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Jimmy Stott

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
15-11-1919
N/A
03 -11-1939
UGB ARL
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
04-11-1939 v Broughton Rangers
Warrington
1952- when he Retired
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1939-1952
193 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
65
295
0
785

Biography of Jimmy Stott



HERITAGE NO : 501
Jimmy Stott by Dave Dooley

Jimmy Stott was a stalwart for the club playing almost 200 matches mostly as a centre. He made his debut in Saints on the 4th of November 1939 against Broughton Rangers. He was born in Spurgeon Street off Park Road on the 15th of November 1919. Jimmy Stott was a great all-round sportsman who attended the rugby league hotbed of Parr Central School.

Jimmy was signed from the local UGB amateur team, incidentally Jimmy also worked for the glass firm. In 193 matches for the Saints Jimmy scored 65 tries, kicked 295 goals (11th on the all-tine charts for the Saints) for an impressive total points aggregate of 785 points (15th position).

During the war Jimmy played two Services internationals against Rugby Union sides. After spending six years in the Army, he returned to Knowsley Road to captain the side after the hostilities.

Jimmy played for Great Britain once in 1947, he also won two England and two Lancashire caps whilst at Knowsley Road. He was a model player on and off the field and an inspirational captain who guided many young players who were to become a key part of the St Helens set-up in the 1950s. His brother Tom also played for the Saints.

His final match for the Club was against Warrington on the 22nd. of November 1952. He subsequently retired from the game. Like so many fine players his career was blighted by the outbreak of the Second World War. Jimmy Stott died on the 5th of July 1994 at the age of 74.

Jimmy Stott has been inducted into the Club Hall of Fame.

Bert Traverse relates a tale that illustrates the character and integrity of Jim Stott. He had served Saints as a centre threequarter for many years when Jim Sullivan arrived at the club. The new coach promptly switched him to full back, a situation Stotty accepted though was never truly happy with it. His last game was against Warrington at Wilderspool. Jack Johnson, a St Helens lad playing on the wing for the Wire, was sent away with only Stott to beat. As he approached the full back Johnson kicked over his head raced round Stotty, re-gathered the ball and scored a brilliant try. After the match Sullivan had words with Jim Stott and gave him the benefit of his vast experience as a full back. `If that happens again,` he said, `turn your back on the kicker and stick your arse in him. That way you won`t be penalised for committing an obstruction.`

`I`m sorry, Mr Sullivan,` Jim Stott said, `but I don`t play my rugby that way.` He immediately retired.

In 1921 Jimmy was living with his parents and two sisters in Beaconfield St, Prescot. His father George worked at the Whiston Water Pumping Station.Jimmy died in St Helens in July 1994, aged 74.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1939~403 3 0 15
1940~41 4 3 0 7
1941~42 6 11 0 9
1942~43 6 12 0 9
1943~44 1 5 0 4
1945~46 0 0 0 2
1946~4712 51 0 34
1947~48 12 65 0 31
1948~4910 39 0 37
1949~509 70 0 33
1950~512 30 0 8
1951~52 0 2 0 2
1952~530 4 0 2
TOTALS:65 295 0 193
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1940~41 1303
1947~483601
1948~494804
1949~50 0301
TOTALS:82009

