Jimmy Oakes

Jimmy Oakes
Oakes in 1928
Personal information
Full name James Oakes[1]
Date of birth (1902-11-05)5 November 1902
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire,[1] England[1]
Date of death 7 November 1992(1992-11-07) (aged 90)[1]
Place of death Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Bethesda Mission
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Milton Albion
1923–1933 Port Vale 288 (33)
1933–1939 Charlton Athletic 234 (0)
Total 522 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Oakes (5 November 1902 – 7 November 1992) was an English footballer who played as a full-back.

Noted for his clean play, he turned professional at Port Vale in November 1923. He played at The Old Recreation Ground for ten years, helping the "Valiants" to top the Third Division North in 1929–30. He was sold to Charlton Athletic for £3,000 in January 1933. He helped the "Addicks" to the Third Division South title in 1934–35, promotion out of the Second Division in 1935–36, and then second place in the First Division in 1936–37. His career was ended by the outbreak of World War II.

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