Jim Roach

This article is about a British footballer. For the executed juvenile in South Carolina, see James Terry Roach.

Jim Roach

Personal information
Full name	James Roach
Date of birth	(1864-01-12)12 January 1864
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Date of death	1955 (aged 90–91)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Small Heath Royal
–	2nd Dragoon Guards
–	Saltley Gas Works
–	Hereford Thistle
1895–1896	Small Heath	15	(0)
1896–1897	Hereford Town
1897–1???	Bristol Eastville Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Roach (12 January 1864 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who made 15 appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Small Heath. He played as a goalkeeper.

Roach was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He played football for local clubs and in the army before joining Small Heath in 1895, by which time he was over 30. He made his debut on 7 September 1895 in a 7–3 defeat at Aston Villa, and retained the starting place for a run of games which included several more heavy defeats, until relinquishing it to William Meates halfway through the season. He then went on to play for Hereford Town and Bristol Eastville Rovers.

Roach died in Birmingham in 1955 aged about 91.