Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1943 | ||
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) |
1976 | → Southampton (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]