James Shinner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Herbert Shinner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Dudley, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 1921 (aged 44)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Spennymoor, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward, full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dudley | |||
| 1902–1903 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Aberdeen | 14 | (6) |
| 1904 | Bradford City | 4 | (4) |
| 1904–1905 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | (3) |
| 1905 | Brentford | 7 | (2) |
| 1906–1907 | Barrow | ||
| 1907–1908 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | Watford | 18 | (0) |
| 1910 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1912 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 1912–1913 | Spennymoor Wednesday | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Herbert Shinner (9 September 1877 – 10 November 1921), sometimes known as Bert Shinner, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City as a centre forward and full back.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Shinner had three spells serving in the Royal Navy (1894–1902, 1903–1908), with a final spell as a minelayer between 2 August and 6 December 1916,[3] during the First World War.[2] He was later invalided out of the military, suffering from tuberculosis.[3] Shinner worked as a poultry farmer during the last years of his life.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1903–04[4] | Northern League | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 6 | |
| Brentford | 1904–05[5] | Southern League First Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |
| Watford | 1909–10[6] | Southern League First Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Player: James Herbert Shinner". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Bert Shinner". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Season: 1909/1910". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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- Footballers from Dudley
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- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Spennymoor United A.F.C. players
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