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
4th Nov 1939 1
W
 4 Broughton Rangers WEL H 28 10 1 VIEW
11th Nov 1939 2
L
 4 Salford WEL H 10 15 2 VIEW
18th Nov 1939 3
L
 4 Oldham WEL A 3 7 VIEW
25th Nov 1939 4
W
 4 Barrow WEL H 23 3 VIEW
2nd Dec 1939 5
L
 3 Salford WEL A 5 10 VIEW
9th Dec 1939 6
W
 3 Broughton Rangers WEL H 27 9 VIEW
16th Dec 1939 7
L
 3 Warrington WEL A 6 8 VIEW
25th Dec 1939 8
D
 3 Widnes WEL A 6 6 VIEW
26th Dec 1939 9
L
 3 Wigan WEL H 9 12 VIEW
24th Feb 1940 10
W
 3 Liverpool Stanley WEL H 18 8 2 VIEW
9th Mar 1940 11
L
 4 Broughton Rangers LC1 (2) A 3 10 VIEW
16th Mar 1940 12
L
 4 Wigan LC2 (1) A 0 5 VIEW
23rd Mar 1940 13
W
 6 Leigh WEL H 11 5 1 VIEW
25th Mar 1940 14
L
 6 Rochdale Hornets WEL A 10 12 VIEW
6th Apr 1940 15
W
 5 Widnes LCSF (1) H 7 5 VIEW
2nd Nov 1940 16
L
 4 Warrington WEL H 0 13 VIEW
9th Nov 1940 17
W
 4 Warrington WEL A 2 0 VIEW
16th Nov 1940 18
D
 2 Wigan WEL A 5 5 1 VIEW
23rd Nov 1940 19
W
 2 Broughton Rangers WEL H 23 3 1 VIEW
30th Nov 1940 20
W
 2 Leigh WEL H 50 0 4 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1940 --
W
 3 Leigh * Fr H 37 18 VIEW
11th Jan 1941 21
L
 3 Wigan WEL H 3 6 VIEW
8th Feb 1941 --
L
 3 Wigan * Fr A 8 12 1 VIEW
14th Apr 1941 --
W
 3 Dewsbury * Fr A 21 11 1 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1941 22
L
 3 Castleford CC2 A 13 21 VIEW
6th Sep 1941 23
W
 3 York WEL H 23 13 2 1 VIEW
20th Sep 1941 24
W
 4 Keighley WEL A 20 2 4 VIEW
27th Sep 1941 25
L
 4 Huddersfield WEL A 13 21 2 VIEW
17th Oct 1941 26
W
 3 Castleford WEL H 16 2 1 VIEW
29th Nov 1941 27
L
 3 Castleford WEL A 5 12 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1941 28
L
 3 Leeds WEL A 8 18 1 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1941 29
L
 3 Wigan WEL A 3 8 VIEW
11th Apr 1942 30
W
 3 Featherstone Rovers CC1(1) A 21 11 1 2 VIEW
25th Apr 1942 31
L
 3 Hunslet CC2(1) A 3 16 1 VIEW
12th Sep 1942 32
L
 3 Keighley WEL A 0 12 VIEW
26th Sep 1942 33
L
 3 Dewsbury WEL A 17 26 2 4 VIEW
3rd Oct 1942 34
L
 3 Leeds WEL A 0 34 VIEW
24th Oct 1942 35
W
 4 Wigan YC2(1) H 21 8 2 VIEW
7th Nov 1942 36
L
 3 Wigan YC2(2) A 11 32 4 VIEW
5th Dec 1942 37
L
 4 Halifax WEL A 12 36 VIEW
12th Dec 1942 38
L
 3 Dewsbury WEL A 7 19 2 VIEW
6th Mar 1943 39
W
 3 Oldham WEL H 12 11 1 VIEW
27th Mar 1943 40
L
 3 Oldham CC2(1) A 12 17 1 2 VIEW
16th Oct 1943 41
L
 4 Wigan YC1(1) H 9 14 3 VIEW
23rd Oct 1943 42
L
 3 Wigan YC1(2) A 10 20 1 2 VIEW
13th Nov 1943 43
L
 3 Leeds WEL A 0 36 VIEW
20th Nov 1943 44
L
 6 Dewsbury WEL H 3 13 VIEW
24th Nov 1945 45
L
 4 Dewsbury L A 0 9 VIEW
1st Dec 1945 46
L
 4 Hunslet L A 5 38 VIEW
31st Aug 1946 47
L
 3 Widnes L H 2 10 1 VIEW
7th Sep 1946 48
L
 3 Leigh LC1(1) H 5 14 1 VIEW
