Jim Tansey (born 8 August 1953) is an Australian former

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player who played as a full-back.

Personal life

The son of Everton footballer Jimmy Tansey, Tansey was born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

, England in 1953. He emigrated to Australia in 1974. He is also the uncle of 2015 Scottish Cup winner,

Greg Tansey Gregory James Tansey (born 21 November 1988) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Tansey started his career at Stockport County F.C., Stockport County, progressing through the youth syste ...

Club career

Tansey began his senior playing career for

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After moving to Australia, he played for

Slavia Melbourne The Slavia Melbourne Soccer Club is a defunct Australian association football (soccer) club that was based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club was founded in 1950 by Czech migrants and became a leading club in Australian football. Slavia competed in ...

in the

Victorian State League The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...

. With the start of the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...

(NSL), Tansey moved to Fitzroy United Alexander. He later played for NSL club

Footscray JUST Footscray Jugoslav United Soccer Team, commonly referred to as J.U.S.T, Footscray or simply JUST, was an association football club from Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia. The club was established by Yugoslavs, Yugoslav migrants in 1950, ...

International career

Between 1975 and 1981, Tansey played 19 full international matches for the Australia national team.

Honours

Heidelberg United * 1980 Grand Final Individual * Argus Medal: 1976 * FFA Football Hall of Fame - Medal of Excellence: 2010

References

External links

Aussie Footballers
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