- Birthdate: 10 March 1926
- Birthplace: Bootle, Liverpool, England
- Date of death: 23 January 2013
- Other clubs: Bootle ATC, Everton (1956-57)
- Signed from: Bootle ATC
- Signed for LFC: Joined May 1942 - Professional 02.11.1944
- Liverpool debut: 11.09.1948
- Last appearance: 22.02.1956
- Debut goal: 09.10.1948
- Last goal: 28.01.1956
- Contract expiry: 18.04.1956
- Win ratio: 35.8% W:87 D:70 L:86
- Games/goals ratio: 5.65
- League games / goals: 222 / 38
- Total games / goals: 243 / 43
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.
Payne 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 and became a newsagent. He died in at the age of 86 in 2013.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
14 |
1260 |
Middlesbrough |
12 |
1080 |
Newcastle United |
12 |
1080 |
Bolton Wanderers |
11 |
990 |
Blackpool |
11 |
990 |
Manchester United |
10 |
900 |
Portsmouth |
10 |
900 |
Aston Villa |
9 |
810 |
Manchester City |
9 |
810 |
Wolves |
9 |
810 |
Arsenal |
8 |
720 |
Burnley |
8 |
720 |
Chelsea |
8 |
720 |
Charlton Athletic |
8 |
720 |
Huddersfield Town |
8 |
720 |
Sunderland |
8 |
720 |
Stoke City |
8 |
720 |
Derby |
7 |
630 |
Fulham |
7 |
630 |
WBA |
6 |
540 |
Birmingham City |
6 |
540 |
Tottenham |
6 |
540 |
Everton |
5 |
450 |
Preston North End |
4 |
360 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
3 |
270 |
Notts County |
3 |
270 |
West Ham United |
2 |
210 |
Scunthorpe United |
2 |
180 |
Ipswich Town |
2 |
180 |
Plymouth Argyle |
2 |
180 |
Hull City |
2 |
180 |
Nottingham Forest |
2 |
180 |
Blackburn Rovers |
2 |
180 |
Leeds United |
2 |
180 |
Port Vale |
1 |
90 |
Stockport County |
1 |
90 |
Doncaster Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Barnsley |
1 |
90 |
Exeter City |
1 |
90 |
Workington |
1 |
90 |
Accrington Stanley |
1 |
90 |
Luton Town |
1 |
90 |
Norwich City |
1 |
90 |
Rotherham United |
1 |
90 |
Bury |
1 |
90 |
Leicester City |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Cardiff City |
1 |
90 |
Bristol City |
1 |
90 |
Swansea City |
1 |
90 |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Lincoln City |
Total |
Venue |
126 |
Home |
115 |
Away |
2 |
Neutral |
Goals per season
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Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
11.09.1948 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
22.10.1949 |
Newcastle United |
Anfield |
League |
100 |
27.01.1951 |
Charlton Athletic |
The Valley |
League |
150 |
12.04.1952 |
Manchester United |
Old Trafford |
League |
200 |
05.12.1953 |
Blackpool |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
87 |
09.10.1948 |
Chelsea |
Anfield |
League |
Related Quotes
"I have a confession to make. My ambition as a schoolboy was that one day I might be good enough to play for Everton! Please don’t hold it against me. I was very young at the time. Seriously it would have been nearly as big an honour to play for Everton as for Liverpool, but I’m glad now that the fates decreed that I should land at Anfield. Liverpool is a grand club, and our players are the finest lot of chaps you could meet anywhere.
Nothing so far has given me greater thrill that when I first appeared in the senior side early last season, and to have been a member of the team which went nineteen games without defeat this campaign is an honour I shall remember all my days."
Jimmy Payne in 1950
Scrapbook
A wonderful morning, but not a wonderful day - Football Monthly December 1955
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Bootle ATC |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Everton |
1955-1956 |
England First Division |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Everton |
1956-1957 |
England First Division |
4 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Total |
5 |
2 |
6 |
2 |