James Gotheridge

James Gotheridge

Personal information
Full name	James Gotheridge
Date of birth	1863
Place of birth	Derby, England
Playing position	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1884–1889	Newton Heath	14	(3)
1889–?	West Manchester	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James Gotheridge (1863 – unknown) was an English association footballer who played as a left winger for Newton Heath in the late 1880s. He signed for the Heathens as a 21-year-old in 1884, but made only 37 competitive appearances for the club. In October 1889, Gotheridge was suspended by the Football Association for three months for an incident during a match against Walsall Town Swifts.^[1] He played one more match for the club before being transferred to West Manchester.

References

1. Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005) [2002]. The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. "Definitive" Club Histories (2nd ed.). Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 15. ISBN 1-899468-16-1.

• Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005) [2002]. The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. "Definitive" Club Histories (2nd ed.). Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 67. ISBN 1-899468-16-1.