Jimmy Singer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis James Singer | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Cefn Hengoed, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 2010 (aged 72) | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wesley Rovers B.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fleur-de-Lys Welfare | |||
| 1954–1960 | Newport County | 52 | (27) |
| 1960–1962 | Birmingham City | 20 | (8) |
| 1962–1964 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 59 | (22) |
| 1964–1965 | Newport County | 8 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis James Singer (30 August 1937 – 21 July 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer who scored 62 goals in 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He played as an inside forward.[1]
Singer was born in Cefn Hengoed, Glamorgan.[2] As a boy he played for Wesley Rovers Boys' Club, which fed Fleur-de-Lys Welfare,[3] and from there he joined Newport County as an amateur in 1954. He turned professional in 1956,[2] and went on to score 27 goals for the club at a rate better than a goal every two games,[1] goal-poaching which earned him a move to First Division club Birmingham City. Singer spent two seasons with Birmingham, but played only 31 games in all competitions despite scoring as freely as at Newport.[2] He played on the losing side in the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against Roma.[4] In September 1962, Singer signed for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic for a fee of £7,000; he scored 22 goals in 59 league games before returning to Newport County in the 1964 close season.[1][2]
After his retirement from football, Singer kept a restaurant in Caerleon.[2] He died in July 2010.[5][6]
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