James Alexander Douglas Wardhaugh was a professional footballer, who was part of the Terrible Trio Heart of Midlothian forward line of the 1950s, alongside Willie Bauld and Alfie Conn.
15 Facts About Jimmy Wardhaugh
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Jimmy Wardhaugh was the club's record League goal-scorer for almost 40 years, until his tally of 206 was surpassed by John Robertson in 1997.
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Quickly dubbed the Terrible Trio, they continued to score freely in the following four seasons, with Jimmy Wardhaugh notching 77 goals, as Hearts became regular top four finishers, although defensive inconsistency ensured they failed to collect any silverware.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh was unable to agree terms with the Tyneside club though, and the deal fell through.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh scored seven times during Hearts progress to the League Cup final in October 1954, including home and away goals against Celtic in the initial group stage.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh left Hearts in 1959 having scored 375 goals for the side, and a record League total of 206, which was only surpassed by John Robertson 38 years later.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh was selected twice for the Scotland national side, making his debut against the 'Magical Magyar' Hungarian team of the early 1950s.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh played two years later against Northern Ireland in 1956.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh's selection could be viewed as controversial as, despite his Scottish parentage and sense of identity, he was born in England, at a time when the home football associations had strict eligibility restrictions for their national sides.
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However, for footballing purposes the Scottish Football Association and the Football Association considered their shared boundary to be the River Tweed, allowing Jimmy Wardhaugh to represent Scotland.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh's case was helped by the fact that Berwick Rangers, based to the south of his Marshall Meadows birthplace, had competed in Scottish football since 1905.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh represented the Scottish Football League XI and scored eight goals in nine appearances.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh retired in 1961 and started a new career in sports journalism.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh possessed a keen interest in sports generally and his writing was not limited to football coverage.
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Jimmy Wardhaugh's death came less than a year after that of his friend and Terrible Trio team-mate Bauld.