Stewart Imlach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James John Stewart Imlach | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 2001 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lossiemouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1954 | Bury | 71 | (14) |
| 1954–1955 | Derby County | 36 | (2) |
| 1955–1960 | Nottingham Forest | 184 | (43) |
| 1960 | Luton Town | 8 | (0) |
| 1960–1962 | Coventry City | 73 | (11) |
| 1962–1964 | Crystal Palace | 35 | (2) |
| 1964–1965 | Dover | 3 | (2) |
| 1965–1966 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1966–1967 | Crystal Palace | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 426 | (75) | |
| International career | |||
| 1958 | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (1) |
| 1958 | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James John Stewart Imlach (6 January 1932 – 3 October 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left-winger for numerous clubs in England. He is best known today as the subject of an award-winning biography by his son, Gary Imlach, titled My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes. Another son, Mike Imlach, had a brief professional career in the 1980s.