Jim Molyneux was an English footballer who played for Stockport County

Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

 and Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

. He was a capable goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

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 and popular with the Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge (stadium)

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...

 crowd. Though not prone to theatrical displays like some keepers he did take risks..

Club career

Jim Molyneux started playing with Stockport County. In 1910 he transferred to David Calderhead

David Calderhead

David Calderhead was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager, notably of Chelsea.-Playing career:...

's Chelsea where he became a first team regular .
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915

1915 FA Cup Final

The 1915 FA Cup Final took place on 24 April 1915 and was contested by Sheffield United and Chelsea. It was the last FA Cup final to be staged before competitive football was abandoned in Britain because of the First World War...

. The Manchester Guardian

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singled out his performance in the match for praise and felt that he had been let down by his defence in all three goals that Chelsea conceded. Though others suggest the first goal was as a result of an error on his part. He would go on to make 239 appearances for Chelsea, keeping 77 clean sheets, before finally leaving in 1923.