Jimmy Weir (footballer, born 1864)

Jimmy Weir

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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Weir, known as Jimmy Weir, was a Scottish footballer.[a]

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

1. His details have been confused with those of John Weir of Third Lanark and Everton in some sources.

1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "James Weir - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
4. J. Weir, Third Lanark Everton and Scotland 1887, ScottishLeague.net, 4 March 2014