Jimmy Gorman

Jimmy Gorman (3 March 1910 – 1 February 1991)[1] was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He was born in Liverpool, England.

For other people with the same name, see James Gorman.

Club career

He made his debut for Sunderland against Brentford on 23 January 1937 in a 3–3 draw at Griffin Park.[2] Gorman was part of the Sunderland team victorious in the 1937 FA Cup Final over Preston North End when they won 3–1[3] and also took part in the 1942 Football League War Cup Final which Sunderland lost 6–3 over a Two-legged match to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4] His stay at Sunderland lasted from 1937 to 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War, where he made 85 league appearances without scoring a goal.[5]

References
  1. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 160. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
  2. "Brentford 3-3 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. "FA Cup Final 1937". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  4. "1942 War Cup Final". Roker Roar. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. "Jimmy Gorman". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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