21st Sep 1946 49
L
 3 Widnes L A 10 17 2 VIEW
28th Sep 1946 50
L
 3 Leigh L H 7 11 1 2 VIEW
5th Oct 1946 51
L
 3 Warrington L A 10 19 VIEW
12th Oct 1946 52
W
 4 Workington Town L H 12 7 VIEW
19th Oct 1946 53
W
 4 Salford L A 11 2 VIEW
26th Oct 1946 54
W
 4 Halifax L H 15 8 1 VIEW
2nd Nov 1946 55
W
 4 Oldham L A 7 3 1 VIEW
23rd Nov 1946 56
L
 4 Bramley L A 0 10 VIEW
30th Nov 1946 57
W
 4 Huddersfield L H 18 10 2 VIEW
14th Dec 1946 58
W
 4 Salford L H 9 8 3 VIEW
25th Dec 1946 59
L
 4 Liverpool Stanley L H 16 17 1 1 VIEW
26th Dec 1946 60
L
 4 Wigan L H 9 11 1 3 VIEW
28th Dec 1946 61
L
 4 Huddersfield L A 12 19 1 3 VIEW
1st Jan 1947 62
L
 4 Liverpool Stanley L A 7 8 2 VIEW
11th Jan 1947 63
L
 4 Leeds L H 7 8 2 VIEW
18th Jan 1947 64
W
 4 Featherstone Rovers L A 11 7 1 VIEW
25th Jan 1947 65
W
 4 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 29 16 7 VIEW
8th Mar 1947 66
W
 4 Keighley CC1(1) H 17 7 4 VIEW
11th Mar 1947 67
L
 4 Keighley CC1(2) N 5 8 1 1 VIEW
22nd Mar 1947 68
L
 4 Warrington CC2 A 2 24 1 VIEW
29th Mar 1947 69
L
 4 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 3 11 VIEW
4th Apr 1947 70
W
 4 Wigan L A 12 7 2 VIEW
5th Apr 1947 71
L
 4 Warrington L H 6 10 3 VIEW
7th Apr 1947 72
L
 4 Belle Vue Rangers L H 10 12 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1947 73
L
 3 Workington Town L A 2 13 VIEW
26th Apr 1947 74
W
 4 Swinton L A 15 6 3 1 VIEW
6th May 1947 75
L
 4 Rochdale Hornets L A 5 7 1 VIEW
10th May 1947 76
W
 4 Bramley L H 29 0 1 1 VIEW
24th May 1947 77
L
 4 Barrow L A 9 15 3 VIEW
26th May 1947 78
L
 4 Halifax L A 9 10 1 VIEW
31st May 1947 79
W
 4 Barrow L H 36 7 1 VIEW
7th Jun 1947 80
W
 4 Rochdale Hornets L H 26 4 1 VIEW
23rd Aug 1947 81
L
 4 Widnes L A 8 9 1 VIEW
13th Sep 1947 82
W
 4 Oldham L H 16 2 2 VIEW
20th Sep 1947 83
W
 4 York L A 31 3 4 VIEW
25th Sep 1947 84
L
 4 New Zealand Tour H 5 11 1 VIEW
29th Sep 1947 85
L
 4 Wigan LC2 H 7 8 2 VIEW
18th Oct 1947 86
W
 4 Workington Town L H 14 3 2 VIEW
8th Nov 1947 87
L
 4 Belle Vue Rangers L H 0 9 VIEW
15th Nov 1947 88
W
 3 Liverpool Stanley L H 23 8 1 VIEW
29th Nov 1947 89
W
 3 Salford L H 31 10 1 5 VIEW
13th Dec 1947 90
W
 3 Halifax L A 6 2 2 VIEW
20th Dec 1947 91
L
 6 Hunslet L A 5 11 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1947 92
W
 4 Leigh L H 22 3 2 4 VIEW
26th Dec 1947 93
W
 4 Wigan L H 13 6 4 VIEW
27th Dec 1947 94
D
 4 Wakefield Trinity L H 5 5 1 VIEW
1st Jan 1948 95
L
 3 Leigh L A 3 8 VIEW
3rd Jan 1948 96
W
 3 Swinton L A 6 3 VIEW
7th Feb 1948 97
W
 3 Bustlingthorpe Vale CC1(1) H 48 0 1 6 VIEW
14th Feb 1948 98
W
 3 Bustlingthorpe Vale CC1(2) A 13 2 2 VIEW
28th Feb 1948 99
L
 3 Oldham CC2 A 0 5 VIEW
6th Mar 1948 100
L
