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Jimmy Argue

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Jimmy Argue
Personal information
Full name James Argue[1]
Date of birth (1911-11-26)26 November 1911[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 11 April 1978(1978-04-11) (aged 66)[1]
Place of death Lennoxtown, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1931 St Roch's
1931–1933 Birmingham 0 (0)
1933–1947 Chelsea 118 (30)
1947–19?? Shrewsbury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Argue (26 November 1911 – 11 April 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He was born in Glasgow and began his career at junior club St Roch's before joining Birmingham in 1931, where he failed to make any appearances for the first team. He moved to Chelsea in 1933.[3] For Chelsea he scored 35 goals from 125 matches in all competitions, 30 from 118 in the English Football League.[4] He went on to play for Shrewsbury Town.[3] Argue died in 1978 in Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jimmy Argue". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Chelsea. Pensioners have 3 of everything". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Jimmy Argue". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Player database". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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  • Jimmy Argue at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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