James Raine (footballer)

James Edmundson Raine (3 March 1886 – 4 September 1928) was an English sportsman. He played football as an amateur outside right for Glossop, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Sheffield United in the Football League.[1][3][4] He also played rugby union for Percy Park and minor counties cricket for Northumberland.[2]

James Raine
Personal information
Full name James Edmundson Raine[1]
Date of birth 3 March 1886
Place of birth Winlaton Mill, England
Date of death 4 September 1928(1928-09-04) (aged 42)[2]
Place of death Davos Platz, Switzerland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rydal Mount
Scotswood
1904 Sheffield United 1 (0)
1905–1906 Newcastle United 4 (1)
1906–1907 Sunderland 25 (6)
Bohemians
Reading
1908–1910 Glossop 54 (4)
Pilgrims
National team
1906–1910 England Amateurs 10 (8)
1910 Football Association XI
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Raine attended Sheffield University and worked for a manufacturing company in Derwenthaugh.[2] His brother was a reserve team footballer for Newcastle United.[5] Raine served as a major in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1905–06[6] First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Sunderland 1906–07[7] First Division 12 5 3 1 15 6
1907–08[8] 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 25 6 3 1 28 7
Career total 29 6 3 1 32 7

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. "'Wor' War heroes". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "James Raine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2017.


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