Jimmy Montgomery

Jimmy Montgomery
BEM
Montgomery at the Stadium of Light, 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-10-09) 9 October 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Hendon, Sunderland,[1] England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1977 Sunderland 537 (0)
1967 Vancouver Royals 6 (0)
1976Southampton (loan) 5 (0)
1977–1979 Birmingham City 66 (0)
1979–1980 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
Total 614 (0)
International career
England U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Montgomery BEM (born 9 October 1943) is an English retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made a record 627 appearances for his hometown club Sunderland with 537 of these appearances being in the league, after joining the club as a youngster in 1960.[2]

In June 2015, Montgomery was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to football in the Queen's birthday honours list.[3]

  1. ^ Southern, Keiran (16 March 2016). "Sunderland FA Cup hero Jimmy Montgomery could be handed the Freedom of the City". The Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Soccerbase.com, Jimmy Montgomery career stats". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Legendary Sunderland keeper Jimmy Montgomery 'delighted' with Queen's honour". www.sunderlandecho.com.