Jimmy Lindsay (footballer, born 1949)

Born in Hamilton, Lindsay began his career with West Ham United in the Football League after joining from amateur club Possilpark YMCA in Scotland.[1] He signed on professional terms with the club in summer 1966, initially as a striker, making his first-team debut coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Burnley on 8 October 1968.[3] He found it difficult to break into the first-team, scoring his first goal ten months after he was handed his debut,[4] in a 2–1 First Division defeat to Stoke City.[3] In three years as a professional with the club, Lindsay scored twice in 39 league appearances,[5] with his second and final goal for the Hammers coming on 31 January 1970 during a 3–2 defeat at Burnley, the club he made his debut against, and played his final game on 10 April 1971, a 1–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.[3]

Lindsay was signed by Watford for £20,000 from West Ham in May 1971.[6] He scored 12 goals from midfield in 65 league games for the club between 1971 and 1974,[7] making his debut in a Second Division 3–0 defeat away at Fulham. At the end of his first season with the club, Lindsay was placed on the transfer list with a valuation of £20,000, but remained with the club until he was released two years later. He played his final Watford game in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Chelmsford City on 24 November 1973.[6]

Colchester United signed Lindsay on a free transfer from Watford in July 1974.[1] He was a regular figure in the first-team for Colchester during the 1974–75 season, his only season with the club, making 45 league appearances and scoring six goals.[8] He made his debut for the U's on 17 August in a 1–1 draw with his former club Watford at Layer Road,[9] and scored his first goal in the following game, a 1–0 League Cup win over Oxford United.[10] He scored his final goal for the club on 22 April 1975 in a 2–0 win over Blackburn Rovers[11] and made his final appearance in the final game of the season, a 3–2 home win against Bury.[12] In the summer of 1975, he was sold to Hereford United for £15,000.[1]

After making his debut on 16 August 1975 against Port Vale,[13] Lindsay was ever-present during his first season with Hereford, scoring twice in 46 league appearances[14] on the way to helping the club win the Third Division title.[1] In total, he made 79 appearances and scored six goals in two seasons with the Bulls,[15] but could not prevent the club from being relegated back to the Third Division in his second season.[6] He made his final appearance for Hereford on 14 May 1977 against Leyton Orient.[13]

Lindsay signed for Shrewsbury Town in August 1977 from Hereford and would make 86 appearances for the club,[16] including helping the club finish first in the Third Division in the 1978–79 season.[6]