 3 Warrington L A 3 21 VIEW
13th Mar 1948 101
W
 3 Bramley L H 13 7 2 VIEW
20th Mar 1948 102
W
 3 Oldham L A 13 3 2 VIEW
26th Mar 1948 103
L
 3 Wigan L A 11 22 1 4 VIEW
27th Mar 1948 104
W
 3 York L H 44 10 2 1 VIEW
28th Mar 1948 105
L
 3 Barrow L A 8 12 1 VIEW
6th Apr 1948 106
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L A 15 10 3 VIEW
8th Apr 1948 107
L
 3 Widnes L H 8 9 1 VIEW
10th Apr 1948 108
W
 6 Barrow L H 21 5 1 3 VIEW
17th Apr 1948 109
W
 3 Halifax L H 20 7 4 VIEW
22nd Apr 1948 110
W
 3 Belle Vue Rangers L A 21 2 1 6 VIEW
24th Apr 1948 111
W
 3 Bramley L A 19 11 1 2 VIEW
15th May 1948 --
W
 3 Roanne* Fr H 36 19 3 6 VIEW
14th Aug 1948 --
W
 4 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup A 38 2 2 7 VIEW
21st Aug 1948 112
W
 3 Widnes L H 6 2 2 VIEW
23rd Aug 1948 113
L
 4 Workington Town L A 11 15 1 VIEW
28th Aug 1948 114
L
 4 Oldham L A 11 15 2 1 VIEW
4th Sep 1948 115
L
 3 Wigan LC1(1) H 9 24 3 VIEW
8th Sep 1948 116
L
 3 Wigan LC1(2) A 7 8 2 VIEW
11th Sep 1948 117
W
 3 Liverpool Stanley L A 17 0 1 VIEW
18th Sep 1948 118
W
 3 Workington Town L H 8 2 1 VIEW
23rd Sep 1948 119
W
 3 Liverpool Stanley L H 41 0 1 3 VIEW
25th Sep 1948 120
W
 4 Dewsbury L A 14 7 2 1 VIEW
2nd Oct 1948 121
W
 3 Hunslet L H 41 11 1 VIEW
9th Oct 1948 122
L
 3 Barrow L A 12 20 VIEW
14th Oct 1948 123
W
 3 Australia Tour H 10 8 VIEW
16th Oct 1948 124
L
 3 Warrington L H 4 12 VIEW
30th Oct 1948 125
W
 3 Halifax L H 8 5 VIEW
20th Nov 1948 126
W
 3 Dewsbury L H 27 7 VIEW
27th Nov 1948 127
W
 3 Oldham L H 28 2 1 5 VIEW
4th Dec 1948 128
L
 3 Warrington L A 5 15 VIEW
11th Dec 1948 129
W
 4 Whitehaven L A 13 0 VIEW
18th Dec 1948 130
W
 4 Whitehaven L H 61 0 VIEW
25th Dec 1948 131
D
 4 Leigh L A 5 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1949 132
W
 3 Leigh L H 12 0 2 VIEW
8th Jan 1949 133
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 3 0 VIEW
15th Jan 1949 134
W
 3 Belle Vue Rangers L A 17 5 VIEW
22nd Jan 1949 135
W
 4 Hunslet L A 11 5 1 VIEW
29th Jan 1949 136
W
 4 Huddersfield L H 20 2 1 7 VIEW
5th Feb 1949 137
L
 3 Widnes L A 2 6 1 VIEW
12th Feb 1949 138
W
 4 Bradford Northern CC1(1) A 4 3 2 VIEW
19th Feb 1949 139
L
 3 Bradford Northern CC1(2) H 0 5 VIEW
12th Mar 1949 140
W
 3 Belle Vue Rangers L H 18 0 1 3 VIEW
19th Mar 1949 141
L
 3 Salford L A 6 7 VIEW
31st Mar 1949 142
L
 3 Wigan L H 8 13 VIEW
9th Apr 1949 143
W
 3 Halifax L A 8 3 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1949 144
L
 3 Wigan L A 5 19 1 VIEW
16th Apr 1949 145
L
 3 Huddersfield L A 0 34 VIEW
18th Apr 1949 146
L
 3 Keighley L H 2 4 1 VIEW
23rd Apr 1949 147
L
 3 Swinton L A 3 16 VIEW
25th Apr 1949 148
W
 4 Barrow L H 16 5 1 VIEW
16th May 1949 --
L
