Jim Iley

Jim Iley
Personal information
Full name	James Iley
Date of birth	15 December 1935
Place of birth	South Kirkby, England
Date of death	17 November 2018 (aged 82)
Place of death	Bolton, England
Position	Left half
Youth career
	Pontefract Collieries
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1957	Sheffield United
1957–1959	Tottenham Hotspur
1959–1962	Nottingham Forest
1962–1969	Newcastle United
1969–1972	Peterborough United
Total
International career
	England U23
Managerial career
1969–1972	Peterborough United
1973–1978	Barnsley
1978	Blackburn Rovers
1980–1984	Bury
1984–1985	Exeter City
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Iley (15 December 1935 – 17 November 2018) was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 550 appearances in the Football League playing as a left half. He was a brother-in-law to Jack and Colin Grainger.

Career

Born in South Kirkby, Iley played for Pontefract Collieries, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United and Peterborough United. As manager, he took charge of Peterborough (as player-manager), Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Exeter City. He was capped once for England under-23 team, and twice by the Football League representative side.

References

1 2 3 "Jim Iley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
↑ Grainger, Colin; Jawád, Hyder (2019). The Singing Winger. deCoubertin. ISBN 978-1-909245-95-2.
↑ "Jim Iley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
↑ "James -Jim- Iley | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere".
↑ "Jim Iley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
↑ "Jim Iley's Biography - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
↑ Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results- Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

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[Hugman-1] 1 2 3 "Jim Iley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[2] Grainger, Colin; Jawád, Hyder (2019). The Singing Winger. deCoubertin. ISBN 978-1-909245-95-2.

[NB-3] "Jim Iley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[4] "James -Jim- Iley | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere".

[SB-5] "Jim Iley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[6] "Jim Iley's Biography - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[7] Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results- Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2009.