James Gray (Scottish footballer)

James Gray
Personal information
Full name James Gray[1]
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death 24 April 1917 (aged 23–24)[2]
Place of death Somme, France
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1914 Dunfermline Athletic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Gray (1893 – 24 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic as an inside forward.[1] He also played cricket for Dunfermline Carnegie.[3]

Personal life

Craig served as a sergeant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War and was killed in action in the Somme sector of the Western Front on 24 April 1917.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 1913–14[1] Scottish Division Two 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ "The Pars | World War One". 1914–18. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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