James Soulsby
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Norman Soulsby[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1897 | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Date of death | 1980 (aged 82–83)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Gateshead Rodsley | |||
West Stanley | |||
1914–1915 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
1919 | South Shields | 1 | (0) |
Darlington | |||
Wallsend | |||
Blyth Spartans | |||
1922–1923 | Ashington | 32 | (6) |
Blyth Spartans | |||
Whitburn | |||
Spennymoor United | |||
Carlisle United | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
John Norman Soulsby (6 December 1897 – 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Ashington, Newcastle United and South Shields.[1]
Personal life[]
Soulsby served as a corporal in the Northumberland Fusiliers and the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry during the First World War.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 1914–15[3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 273. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
Categories:
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- 1897 births
- 1980 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry soldiers
- Sportspeople from South Shields
- Association football forwards
- Association football outside forwards
- West Stanley F.C. players
- South Shields F.C. (1889) players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Wallsend F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Ashington A.F.C. players
- Military personnel from County Durham
- Spennymoor United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs