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James Brandon (footballer)

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James Brandon
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

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 305. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ^ "Port Glasgow Athletic Player James Brandon Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ Season by Season | 1889/90 Archived 11 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, St Mirren.info
  5. ^ Sat 26 Nov 1887 St Mirren 4 Hearts 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ^ Famous Players. | Tom Brandon, late St Mirren F.C. The Scottish Referee, 3 March 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. ^ Brandon Harry Image 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1898, Vintage Footballers
  8. ^ The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday. Jason Dickinson; Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015; ISBN 9781445619705