James Hunter Leadbetter was a Scottish footballer, most notable for his achievements as a left-winger with Ipswich Town during the 1950s and 1960s.
11 Facts About Jimmy Leadbetter
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Jimmy Leadbetter remains the only Scottish footballer to win English Third, Second and First Division championship medals with the same club.
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Jimmy Leadbetter was born in Edinburgh on 15 July 1928, the son of a local garage owner who had played for Bathgate.
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Jimmy Leadbetter was a pupil at Balgreen Primary School, where he was six years above Dave Mackay.
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Jimmy Leadbetter married Janet Manson in 1952, with whom he had a daughter.
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Jimmy Leadbetter played for Murrayfield Athletic until the age of 17, when he started his National Service in the Royal Artillery.
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Jimmy Leadbetter became a regular player at the Goldstone Ground, averaging a goal every four matches, which saw him established as one of the best wingers outside the First Division.
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Jimmy Leadbetter began to play deeper, threading through passes or providing crosses for the prolific goalscoring partnership of Ray Crawford and Ted Phillips.
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Jimmy Leadbetter was frail, had thinning hair, wrinkles around his eyes and "spindly" legs, and lacked pace.
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Jimmy Leadbetter later lived in the Corstorphine suburb of the city.
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Jimmy Leadbetter died at home on 18 July 2006, three days after his 78th birthday.