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Stewart Imlach
James John Stewart Imlach (6 January 1932 – 7 October 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left-winger for numerous clubs in England. He is best known today as the subject of an award-winning biography by his son, Gary Imlach, titled "My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes". Another son, Mike Imlach, had a brief professional career in the 1980s.
Club career.
Club career Early career.
Imlach was born in the fishing town of
. He returned to the professional game at Third Division Walsall under Bill Moore. He was then signed by Harry Catterick's Everton, after impressing in an FA Cup clash between Everton and Walsall at Goodison Park on 5 February 1972. However, he only played eleven First Division games for the club, scoring two goals, before having his contract terminated for 'serious misconduct' after a training ground incident. He had punched coach Stewart Imlach after he had overlooked Wright for a first team spot. Though he only enjoyed an eleven