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3 unusual facts about Jimmy Rimmer


David Gaskell

Both Gregg and Dunne left in 1966, but the arrival of Alex Stepney and the emergence of young Jimmy Rimmer meant that Gaskell was still third-choice at the club, so he left in the summer of 1969.

Jimmy Rimmer

Villa nevertheless beat Bayern Munich 1-0, meaning Rimmer became the second (after Saul Malatrasi) player in history to get a European Cup winners' medal at two different clubs, despite the fact that he only played in one match.

Yu Ziqian

At Dalian Shide Yu was trained by former England international goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer, however before he had a chance to establish himself within the team he was seriously injured in a training session where he received a ruptured spleen and one year out of football.



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