Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930)

James Walsh (3 December 1930 – 6 August 2014) was a professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward. He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1951 Saint Mungo Cup^[2] and the 1953 Coronation Cup,^[3] as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic.^[4] He then moved to Leicester City in 1956, where he was twice the club's top scorer in 1958-59 and 1960–61. He also played as Leicester lost the 1961 FA Cup Final. He still remains as one of Leicester's top 10 all-time top goalscorers.

Jimmy Walsh

Personal information
Full name	James Walsh[1]
Date of birth	(1930-12-03)3 December 1930
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	6 August 2014(2014-08-06) (aged 83)
Place of death	Leicester, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1956	Celtic	144	(59)
1956–1964	Leicester City	176	(80)
1964–1968	Rugby Town
International career
1955	Scotland U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walsh died on 6 August 2014 at the age of 83.^[5]

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish League: 1953–54
• Scottish League Cup: 1956–57
• Coronation Cup: 1953
• Saint Mungo Cup: 1951
• Scottish Cup runner-up: 1954–55

Leicester City

• FA Cup runner-up: 1960–61^[6]