Fergus "Fergie" Suter and James "Jimmy" Love joined Darwen separately, with the former joining second in 1878 - Suter was a stonemason, not a mill worker, and would not have come to Darwen to work in a mill. Scottish footballer, Fergus Suter (played by Kevin Guthrie) really did play for the team, alongside Jimmy Love (James Harkness). The arrival of two Scottish players now thought to be professionals, Fergus Suter and Jimmy Love, from Partick FC in 1879, helped inspire Darwen’s … Jimmy Love did not join Darwen to be a paid player, but in fact fled his home in Glasgow when a warrant was put out for his arrest over debts he owed. With Edward Holcroft, Kevin Guthrie, Charlotte Hope, Niamh Walsh. While Fergus and Arthur are the undeniable main characters of the series, Fergus' teammate Jimmy Love (James Harkness) plays an important role as well. However, the drama depicts Suter making the … In the series, Jimmy and Fergus were recruited to play for Darwen FC at the same time, but in actuality, Fergus made this decision solo. The story of the invention of football and how it quickly rose to become the … Jimmy went to Darwen before Fergus did, and Fergus ended up writing to Darwen to try to get him on the team. The series follows the true story of two Scottish soccer players, Fergus Suter (Kevin Guthrie) and Jimmy Love (James Harkness), who are recruited from Glasgow to …