Jimmy Caldwell (footballer)

Jimmy Caldwell
Personal information
Full name James Henry Caldwell[1]
Date of birth 9 January 1884
Place of birth Carronshore, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Carron Athletic
Gairdoch Juniors
1905–1906 Dunipace Juniors
1906–1908 East Stirlingshire 38 (0)
1908 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
Reading
1912–1913 Everton 31 (0)
1913–1914 Woolwich Arsenal 3 (0)
1914–1915 Reading
1920–1922 Alloa Athletic 36 (0)
1922–1923 East Stirlingshire 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Henry Caldwell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire and Alloa Athletic.[3] He also played Football League for Everton and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][4]

Personal life

Caldwell served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Stirlingshire 1906–07[3] Scottish Second Division 16 0 1 0 ― 17 0
1907–08[3] 22 0 0 0 9[a] 0 31 0
Total 38 0 1 0 9 0 48 0
Everton 1912–13[6] First Division 31 0 5 0 ― 36 0
Woolwich Arsenal 1913–14[6] Second Division 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
Alloa Athletic 1921–22[3] Scottish Second Division 36 0 3 0 ― 39 0
East Stirlingshire 1922–23[3] Scottish Second Division 18 0 0 0 ― 18 0
Total 56 0 1 0 9 0 66 0
Career total 126 0 9 0 9 0 144 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup

Honours

Dunipace

Alloa Athletic

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 49. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Woolwich Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ "James Caldwell". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Our World War One heroes". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "James Hunter Caldwell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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