Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert James "Jimmy" Shields (born 26 September 1931) is a retired professional footballer who played at centre forward for Southampton in the late 1950s, as well as for the Northern Ireland national football team. Born in Derry, Shields was a Northern Ireland youth international. He started his professional career in Belfast with Crusaders and was part of the Crusaders side which claimed their first major honour, the 1953 Ulster Cup. He was rewarded with an inter-league appearance (in a 5–0 defeat by the Football League at Windsor Park in September 1953) and an Amateur cap (when he scored in a 3–2 win over Wales in January 1954). He moved to England in March 1954 when was signed by Sunderland but failed to break into their first team.