James "Jimmy" Warner: Man United goalkeeper Profile & Stats
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James "Jimmy" Warner

Position: goalkeeper

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 11 4 2 5 32 28 +4 36.36
A 12 0 3 9 10 35 -25 0.00
  23 4 5 14 42 63 -21 17.39

Name: James "Jimmy" Warner
Birthdate: 15-04-1865
Age: 160
Birthplace: Lozells, Birmingham, England
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1892-1893
Signing Info: Transferred from: Aston Villa, 07/1892, £
Previous Clubs: Milton FC, Aston Villa
Debut: 03/09/1892 v Blackburn Rovers (A) 3-4 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to Walsall Town Swifts, 05/1893, £
Passed Away: 07/11/1943

Biography

On the one hand, Jimmy Warner was good enough to be both Aston Villa and Manchester United's first ever Football League goalkeeper. On the other, he was a magnet for trouble and enough off-the-field drama to wither his career away.
It all began at Villa whom he joined following youthful spells with Hampton Road School and Milton FC. His debut for the Villains was against Vale of Leven in the pre-League days of 1886, then he became the main custodian in their first four League campaigns, minding the sticks in 75 out of 92 fixtures. Jimmy was selected for the Birmingham XI to face their Lancashire equivalents in March 1890.
However, it was the FA Cup that brought him his highlight, specifically when he earned a winners' medal in 1887. The old cup brought his downfall too: when Villa lost 0-3 to rivals WBA in the 1892 final, Warner was undeservedly made a scapegoat by the irate fans, who claimed he had bet on his team to lose. They even showed up at his day job at the Old College pub to give him grief. Under unenviable stress, he took off one day without notice, forcing the landlord to issue a warrant for his arrest! This was withdrawn once it was apparent Jimmy had not stolen the pub's earnings, but life at Villa was now over.
When Villa official, Alf Albut, gave up on a career as a commercial traveler to become Newton Heath's secretary in the summer of 1892, about the first thing he did was go back to his old club and sign Jimmy. He thus made his debut in the Heathens' inaugural Football League game, versus Blackburn Rovers on September 3rd, 1892. Jimmy's experience proved invaluable in the first few months of the season, and he even captained the team on the odd occasion.
Of course, mind, he soon got in trouble. Firstly, on an evening out with teammate George Perrins on Market Street on December 12th, Jimmy assaulted a man and punched him to the ground. The court fined him £40 plus costs. Then, on January 7th, 1893, he contrived to miss the train taking him and the Heath management to an away game at Stoke. After the ten men lost 1-7, the irate officials sacked their goalie. What made this decision more absurd was that Jimmy was the captain and, in that capacity, he had hosted the club's holiday party at his house just four days earlier, entertaining the whole staff and the officials! Though he returned for an FA Cup tie with Blackburn and two more league fixtures, his North Road career was now over as well.
Warner dropped a division next, hooking up with Walsall where he also took over the license of the Royal Exchange pub. However, his time with the Saddlers - and his footballing career - came to an end after a dozen games when he shipped eight goals at Burton United in February 1894. Jimmy at length travelled to America in 1907 where he became a well-known boxing promoter until retirement in the 1930s. He eventually passed away in a hospital in Pittsburgh in November 1943 after falling down the stairs and fracturing his thigh. James once missed his train to a game against Stoke in January 1893, Heath were soundly beaten 7-1 & later he was suspended, William Stewart kept goal that day. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1892-1893 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
TOTALS 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Blackburn Rovers 3 0
2. Burnley 2 0
3. Everton 2 0
4. West Bromwich Albion 2 0
5. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0
6. Sheffield Wednesday 2 0
7. Bolton Wanderers 2 0
8. Derby County 2 0
9. Nottingham Forest 1 0
10. Notts County 1 0
11. Aston Villa 1 0
12. Accrington Stanley 1 0
13. Preston North End 1 0
14. Sunderland 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Mitchell, Thomas 3
2. ? 2
3. Molyneux, Dick 2
4. Jackson, Henry 2
