James S. Blair

For other people with the same name, see James Blair.

Jimmy Blair

Personal information
Full name	James S. Blair
Date of birth	c. 1910
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Royal Albert Athletic
1930–1944	Third Lanark	251	(9)
1944–1946	St Mirren	0	(0)
International career
1939	Scottish League XI	2	(0)
Managerial career
1954–1955	Third Lanark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James S. Blair (born c. 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Third Lanark in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1930s.[1]

He won the Scottish Division Two title on two occasions (1930–31 and 1934–35) and played in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final which Thirds lost 1–0 to Rangers.[2] A short time prior to the outbreak of World War II, Blair was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in two matches.[3] In 1944 he joined St Mirren, but only appeared for the club in unofficial wartime competitions before retiring in 1946.[4] He later managed Third Lanark between 1954 and 1955, without much success.[5]

References

1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
2. Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
3. (SFL player) James S Blair, London Hearts Supporters Club
4. Player profiles B Archived 28 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info
5. (Third Lanark manager) Blair, Jimmy, FitbaStats