Jimmy J. Moreton (22 September 1891 – August 1942) was a

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player and manager. He joined Tranmere Rovers from

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in July 1910. He was switched from right-half to outside right, where he set up countless goals for a succession of Tranmere centre forwards, including

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, in almost 500 appearances at the club. Upon retirement, aged 37, Moreton became trainer alongside manager Bert Cooke, before taking over as manager himself, from 1939, during World War II. He died in 1942, and was succeeded by another former player, Bill Ridding.

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