5. Addenbrooke, Jack 2
6. Dickinson, Arthur 2
7. Bentley, John 2
8. Derby County Committee 2
9. Radford, Harry 1
10. Browne, Edwin 1
11. Ramsay, George 1
12. Accrington Stanley Committee 1
13. Preston North End Committee 1
14. Watson, Tom 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 23
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. North Road, (Monsall) 11
2. Ewood Park 2
3. Deepdale 1
4. Goodison Park 1
5. Hillsborough 1
6. Molineux 1
7. Pikes Lane 1
8. Racecourse Ground 1
9. Stoney Lane 1
10. Thornleyhome Road 1
11. Town Ground 1
12. Turf Moor 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 22
2. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Blackburn Rovers 3
2. Burnley 2
3. Everton 2
4. West Bromwich Albion 2
5. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
6. Sheffield Wednesday 2
7. Bolton Wanderers 2
8. Derby County 2
9. Nottingham Forest 1
10. Notts County 1
11. Aston Villa 1
12. Accrington Stanley 1
13. Preston North End 1
14. Sunderland 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 23
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent OG's
No own goals scored.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Pens
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scores a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Player Opponent
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 03-09-1892 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers L 3-4 A 0 Bob Donaldson ??', James Coupar ??', Alf Farman ??' Jack Southworth 3', Coombe Hall 8', 10', Harry Chippendale 70'
2. 10-09-1892 Div 1 Burnley D 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 85' *Henry Boyd 60'
3. 17-09-1892 Div 1 Burnley L 1-4 A 0 Bob Donaldson 23' James Crabtree 25', Jimmy Hill 35', 42', Billy Bowes 60'
4. 24-09-1892 Div 1 Everton L 0-6 A 0 Fred Geary 1' , 4', Edgar Chadwick ??', ??', Alan Maxwell ??', Alf Milward ??'
5. 01-10-1892 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 A 0
6. 08-10-1892 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion L 2-4 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', William Hood ??' Roddy McLeod 15', Billy Bassett ??', Archie Bostock ??', ??'
7. 15-10-1892 Div 1 Wolves W 10-1 H 0 James Hendry 1', Bob Donaldson 4', ??', ??', William S. Stewart 4', ??', ??', Alf Farman ??', William Hood ??', Adam Carson ??' George Kinsey ??'
8. 19-10-1892 Div 1 Everton L 3-4 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', William Hood ??', Alf Farman ??' Alex Latta ??', ??', ??', ??'
9. 22-10-1892 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 A 0 Fred Spiksley 90'
10. 29-10-1892 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 A 0 Alf Farman 57' Tom McInnes 55'
11. 05-11-1892 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers D 4-4 H 0 Alf Farman ??', ??', Adam Carson ??', William Hood ??' Charlie Bowdler ??', Coombe Hall 47', George Mann ??', Bill Sawers ??'
12. 12-11-1892 Div 1 Notts County L 1-3 H 0 Adam Carson ??' Tom McInnes ??', James Oswald ??', Jimmy Burke ??'
13. 19-11-1892 Div 1 Aston Villa W 2-0 H 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons 7', James Coupar 65'
14. 26-11-1892 Div 1 Accrington Stanley D 2-2 A 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons ??', James Colville ??' David Alexander ??', James Whitehead 47'
15. 03-12-1892 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers L 1-4 A 0 James Coupar ??' Handel Bentley 2', 7', Jim Wilson ??', Jimmy Cassidy ??'
16. 10-12-1892 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??'
17. 17-12-1892 Div 1 Wolves L 0-2 A 0 David Wykes ??', Joe Butcher ??'
18. 24-12-1892 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday L 1-5 H 0 William Hood 90' Sandy Rowan 20', ??', Harry Davis ??', Fred Spiksley 45', ??'
19. 26-12-1892 Div 1 Preston North End L 1-2 A 0 James Coupar ??' David Russell ??', 46'
20. 31-12-1892 Div 1 Derby County W 7-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', ??', ??', Alf Farman ??', ??', ??', Thomas Fitzsimmons ??' John Clements ??' (o.g.)
21. 21-01-1893 FAC Blackburn Rovers L 0-4 A 0 Harry Campbell ??', ??', Bill Sawers ??', ??'
22. 11-02-1893 Div 1 Derby County L 1-5 A 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons 85' John Goodhall 11', Stephen Bloomer 20', Johnny McMillan ??', Tommy Little ??', Archie Goodhall ??'
23. 04-03-1893 Div 1 Sunderland L 0-5 H 0 Johnny Campbell 24', 25', ??', John Harvey 44', James Gillespie ??'
 

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