James Shinner
English footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Herbert Shinner[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 September 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Dudley, England | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1921(1921-11-10) (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
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
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Career total | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 8 |
- ^ Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Players – Savage to Smillie" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 19. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 10. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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