Louis Bimpson

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Louis Bimpson
Personal information
Full name James Louis Bimpson
Date of birth (1929-05-14)14 May 1929
Place of birth Rainford, England
Date of death 13 November 2021(2021-11-13) (aged 92)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 Burscough
1953–1959 Liverpool 93 (39)
1959–1961 Blackburn Rovers 22 (5)
1961 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 11 (1)
1961–1963 Rochdale 54 (16)
1963–1964 Wigan Athletic 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Louis Bimpson (14 May 1929 – 13 November 2021) was an English footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool during the 1950s.

Life and playing career

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Born in Rainford, Lancashire (now in Merseyside) in May 1929, Bimpson played for Burscough before Liverpool signed him in 1953.[1]

Bimpson went on to play for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Rochdale before dropping into non-league football with Wigan Athletic in 1963, where he scored twice in five Cheshire League games.[2]

Bimpson died on 13 November 2021, at the age of 92.[3][4]

Honours

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Blackburn Rovers

References

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