Jimmy Weir (footballer, born 1864)
James Weir, known as Jimmy Weir was a Scottish footballer.[lower-alpha 1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1887–1889 | Dumbarton | ||
| 1889 | Gateshead | ||
| 1889–1891 | Sunderland Albion | ||
| Dunblane | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He is known to have played in the Scottish Cup for Dumbarton in 1888[1][2][3] before moving to England to sign for Gateshead, soon switching to Sunderland Albion. He later returned to Scotland with Dunblane.[4]
References
- His details have been confused with those of John Weir of Third Lanark and Everton in some sources.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "James Weir - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- J. Weir, Third Lanark Everton and Scotland 1887, ScottishLeague.net, 4 March 2014
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