Jimmy Gitsham

Jimmy Gitsham
Personal information
Full name James William Gitsham[1]
Date of birth (1942-05-12)12 May 1942
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Date of death 19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 62)[2]
Place of death Chiltern, England[1]
Position Left back
Youth career
–1959 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Brentford 54 (0)
1964–1965 Romford 45 (1)
1966–1968 Stevenage Town 17 (0)
1968–1969 Stevenage Athletic 16 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James William Gitsham (12 May 1942 – 19 January 2005) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a left back.

Playing career

Gitsham began his career in the youth team at Third Division club Brentford and turned professional in July 1959.[2] At age 18, while still a part-time player,[3] Gitsham made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Hull City at Griffin Park on 8 April 1961.[4] He went on to establish himself in the left back position, but lost his place in the team to Tom Anthony in September 1962.[4] Gitsham made 61 appearances before departing the Bees during the 1963 off-season.[5] He later played non-League football for Romford, Stevenage Town and Stevenage Athletic and was forced to retire due to a broken ankle.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1960–61[4] Third Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 ― 4 0
1961–62[4] Third Division 34 0 5 0 0 0 ― 39 0
1962–63[4] Fourth Division 16 0 0 0 2 0 ― 18 0
Total 54 0 5 0 2 0 ― 61 0
Stevenage Town 1966–67[6] Southern League First Division 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
1967–68[6] Southern League Premier Division 13 0 1 0 2 0 3[c] 0 19 0
Total 17 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 28 0
Stevenage Athletic 1968–69[6] Metropolitan League 16 1 ― 1 0 6[d] 0 23 1
Career total 87 1 9 0 7 0 9 0 112 1
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Southern League Cup, Metropolitan League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in East Anglian Cup
  4. ↑ 3 appearances in East Anglian Cup, 3 appearances in Metropolitan League Autumn Shield

Honours

Brentford

References

  1. 1 2 "Jimmy Gitsham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jimmy Gitsham". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 102. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 386–387. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 65. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jimmy Gitsham | Player Profile". Stevenage Football Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2026.


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