James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Jolley (c. 1876 – 9 September 1928) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s, and coached in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage Nº 84), Runcorn RFC and Leigh (Heritage No. 204),^[6][7] as a stand-off, i.e. number 6, and coached at club level for Leigh, where he was the club's first coach.

Jim Jolley won caps for England while at Runcorn RFC in 1908 against Wales, and in 1909 against Australia (2 matches),^[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Runcorn RFC in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches).^[4]

Only eighteen players have ever scored drop goals for Great Britain, they are; Tommy Bishop (3), Lee Crooks (1), Jonathan Davies (2), Bobbie Goulding (1), Ken Gowers (1), John Gray (1), Neil Holding (1), John Holmes (2), Syd Hynes (3), Jim Jolley (1), Sean Long (1), Roger Millward (1), Steve Nash (1), Harry Pinner (1), Garry Schofield (7), Paul Sculthorpe (2), Jim Sharrock (1), and Tony Smith (1).^[8]

Jim Jolley made his début for Warrington on Saturday 1 September 1900, he scored his only try for Warrington against Oldham at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 25 April 1903.^{[citation needed]}