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Jimmy
Ruffell |
West Ham United FC
6 appearances, 0 goals
P 6 W 3 D
1 L 2 F 15: A 8
58% successful
1926-29
captain: none
minutes played: 540 |
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Timeline |
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James William Ruffell |
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Birth |
11 August 1900 at 60 Doncaster Road in
Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Barnsley, September 1900].
Attended Glyn Road School,
Clapton
Death registration and 1939
register states he was born on the 11th. |
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Baptism |
2 October 1901 at St. Peter's Church in Barnsley, along with his
brother Richard, by A. Gould |
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According to the 1901
census, James W. is the youngest of three children to London-born parents
Alfred and Eliza (née Blackborow), living at 60 Doncaster Road. His father is a builders
labourer. |
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According to the 1911
census, James now has three younger siblings, and is the second of five
children now at home with their parents. He is in fact, one of nine, but
four of his siblings have died. His father is now a greengrocer, and they
all live at 303 Church Road in the Manor Park area of East Ham. |
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Marriage |
to Ellen Harriet
Murphy, on 11 September 1920, at St Mary The Virgin, Little Ilford
[registered in West Ham, September 1920]. They had two
children, James Alfred (b.19 March 1922) and Marjorie Kathleen (b.27 July
1923). |
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According to the
1921 census, James W., an elonite and rubber vulcaniser, is married to
Ellen, and they live at 1001 Romford Road in Manor Park.
According
to passenger lists, James William, and his younger brother, William, both
footballers, and both living at 23 Fieldway in Chadwell Heath, were
returning from Buenos Aires on board the RMS Asturias on 10 June 1926. |
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According to the 1939
register, James W., a lorry driver, is still married. and living at
226 Salisbury Avenue in Barking. |
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Death |
5 September
1989 at Cornwallis Court, Bury St. Edmunds, aged
89 years 28 days
[registered in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, September 1989].
Buried in St. John the Baptist Church, Danbury. |
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Probate |
"RUFFELL
James William of Cornwallis Ct Bury St Edmunds
died 5 September 1989 Probate Ipswich 25 September Not exceeding
£100000." |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began
his playing career after he left Yorkshire for London, starting with
Fulwell FC and then Chadwell Heath United FC. Also played with Manor Park
Albion FC and Wall End United FC, a club based in East Ham. West Ham
United FC signed Ruffell in March 1920. He made
505 league appearances and scored 159 goals, before the Hammers
released him on a free transfer on 22 April 1938. Aldershot FC signed him
in June. He retired the following season because of injury,
having played just twice, scoring once. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1922-23;
Football League Division Two runners-up 1922-23; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (three appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7½", 10st.
2lbs [1923]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of three who became 501st players (503)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 149, 17 April 1926, England 0
Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, aged
25 years
252 days. |
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Last match |
No. 169,
20 November
1929,
England 6
Wales
0, a British Championship match
at Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, Fulham, London, aged
29 years 104 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1925-26, 1926-27, 1928-29; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1926-27; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After leaving the game, he became an
Essex licensee until retiring in 1966. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.214. |
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Jimmy Ruffell - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
540 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Jimmy Ruffell
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
+6 |
1 |
1 |
2.75 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All
-
British Championship |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
8 |
+6 |
2 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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Jimmy Ruffell
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| BC 1926-27 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1928-29 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
1 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1929-30 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
8 |
+6 |
2 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
8 |
+6 |
2 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
8 |
+6 |
2 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
58.3 |
+1 |
Jimmy Ruffell
- Match History
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Club:
West Ham United F.C.
- six full appearances (540 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - six full appearances
(540 min)x |
Notes
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