James William Angell (1883 – 4 January 1960) was an English

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who played at

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for

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in the Southern League in 1906. He later coached the Thornycrofts team which took

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to a replay in the

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in 1920, before becoming a

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for

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and

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. After retiring from playing football, he became a builder and property developer.

Football career

Angell was born in Bitterne, Southampton and played youth football for various local minor clubs before joining

in the summer of 1902, aged 19. He spent most of his time with the "Saints" in the reserves, winning

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medals in 1905, 1907 and 1908. His first-team debut came on 29 September 1906, when he replaced Jack Hogg at

for the Southern League match at

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, which was lost 2–1. He retained his place for the next two matches, a 5–1 home victory over

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and a 3–2 defeat at

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, after which Hogg returned. Angell later returned to local football with Bitterne Guild and Eastleigh Athletic.

Coaching and scouting career

After the First World War, he was coach to the Thornycrofts team, when they reached the

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of the FA Cup in January 1920. After victories over

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and Sheppey United, Thornycrofts were drawn against

. The match, on 10 January 1920, was played at The Dell and ended in a goalless draw. In the replay three days later, Burnley's pedigree and experience prevailed, winning 5–0, with three goals from James Lindsay. He was later recruited by Tom Parker as a

to find potential players from the

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area, initially for

and, from 1933, for

. Amongst Angell's "discoveries" were George Woodford, a full-back who made ten appearances for Norwich City and seven for Southampton, and

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, who followed Parker to Southampton in 1937 and went on to play over 200 games for Southampton. After Parker joined Southampton as manager in March 1937, Angell was appointed as manager of the Southampton "A" team. In 1945, Angell was appointed manager at Romsey Town, becoming the club chairman in 1954 and president in 1956. He was also a member of the Hampshire Football Association from 1948 to 1955.

Career outside football

By 1939, he had established himself as a builder, based in Woolston trading as J. Angell & Sons Limited, later to become Hilldene Angell, and his company's name was prominently displayed on a hoarding at The Dell for many years.

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Career detail
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angell, Jim 1883 births 1960 deaths Footballers from Southampton English men's footballers Southampton F.C. players Southern Football League players Men's association football defenders Eastleigh Athletic F.C. players