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Scottish footballer

Jimmy Cringan
Personal information
Full name	James Anderson Cringan
Date of birth	(1904-12-16)16 December 1904
Place of birth	Douglas Water, Scotland
Date of death	1972 (aged 67–68)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Douglas Water Thistle
1922–1934	Birmingham	261	(12)
1934–1936	Boston United	29	(3)
Managerial career
1934–1935	Boston United (player-manager)
1936–1961	Banbury Spencer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Anderson Cringan (16 December 1904 – 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played 285 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 261 Football League First Division games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final, before trying his hand at management.

He began his managerial career as player-manager at Midland League club Boston United, before becoming Banbury Spencer manager in 1936, a position he held until retiring in 1961.

Cringan died in 1972. He was the younger brother of Willie Cringan, captain of Celtic and Scotland. Another brother Robert played for Ayr United.

Honours

Birmingham

FA Cup finalist: 1930–31

References

General

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 80. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.

Specific

"Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. Birmingham F.C. 30 August 1924. p. 3.
^ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
"Season 1934/5 – Statistics". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
"Season 1935/6 – Statistics". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
"History". Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
Cringan, Robert (1918), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank

v t e Boston United F.C. – managers
Cringan (1934–35) Vaughton (1935–36) Greaves (1936–37) Tunstall (1937–48) McGrahan (1948–49) Ithell (1950–52) Tunstall (1952–54) Middleton (1954–57) King (1957–60) Middleton (1960–61) Todd (1961–64) Tunstall (1964–65) Donovan (1965–69) Smith (1969–72) Jobling (1972–75) Wilkinson (1975–76) F. Taylor & Bolland (1976–77) Walker (1977–79) Phelan (1979–81) Froggatt (1981–84) Mann (1984–86) O'Brien (1986–87) Kerr (1987–90) Cusack (1990–92) Morris (1992–94) Sterland (1994–96) Fee (1996–98) Evans (1998–2002) Thompson (2002–04) Rodwell (2004) Evans (2004–07) T. Taylor (2007–08) Welsh (2008–09) Hurst & Scott (2009–11) Lee & Canoville (2011–12) Lee (2012) Drury (2012–13) Greene (2013–16) Murray (2016–2017) Elliott (2017–22) Cox (2022) Culverhouse (2022–24) Woods (2024) Coughlan (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

Boston United F.C. – managers

Cringan (1934–35)
Vaughton (1935–36)
Greaves (1936–37)
Tunstall (1937–48)
McGrahan (1948–49)
Ithell (1950–52)
Tunstall (1952–54)
Middleton (1954–57)
King (1957–60)
Middleton (1960–61)
Todd (1961–64)
Tunstall (1964–65)
Donovan (1965–69)
Smith (1969–72)
Jobling (1972–75)
Wilkinson (1975–76)
F. Taylor & Bolland (1976–77)
Walker (1977–79)
Phelan (1979–81)
Froggatt (1981–84)
Mann (1984–86)
O'Brien (1986–87)
Kerr (1987–90)
Cusack (1990–92)
Morris (1992–94)
Sterland (1994–96)
Fee (1996–98)
Evans (1998–2002)
Thompson (2002–04)
Rodwell (2004)
Evans (2004–07)
T. Taylor (2007–08)
Welsh (2008–09)
Hurst & Scott (2009–11)
Lee & Canoville (2011–12)
Lee (2012)
Drury (2012–13)
Greene (2013–16)
Murray (2016–2017)
Elliott (2017–22)
Cox (2022)
Culverhouse (2022–24)
Woods (2024)
Coughlan (2024–)

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