Jimmy Sayer

Jimmy Sayer
Personal information
Full name	James Sayer
Date of birth	July or September 1862
Place of birth	Mexborough, England
Date of death	1 February 1922 (aged 59)
Place of death	Stoke on Trent, England
Position(s)	Outside-right
Senior career*
Years	Team
1880	Mexborough
1881–1884	Heeley
1884–1885	The Wednesday
1885–1890	Stoke
1890	Mexborough
International career
1887	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Sayer (July or September 1862 – 1 February 1922) was an English footballer who played 24 times for Stoke and gained one cap with the England national team.^[1]^[3]

Career

Sayer played for Yorkshire clubs Mexborough, Heeley, The Wednesday and Sheffield before joining Stoke in 1885.^[1] He made his League debut on 8 September 1888, as a forward for Stoke in a 2–0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground.^[4] and went on to play seven league matches in the 1888–89 scoring one goal in a 1–1 draw against Derby County on 6 April 1889. Sayer also played seven League games in the 1889–90 campaigns before leaving to return to his home town Mexborough.^[1]

Style of play

He was dubbed 'Greyhound' by Stoke fans due to his pace.^[1]

International career

Sayer made one international appearance for England in a 7–0 win over Ireland in 1887.^[5]

Personal life

Sayer was secretary of a Stoke pottery company and he later became the director of Fielding Ltd, a manufacturer of Devon ceramics.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke^[1]	1885–86	—	—		2	1	2	1
	1886–87	—	—		2	0	2	0
	1887–88	—	—		3	0	3	0
	1888–89	The Football League	7	1	1	0	8	1
	1889–90	The Football League	7	0	2	1	9	1
Career total			14	1	10	2	24	3

International

Source:^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	1887	1	0
Total		1	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ ^a ^b "Free BMD entry info". Free BMD. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
^ Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).
^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 23 March 2018. (registration & fee required)
^ "Jimmy Sayer". Englandfootballonline. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Sayer, Jimmy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[bmd-2] "Free BMD entry info". Free BMD. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[3] Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).

[4] "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 23 March 2018. (registration & fee required)

[5] "Jimmy Sayer". Englandfootballonline. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[6] "Sayer, Jimmy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

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