Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Patrick Stephen Branagan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Urmston, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Oldham Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1977 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | (0) |
1977 | Cape Town City | 9 | (0) |
1977–1979 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | (0) |
1979–1987 | Blackburn Rovers | 294 | (5) |
1987–1988 | Preston North End | 3 | (0) |
1988–1989 | York City | 42 | (1) |
1989–? | Chorley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jim Branagan (born 3 July 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End and York City, and also in South Africa for Cape Town City.[3]
Born in Urmston, Lancashire, Branagan began his professional career at Oldham Athletic, aged 18.[1] He retired in 1989, later working at a Tesco store in Pendleton, Greater Manchester.[4]