James Brandon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Brandon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilbirnie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1942 (aged 76–77)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| St Mirren | |||
| Port Glasgow Athletic | |||
| 1890 | Preston North End | 8 | (3) |
| The Wednesday | |||
| Chesterfield Town | |||
| 1892 | Bootle | 8 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Brandon (1865 – 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bootle and Preston North End.[1][3]
He had several relatives who played the game: brothers Tom (later capped for Scotland) and Bob were teammates in his early career at St Mirren,[4][5][6] cousin Harry won the FA Cup with The Wednesday (where all four men played to some extent) in 1896,[7][8] and nephew Tom played for Hull City among other clubs.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 305. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "Port Glasgow Athletic Player James Brandon Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Season by Season | 1889/90 Archived 11 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, St Mirren.info
- ^ Sat 26 Nov 1887 St Mirren 4 Hearts 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Famous Players. | Tom Brandon, late St Mirren F.C. The Scottish Referee, 3 March 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Brandon Harry Image 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1898, Vintage Footballers
- ^ The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday. Jason Dickinson; Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015; ISBN 9781445619705
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Categories:
- 1865 births
- People from Kilbirnie
- Footballers from North Ayrshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Bootle F.C. (1879) players
- English Football League players
- 1942 deaths
- Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1860s birth stubs