Jimmy Garner

Known as ‘Jimmy’ in the dressing room — he was ‘Albert’ at home this product of Army football proved to be a capable reserve for Liverpool with whom he won a Liverpool Senior Cup Winners medal in 1925, whilst appearing in 5 first team games. At Haig Avenue he played in both full-back positions, alternating with Allen and Glover, though he preferred the left flank. Although retained at the end of the season he was not re-signed; he joined New Brighton but failed to make the Rakers’ League side. He remained part-time throughout his career, having served his time as a plumber in Walton where the family moved when he was two. Wounded while serving in France with the Liverpool Scottish Regiment, he was confined to a military hospital in Ayr for a time. He moved to New Brighton to live after his marriage in 1925. In 1939 he transferred to ship repairers Grayson, Rollo & Clover and worked there until retirement in 1961. He died of stomach cancer just six months after his wife’s death.

Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

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