![]() Moreton in 1921
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 September 1891 | ||
Date of death | August 1942 | (aged 50)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1910 | Cammell Laird | ||
1910–1926 | Tranmere Rovers | 148 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
1939–1942 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jimmy J. Moreton (22 September 1891 – August 1942) was a football player and manager. [3] [4] He joined Tranmere Rovers from Cammell Laird in July 1910. [4] He was switched from right-half to outside right, where he set up countless goals for a succession of Tranmere centre forwards, including Dixie Dean, in almost 500 appearances at the club. [4]
Upon retirement, aged 37, Moreton became trainer alongside manager Bert Cooke, [4] before taking over as manager himself, from 1939, during World War II. [5] [6] He died in 1942, [1] and was succeeded by another former player, Bill Ridding. [4]