Jimmy Leadbetter

James Hunter Leadbetter (15 July 1928 – 18 July 2006) was a Scottish footballer, most notable for his achievements as a left-winger with Ipswich Town during the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only Scottish footballer to win English Third, Second and First Division championship medals with the same club.

Biography Leadbetter was born in Edinburgh on 15 July 1928, the son of a local garage owner who had played for Bathgate. He was a pupil at Balgreen Primary School, where he was six years above Dave Mackay.

In July 1949 he signed for Chelsea, but failed to claim a place in the first team, playing just three games in three years. He was the first player to leave Chelsea after Ted Drake became manager, He became a regular player at the Goldstone Ground, averaging a goal every four matches,

Ipswich won Division Two in 1960–61, earning promotion to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. The following season saw the club win the First Division at the first attempt. Many of the goals scored by Crawford (33) and Phillips (28) in Ipswich's championship-winning season were attributed to Leadbetter. He died at home on 18 July 2006,