Jimmy Rimmer, Aston Villa and Manchester United
Friday
European Cup-winning goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer has died aged 78. The former Aston Villa, Manchester United, Arsenal and Swansea player started Villa’s run to the 1982 European Cup final and was also part of United’s 1968 European Cup-winning squad.
Aston Villa, Manchester United and Arsenal paid tribute after his death. Rimmer made 229 league appearances for Villa, won the 1980-81 league title and earned one England cap, leaving a career spanning more than two decades at senior level.