James Iley (15 December 1935 – 17 November 2018) was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 550 appearances in the Football League playing as a left half. He was a brother-in-law to Jack and Colin Grainger.[2]

Career

Born in South Kirkby, Iley played for Pontefract Collieries, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United and Peterborough United.[1][3][4] As manager, he took charge of Peterborough (as player-manager), Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Exeter City.[5] He was capped once for England under-23 team,[6][7] and twice by the Football League representative side.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jim Iley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ Grainger, Colin; Jawád, Hyder (2019). The Singing Winger. deCoubertin. ISBN 978-1-909245-95-2.
  3. ^ "Jim Iley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. ^ "James -Jim- Iley | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere".
  5. ^ "Jim Iley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Jim Iley's Biography - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. ^ Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results- Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2009.


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