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Jimmy Case: Midfielder |
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Nickname:
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Date of
Birth: 18.05.1954 |
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With the Reds:
1973-1981 |
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Height: |
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Weight:
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Bought from: South
Liverpool |
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Signed for LFC: J500 - May 1973 |
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Debut: 26.04.1975
(Aged 20) |
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Last match:
27.05.1981 |
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Debut goal: 23.08.1975 |
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1st team
league games: 186 (16 as sub) |
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1st team
league goals: 23 |
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Total 1st
team games: 269 (24 as sub) |
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Total 1st
team goals: 46 |
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Contract expiry:
19.08.1981, transferred to Brighton & H A for J350,000 |
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International caps: |
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International goals: |
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International debut:
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Former
clubs: Blue Union (1969-70), South Liverpool (1970-71), Brighton & Hove Albion
(1981-85), Southampton (1985-91), Bournemouth (1991-92), Halifax Town (1992-93), Wrexham
(1993), Wanneroo British (1993), Darlington (1993), Sittingbourne (1993), Brighton &
Hove Albion (2 / 1993-95), Bashley (1997-98) |
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Birth
Place: Allerton, Liverpool, England |
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Honours: 4 Division
One Championship 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80; 1 League Cup 1980-81; 3 European Cups
1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81; 1 UEFA Cup 1975-76; 4 Charity Shields 1976, 1977 (shared),
1979, 1980; 1 European Super Cup 1977; 2 Central League Championships 1973-74, 1974-75
Runners up: 1 FA Cup 1976-77; 1 European Super Cup 1978 |
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Honours former clubs: Runners
up: 1 FA Cup 1982-83 (Brighton & H A) |
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Personal honours: 1Bravo
Award 1978 |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1974-75 |
1 |
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1 |
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| 1975-76 |
27 |
6 |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
7/2 |
5 |
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37/2 |
12 |
| 1976-77 |
24/3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
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6 |
2 |
1 |
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39/3 |
7 |
| 1977-78 |
30/3 |
5 |
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8 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
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48/3 |
11 |
| 1978-79 |
37 |
7 |
5/1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
1 |
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47/1 |
9 |
| 1979-80 |
37 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
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52 |
5 |
| 1980-81 |
14/10 |
1 |
1/1 |
1 |
3/1 |
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2/3 |
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1 |
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21/15 |
2 |
| Total |
170/16 |
23 |
20/2 |
7 |
21/1 |
3 |
30/5 |
13 |
4 |
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245/24 |
46 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 245 |
Started |
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186 |
League |
| 54 |
On the bench |
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22 |
European Cup |
| 24 |
Substitute |
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22 |
FA Cup |
| 27 |
Substituted |
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22 |
League Cup |
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9 |
UEFA Cup |
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4 |
European Super Cup |
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4 |
Charity Shield |
Career Milestones for Jimmy Case:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
26.04.1975 |
Queens Park R |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
18.12.1976 |
West Ham U |
0-2 |
Upton Park |
League |
| 100 |
05.11.1977 |
Aston Villa |
1-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
11.11.1978 |
Queens Park R |
3-1 |
Loftus Road |
League |
| 200 |
30.10.1979 |
Exeter City |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League Cup |
| 250 |
03.01.1981 |
Altrincham |
4-1 |
Anfield |
FA Cup |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
23.08.1975 |
68 |
Tottenham H |
3-2 |
Anfield |
League |
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* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number. |
Total LFC
games/goals for Reserves
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Reserves |
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League |
L S Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1972-73 |
1 |
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1/1 |
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2/1 |
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| 1973-74 |
22 |
4 |
1 |
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23 |
4 |
| 1974-75 |
38 |
15 |
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38 |
15 |
| 1975-76 |
5 |
1 |
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5 |
1 |
| 1976-77 |
8 |
3 |
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8 |
3 |
| 1977-78 |
2 |
3 |
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2 |
3 |
| 1978-79 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
| 1980-81 |
9 |
3 |
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9 |
3 |
| Total |
86 |
30 |
2/1 |
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88/1 |
30 |
Total other
clubs games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| Brighton
& H A |
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| 1981-85 |
127 |
10 |
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127 |
10 |
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| Southampton |
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| 1985-91 |
216 |
10 |
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216 |
10 |
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| Bournemouth |
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| 1991-92 |
40 |
1 |
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40 |
1 |
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| Halifax
Town |
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| 1992-93 |
21 |
2 |
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21 |
2 |
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| Wrexham |
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| 1992-93 |
4 |
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4 |
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| Wanneroo
British |
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| 1993 |
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| Darlington |
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| 1993 |
1 |
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1 |
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| Sittingbourne |
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| 1993 |
5 |
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5 |
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| Brighton
& H A |
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| 1993-96 |
32 |
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32 |
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Notes:
- b - on bench
- The statistics of matches and goals at the top is included in the table by the
conducted player of a reserve in a seasons 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77,
1977-78 not completely. |
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PROFILE
A tough tackling midfielder who took no prisoners Kop idol Jimmy Case was also
renowned for his ferocious shooting ability, scoring more than a fair amount of goals in
his career.
He arrived at Anfield after playing for the Merseyside club South Liverpool and was
an instant success when he made his league debut at Anfield as a 20 year old on the final
day of the 1974-75 season against Queen's Park Rangers, a fixture the Reds won 3-1.
He established himself the following season, making 39 appearances for the
first-team in all competitions and scoring 12 times - three of which came on a foggy
December night on Merseyside as the Poles from Wroclaw were defeated in the UEFA cup. Case
also scored important goals in the quarter-final and the final of that competition and
added a European winners' medal to the championship medal already secured at the end of
his first full season as a first-teamer.
Although still only 22 when the 1976-77 season began, Jimmy had already built a
reputation for himself as a tough-tackling, hard-working midfielder who packed a venomous
shot. His long-range shooting became a feature of his game and many of the 45 goals he
scored for the club came from distance, like the majestic turn and volley with which he
scored in the 1977 FA cup final against Manchester United.
He added another championship medal in his second full season and was also a member
of the team which finally won the greatest prize of all on that famous night in Rome when
the European cup secured won for the first time. He would go on to win two more winners'
medals in that tournament plus another two in the domestic championship.
Although an integral part of the team by now missing only the last five games of
the 1979-80 league campaign, many of Case's appearances the following season were as
substitute. Case lost his place to Sammy Lee in the 1980/81 season, but went on to play
for a number of years after leaving Liverpool in a highly successful career.
In the summer of 1981 he was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion, with whom
he returned to Anfield two years later and scored the goal which knocked his former club
out of the FA cup. He later joined Southampton in his early 30's and was to continue
playing league football to a high standard for several more seasons and retired when he
was 41 years old.
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