Jim Myers | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Jim Myers | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 474 Jim Myers By Dave Dooley Jim Myers was a very skilful stand off and centre who played over 50 matches for the Saints either side of World War Two. He made his debut against local rivals St Helens Recs in a 10 points to two home victory in December 1937. In all Jim scored 13 tries for the club including a brace against Liverpool Stanley in a 16 points to 8 victory on Christmas Day 1945. He also netted a double against Hull KR in April 1946. In that particular season Jim scored a very impressive 10 tries for the club, the third highest for the Saints that season. Jim was transferred to Swinton at the end of his Saints days. The war severely interrupted his rugby career. In 1939 he was working as a General Labourer in a Brickworks and living in Hardy Street, St Helens. He was captured in Dunkirk in 1940 and spent five years as a prisoner of war in Stalag V111.He married his wife Irene in 1948 and they had one son John born 1949. Jim attended St Patricks and Sacred Heart schools. He died in St Helens in January 1996, aged 76. Thanks to the niece of Jim, June Traverse, for the additional biographical details. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1937~38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1938~39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1945~46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1946~47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1947~48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| TOTALS: | 13 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| TOTALS: | ||||
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 25th Dec 1937 | 1 | W |
6 | St. Helens Recs | L | A | 10 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Jan 1938 | 2 | W |
6 | St. Helens Recs | L | H | 8 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 8th Jan 1938 | 3 | W |
6 | Bramley | L | A | 24 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Jan 1938 | 4 | W |
6 | Dewsbury | L | H | 11 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Jan 1938 | 5 | D |
6 | Leigh | L | A | 10 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Jan 1938 | 6 | W |
6 | Swinton | L | H | 10 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Feb 1938 | 7 | L |
6 | York | L | H | 15 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Feb 1938 | 8 | W |
6 | York | L | A | 7 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Feb 1938 | 9 | W |
6 | Pendlebury Juniors | CC1 | H | 39 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Mar 1938 | 10 | L |
7 | Halifax | L | A | 8 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Mar 1938 | 11 | L |
6 | Castleford | CC2 | A | 2 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Jan 1939 | 12 | L |
6 | Huddersfield | L | A | 5 | 33 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Oct 1945 | 13 | L |
2 | Wigan | LCSF | A | 5 | 18 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 20th Oct 1945 | 14 | W |
6 | Hunslet | L | H | 15 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 27th Oct 1945 | 15 | L |
6 | Barrow | L | A | 13 | 23 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 3rd Nov 1945 | 16 | D |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 5 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Nov 1945 | 17 | L |
6 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 8 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Nov 1945 | 18 | L |
6 | Dewsbury | L | H | 7 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Nov 1945 | 19 | L |
6 | Dewsbury | L | A | 0 | 9 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Dec 1945 | 20 | L |
3 | Hunslet | L | A | 5 | 38 | VIEW | |||
| 8th Dec 1945 | 21 | W |
6 | York | L | H | 22 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Dec 1945 | 22 | L |
6 | Warrington | L | A | 7 | 38 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Dec 1945 | 23 | L |
3 | Workington Town | L | H | 5 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Dec 1945 | 24 | W |
6 | Liverpool Stanley | L | A | 26 | 3 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 26th Dec 1945 | 25 | L |
6 | Wigan | L | H | 3 | 38 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 29th Dec 1945 | 26 | L |
6 | Workington Town | L | A | 8 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 1st Jan 1946 | 27 | W |
6 | Liverpool Stanley | L | H | 16 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Jan 1946 | 28 | L |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 7 | 26 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Jan 1946 | 29 | L |
4 | Salford | L | H | 6 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Jan 1946 | 30 | L |
4 | Batley | L | A | 0 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Feb 1946 | 31 | W |
4 | Castleford | CC1(2) | H | 14 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Feb 1946 | 32 | L |
4 | Warrington | L | H | 10 | 17 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 2nd Mar 1946 | 33 | L |
3 | Workington Town | CC2 | H | 6 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Apr 1946 | 34 | L |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 10 | 32 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Apr 1946 | 35 | W |
3 | Batley | L | H | 15 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Apr 1946 | 36 | W |
3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 29 | 6 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 31st Aug 1946 | 37 | L |
4 | Widnes | L | H | 2 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Sep 1946 | 38 | L |
4 | Leigh | LC1(1) | H | 5 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Sep 1946 | 39 | L |
6 | Widnes | L | A | 10 | 17 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Sep 1946 | 40 | L |
6 | Leigh | L | H | 7 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Oct 1946 | 41 | L |
6 | Warrington | L | A | 10 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Aug 1947 | 42 | W |
4 | Leigh | LC1(1) | A | 15 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 4th Sep 1947 | 43 | W |
4 | Leigh | LC1(2) | H | 31 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Sep 1947 | 44 | W |
4 | Salford | L | A | 12 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 13th Sep 1947 | 45 | W |
7 | Oldham | L | H | 16 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Sep 1947 | 46 | W |
3 | York | L | A | 31 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Sep 1947 | 47 | L |
3 | Wigan | LC2 | H | 7 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 4th Oct 1947 | 48 | W |
4 | Swinton | L | H | 24 | 3 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 11th Oct 1947 | 49 | L |
6 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 7 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Oct 1947 | 50 | W |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 14 | 9 | VIEW | |||
| 8th Nov 1947 | 51 | L |
3 | Belle Vue Rangers | L | H | 0 | 9 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 21 | LOSSES : 28 | DRAWS : 2 |
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