Date of birth 28 Jul 1889 Years Team 1910–1926 Fulham | Date of death 2 July 1949 Name Jimmy Torrance Playing position | |
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
Jimmy Torrance (28 July 1889 – 2 July 1949) was a Scottish footballer and football manager. He played as a utility forward for Fulham for sixteen years, and also spent two seasons at Walsall, including one season as manager.
Biography
Joining Fulham from Glasgow Ashfield in 1910, he spent sixteen years at the club, making a total of 355 appearances, scoring 35 goals. A utility forward, he played in four different attacking positions for the "Cottagers". For almost the entirety of his time at Craven Cottage, the club were in the Second Division and led by Phil Kelso. Andy Ducat was in charge from 1924 to 1926.
He moved to Walsall in July 1926, and replaced David Ashworth as manager for the 1927–28 campaign. He masterminded a 7–0 win over Coventry City in the Third Division South, and signed David Fairhurst and Moses Lane. Torrance played forty league and cup games for "Saddlers", but the club only avoided applying for re-election by two points, and he left Fellows Park at the end of the season. He later worked for a telephone company, and died of cancer in July 1949.