Scottish-born Jimmy Currie scored just short of twenty goals for Exeter City from around fifty league games during the mid-1950s. Joining the club from Falkirk, he later played for Workington and Cambridge City. He was Exeter's top-scorer in 1956/57.

Playing for Shawfield Juniors in Glasgow, he earned his first senior chance with Falkirk in 1955. A regular scorer for the reserves with his new club, he made six Scottish League starts scoring once. 

Signing for Exeter City on a free transfer in June 1956, Jimmy made his Grecians debut on the opening day of the 1956/57 season in a 1-0 defeat at Coventry City. Proving an instant success, Jimmy topped the Grecians' scoring charts with 17 goals from 45 starts.

Not settling in Devon Jimmy asked to go on the transfer list in August 1957 and, following enquiries from Gillingham and Tranmere Rovers, moved to Workington in a £1,000 deal in October 1957. Never recapturing his form in West Cumberland, he later signed for Cambridge City.