18 Facts About Jimmy Case

James Robert Case was born on 18 May 1954 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jimmy Case gained national prominence with Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Jimmy Case was brought up in Allerton and was a distant neighbour of musician Paul McCartney on the council estate which had been built in the interwar years.

Jimmy Case was training to become an electrician, working all day but training with Liverpool two mornings and two nights a week.

Jimmy Case maintained his place the following year as Liverpool chased a unique treble of League Championship, FA Cup and European Cup.

Jimmy Case was the scorer of Liverpool's goal shortly after their opponents had taken the lead; it was a typical Jimmy Case goal, a thundering shot from outside the penalty area following a neat turn on the ball.

Jimmy Case won both the League and the European Cup twice more with Liverpool, and added a League Cup winners' medal in 1981, but in that season he found himself out of favour.

Jimmy Case is still highly thought of amongst the Anfield faithful, he was voted in at No 45 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop taken by the Official Liverpool Football Club web-site in which over 110,000 fans worldwide nominated their personal Top 10 players.

Bob Paisley thought it was time for Jimmy to move on, especially because whenever Case attended a local event, he ended up with dozens of pints on his table, bought by appreciative fans.

On leaving Liverpool, Jimmy Case went from strength to strength by not only becoming an icon at Brighton and Southampton, but gaining recognition for his intelligent and thoughtful manner.

In spite of this setback, Jimmy Case remained at the Goldstone Ground for nearly two years after the Seagulls were relegated, including a further FA Cup victory over Liverpool in January 1984.

Jimmy Case soon won over any doubters amongst The Dell fans with some robust tackling.

When McMenemy quit after the end of the season, Jimmy Case was appointed club captain by new manager Chris Nicholl.

Over his six years at The Dell, Jimmy Case lost none of his bite in the tackle and he made up for any loss of pace by a broadening vision and excellent passing skills.

Jimmy Case played in midfield alongside Glenn Cockerill and Barry Horne and helped to bring on the careers of exciting young players such as Le Tissier, Alan Shearer, Rod Wallace and Jason Dodd.

Ian Branfoot succeeded Nicholl as manager in June 1991, and considered that the club could dispense with Jimmy Case's services and he was transferred to AFC Bournemouth within a few days of Branfoot's appointment, a decision that proved very unpopular with the Saints fans, especially when Jimmy Case was replaced by the unsuccessful Terry Hurlock, and was one of the key reasons that Branfoot was an unpopular figure with the club's supporters during his two and a half years in charge.

Jimmy Case was still playing that season, and at the age of 41 was the oldest outfield player registered with any Premier League or Football League club at the time.

Jimmy Case finally announced his retirement from playing on 10 November 1995.