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{{short description|English footballer and showman}}
{{distinguish|Jimmy Sanders (footballer){{!}}Jimmy Sanders}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jim Sanders
| image =
| fullname = James Charles Alfred Sanders
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Marlborough, Wiltshire|Marlborough]], [[Wiltshire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|5|20|1932|10|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bristol]], England
| height =
| position = [[Half back (association football)|Half back]]
| years1 = 1951–1955
| clubs1 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1955–1959
| clubs2 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps2 = 46
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1959–?{{0|000}}
| clubs3 = [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = {{0|000}}?–1962
| clubs4 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 1962–1963
| clubs5 = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 =
}}
'''James Charles Alfred Sanders''' (15 October 1932 – 20 May 2007) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Half back (association football)|half back]], most notably for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].
== Biography ==
Sanders signed a professional contract with [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in November 1951. Unable to break into the first team, he left to sign for London club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].
After playing for [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] and [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]], Sanders signed for [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] in August 1962. He was a regular for the Grecians up until December, but in April 1963 his contract was cancelled due to the club not being able to provide local accommodation for his family, then based in Bristol, to move into.
During and after his playing career, Sanders also worked as a [[Showman#United Kingdom|showman]]. Both of his careers are mentioned on his grave, a statue of a footballer, in [[Arnos Vale Cemetery]].<ref name="GrecianArchive">{{cite web |url=https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1085 |title=The Grecian Archive - Sanders, Jim |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Grecian Archive |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
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[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:Footballers from Wiltshire]]
[[Category:People from Marlborough, Wiltshire]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Bristol City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players]]
[[Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Exeter City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Burials at Arnos Vale Cemetery]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]