Jim Jolley
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| Full name | James Jolley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1928 (aged 52)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Jolley (c. 1873 – 9 September 1928) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s, and coached in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Runcorn RFC and Leigh,[5][6] as a stand-off, and coached at club level for Leigh, where he was the club's first coach.
Rugby league career
Club career
Jim Jolley played for Runcorn[7] and achieved county honours in 1897.
International honours
Jim Jolley won caps for England while at Runcorn RFC in 1908 against Wales, and in 1909 against Australia (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Runcorn RFC in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches).
Post-playing
After retirement he was licensee of the Nelson Hotel in Runcorn town centre. He died in Runcorn Cottage Hospital of "internal troubles" that had bothered him for some time. His wife predeceased him and he left two sons and four daughters.[8] Five nephews followed him into professional rugby.
References
- ^ "Jimmie Jolley - Runcorn Footballer's Death". Runcorn Weekly News. 14 September 1928. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Jimmy Jolley". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "St Helens v Runcorn". The Manchester Guardian. 26 February 1900. p. 4.
- ^ "James Jolley Dead - Famous Ex-Runcorn Footballer". Liverpool Daily Post. p. 2.