Jimmy Payne
Birthdate: 10 March 1926
Birthplace: Bootle, Liverpool, England
Other clubs: Bootle ATC, Everton (1956-57)
Bought from: Bootle ATC
Signed for LFC: Joined May 1942 - Professional 02.11.1944
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Liverpool debut: 11.09.1948
Last appearance: 22.02.1956
Debut goal: 09.10.1948
Last goal: 28.01.1956
Contract expiry: 21.04.1956
Win ratio: 35.8% W: 87 D: 70 L: 86
Games/goals ratio: 5.65
LFC league games/goals: 222 / 38
Total LFC games/goals: 243 / 43
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Player profile
Dubbed the "Merseyside Matthews" Payne was a tricky, diminutive right-winger beating man after man for fun, although he did spend part of the 1951/52 season at inside-left, a position he was not really suited to. Payne, who supported Everton as a kid, made his debut for Liverpool against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield on 11 September 1948, having joined the club six years earlier. After the title win in 1947, Liverpool’s fortunes gradually declined and they were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1953/54 season. Payne struggled with injuries in the latter part of his career, lost his form and the Liverpool crowd seemed to turn against him. He eventually signed for Everton in April 1956 but due to injuries his spell there was a brief one, playing only six games and scoring two goals. He retired from the game before his thirtieth birthday.