 4 Huddersfield* Fr Tour P 11 46 1 VIEW
18th May 1949 --
W
 4 Huddersfield* Fr Tour B 33 17 2 VIEW
21st May 1949 --
L
 4 Huddersfield* Fr Tour A 16 25 VIEW
20th Aug 1949 149
L
 4 Widnes L A 2 15 1 VIEW
27th Aug 1949 150
L
 4 Workington Town LC1(1) H 0 7 VIEW
31st Aug 1949 151
L
 4 Workington Town LC1(2) A 4 7 2 VIEW
7th Sep 1949 152
L
 3 Barrow L A 3 18 VIEW
10th Sep 1949 153
W
 3 Oldham L H 16 8 5 VIEW
17th Sep 1949 154
L
 3 Wakefield Trinity L A 9 12 1 3 VIEW
19th Sep 1949 155
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 12 5 3 VIEW
24th Sep 1949 156
W
 3 Workington Town L H 43 10 1 5 VIEW
1st Oct 1949 157
W
 3 Bramley L H 39 2 VIEW
15th Oct 1949 158
W
 3 Belle Vue Rangers L H 28 5 1 VIEW
22nd Oct 1949 159
W
 3 Oldham L A 12 2 1 1 VIEW
5th Nov 1949 160
D
 4 Hull L A 5 5 1 VIEW
12th Nov 1949 161
W
 3 Warrington L A 7 3 2 VIEW
19th Nov 1949 162
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 14 3 1 VIEW
26th Nov 1949 163
W
 3 Liverpool Stanley L A 11 3 VIEW
3rd Dec 1949 164
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 23 0 1 VIEW
10th Dec 1949 165
L
 4 Salford L A 4 8 2 VIEW
17th Dec 1949 166
W
 3 Widnes L H 7 0 2 VIEW
24th Dec 1949 167
W
 3 Whitehaven L A 14 7 4 VIEW
26th Dec 1949 168
W
 3 Wigan L H 15 8 1 3 VIEW
27th Dec 1949 169
W
 3 Swinton L H 10 5 2 VIEW
31st Dec 1949 170
L
 3 Leigh L A 10 15 2 VIEW
2nd Jan 1950 171
W
 3 Hull L H 30 0 1 3 VIEW
4th Feb 1950 172
W
 3 Halifax CC1(1) H 10 6 2 VIEW
11th Feb 1950 173
L
 3 Halifax CC1(2) A 0 2 VIEW
25th Feb 1950 174
W
 3 Salford CC2 A 9 2 1 3 VIEW
4th Mar 1950 175
W
 3 Warrington L H 12 3 3 VIEW
15th Mar 1950 176
L
 3 Bradford Northern CC3(rep) A 0 11 VIEW
7th Apr 1950 177
L
 3 Wigan L A 12 17 3 VIEW
8th Apr 1950 178
W
 3 Barrow L H 16 0 VIEW
10th Apr 1950 179
W
 3 Whitehaven L H 30 17 1 6 VIEW
19th Apr 1950 180
W
 3 Salford L H 38 3 1 7 VIEW
22nd Apr 1950 --
W
 3 Neath * Fr H 48 10 3 VIEW
26th Apr 1950 181
W
 3 Bramley L A 12 2 3 VIEW
19th Aug 1950 182
W
 3 Widnes L H 17 2 1 4 VIEW
23rd Aug 1950 183
W
 4 Barrow L A 14 4 4 VIEW
2nd Sep 1950 184
W
 4 Swinton LC1(1) A 19 10 4 VIEW
9th Sep 1950 185
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 31 12 8 VIEW
13th Sep 1950 186
W
 3 Swinton LC1(2) H 11 3 1 VIEW
16th Sep 1950 187
L
 3 Workington Town L A 11 19 1 1 VIEW
24th Feb 1951 188
L
 4 Hunslet L A 4 8 2 VIEW
3rd Mar 1951 189
W
 4 Hull L H 39 13 6 VIEW
6th Oct 1951 190
L
 3 Hull L H 10 15 2 VIEW
2nd Feb 1952 191
L
 1 Whitehaven L H 6 7 VIEW
8th Nov 1952 192
W
 1 Barrow L A 14 7 4 VIEW
22nd Nov 1952 193
W
 1 Warrington L A 19 8 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 105 | LOSSES : 92 | DRAWS : 5

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