election by two points, and he left Fellows Park
at the end of the season. He later worked for a telephone company, and died of cancer
in July 1949.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
footballer and football manager. He played as a utility forward for Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
for sixteen years, and also spent two seasons at Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
, including one season as manager.
Biography
Joining FulhamFulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
from Glasgow Ashfield
Ashfield F.C.
Ashfield Football Club are a Scottish football club from Possilpark in the North of Glasgow. Formed in 1886, they are based at Saracen Park, which they share with the Glasgow Tigers speedway team...
in 1910, he spent sixteen years at the club, making a total of 355 appearances, scoring 35 goals. A utility forward, he played in four different attacking positions for the "Cottagers". For almost the entirety of his time at Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
, the club were in the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
and led by Phil Kelso
Phil Kelso
Phil Wade Kelso , born in Largs on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, was a Scottish football manager.Kelso was manager of Hibernian for one season, before taking over as manager of newly-promoted Woolwich Arsenal in 1904...
. Andy Ducat
Andy Ducat
Andrew Ducat was an England and Surrey cricketer and an England footballer, being one of an elite group to have represented their country in both sports.-Cricket career:...
was in charge from 1924 to 1926.
He moved to Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
in July 1926, and replaced David Ashworth
David Ashworth
David Ashworth was a former Irish football referee and manager, most notably managing Liverpool F.C. and Oldham Athletic....
as manager for the 1927–28 campaign. He masterminded a 7–0 win over Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
in the Third Division South
Football League Third Division South
The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
, and signed David Fairhurst
David Fairhurst
David Liddle Fairhurst was an English professional footballer, who played most of his career, as a left back, with Newcastle United, who he helped win the FA Cup in 1932...
and Moses Lane
Moses Lane
Moses Alexander Edmund Lane was an English professional footballer who scored 55 goals from 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Walsall....
. Torrance played forty league and cup games for "Saddlers", but the club only avoided applying for re-election by two points, and he left Fellows Park
Fellows Park
Fellows Park was a football stadium in Walsall, England. It was the home ground of Walsall F.C. from 1896 till 1990, when the team moved to the Bescot Stadium....
at the end of the season. He later worked for a telephone company, and died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in July 1949.