James Shinner

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(1921-11-10) (aged 44)
Place of death Spennymoor, England
Playing position 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
1910 Bristol City 0 (0)
1910–1912 Spennymoor United
1912–1913 Spennymoor Wednesday

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

James Shinner, sometimes known as Bert Shinner, was an English professional football centre forward and full back who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City.[1]

Personal life

Shinner served in the Royal Navy and laid mines during the First World War.[2] He worked as a poultry farmer in the last years of his life.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersS.pdf
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