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 and the 1953 Coronation Cup, as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic. 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.

Walsh died on 6 August 2014 at the age of 83.

Honours

Celtic

Scottish League Champion: 1953-54

Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1955

Scottish League Cup Winner: 1956

Coronation Cup Winner: 1953

Saint Mungo Cup Winner: 1951

Leicester City

FA Cup Runners-up: 1961

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1930 births

2014 deaths

Footballers from Glasgow

Men's association football inside forwards

Scottish men's footballers

Celtic F.C. players

Leicester City F.C. players

Rugby Town F.C. (1945) players

Scottish Football League players

English Football League players

Scotland men's under-23 international footballers