Jimmy Grummett
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clanfordimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
RIP Jimmy, good solid chunky centre back.
impsimps
Vital Football Hero
Hard as nails, played centre forward when we were desperate !
Warrington Imp
Vital 1st Team Regular
RIP Jim a regular when I started watching in the mid sixties just like his father before him.
Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
Played in goal when we were even more desperate!
Sad news, that's 2 of the team for my first Imps match passed away within a few weeks, first the unmatchable Dave Smith now the unbeatable Jimmy Grummett RIP.
Barney Imp
Vital Champions League
RIP Jimmy.
Merthyr Imp
Vital Football Hero
During one of his games at centre forward:
clanfordimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Don't know if he was still in Lincoln but I remember him living in North Hykeham on Broadway I think, just round the corner from Fosse Way school.
I played in the same team as him at Lincoln School.He transferred from Rosemary school to take his O levels. He was on City’s books and trained with them twice a week. I think his Dad, also called Jim played for the Imps too.
clanford
Vital 1st Team Regular
Brilliant pic. My dad is John Kelly stood to the left of Jimmy as you look. I’ve copied him the pic and hopefully he’ll be able to add to the names.
Graham Foster is on the left of the front row
G-Of-Lincs
Vital Reserves Team
RIP Jimmy.
Before my time but a name I knew well.
Before my time but a name I knew well.
Stood at the South Park End,I remember once Jimmy Grummett and John Kennedy had a bit of a mix-up which nearly led to a goal. An argument ensued between the 2,when Jimmy turned round and shouted " You said F----ing leave it" !
John let the matter rest after that.
John let the matter rest after that.
GertLushImp
Vital Squad Member
The LCFC twitter says he wore every shirt number (1-11) during his career.
Merthyr Imp
Vital Football Hero
Having nothing better to do I've gone through the Nannestads' book to see when he did so:
1. - He may or may not have worn a shirt with the number 1 on it, but he played half the match in goal v Chester (FA Cup) after John Kennedy went off injured 11th December 1968
2. - First time was v Aldershot 1st May 1971
3. - First time was v Chester 23rd January 1965
4. - His first team debut - League Cup v Millwall 4th November 1963
5. - First time was v Doncaster 21st August 1965
6. - The number most associated with him. First time was v Bradford (PA) 31st October 1964
7. - First time was v Port Vale 12th March 1966
8. - First time was v Chester 10th January 1970
9. - The number second most often worn. His first Football League match - v Oxford 11th April 1964
10. - First time was v Chester 30th December 1967
11. - First time was v Swansea 7th September 1968
Plus:
12. - First substitute appearance was v Stockport 15th March 1966
I've said 'first time', but in some cases (I think 3, 7, 8, 11) it was the only time.
I'll get out a bit more now.
