Jimmy Adam

Jimmy Adam

Personal information
Full name	James Adam[1]
Date of birth	(1931-05-13)13 May 1931[1]
Place of birth	Blantyre, Scotland[1]
Date of death	26 September 2008(2008-09-26) (aged 77)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
Melbourne, Australia	Blantyre Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1951	Aldershot	1	(0)
1951–1953	Spennymoor United
1953–1959	Luton Town	137	(22)
1959–1961	Aston Villa	24	(3)
1961–1962	Stoke City	22	(7)
1962–1964	Falkirk	22	(4)
1964	South Melbourne Hellas
Total		206	(36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Adam (13 May 1931 – 26 September 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Luton Town and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Born in Blantyre, Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre Celtic before moving south to English club Aldershot in 1950.^[1] However, the young Adam was only able to make a single league appearance for the club during the 1950–51 season and then left and joined non-league Spennymoor United.

In 1953, Adam signed for Luton Town, where he made 138 appearances during a six-year spell in which he helped the club gain promotion to the First Division in 1954–55.^[1] By the time of Luton's relegation from the First Division in 1960, Adam had joined Aston Villa, where he spent two seasons before signing for Stoke City where he spent the 1961–62 season scoring seven goals in 24 appearances before returning to Scotland with Falkirk.^[1] He later emigrated to Australia, where he played for South Melbourne Hellas.^[1]

Death

Adam died in Melbourne on 26 September 2008, at the age of 77.^[2]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aldershot	1950–51	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Luton Town	1953–54	Second Division	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	1954–55	Second Division	25	9	0	0	—		25	9
	1955–56	First Division	30	5	0	0	—		30	5
	1956–57	First Division	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	1957–58	First Division	32	3	1	0	—		33	3
	1958–59	First Division	29	4	0	0	—		29	4
	Total		137	22	1	0	—		138	22
Aston Villa	1959–60	Second Division	21	3	1	0	—		22	3
	1960–61	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		24	3	1	0	0	0	25	3
Stoke City[1]	1961–62	Second Division	22	7	0	0	2	0	24	7
Career Total			183	32	2	0	2	0	187	32

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Jimmy Adam". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
3. Jimmy Adam at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Jimmy Adam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Aston Villa Player Database