Jim Cassidy (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Cassidy | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilmarnock | |||
| Glasgow Hibernian | |||
| 1889–1891 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | (21) |
| 1891 | |||
| 1891–1892 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | (18) |
| 1892 | Celtic | ||
| 1892–1898 | Bolton Wanderers | 137 | (45) |
| Total | 194 | (84) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Jim Cassidy was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a centre-forward for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century.
Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian.
In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton where he remained (with short spells with and Celtic) for 9 seasons, making 219 appearances, scoring 101 goals.
In an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on 1 February 1890, Cassidy scored 5 goals in a 13–0 rout, with a further 4 goals coming from Davie Weir.
Cassidy also scored Bolton's consolation goal in the 1894 FA Cup Final – Bolton were 4-0 down to Notts County when, with three minutes to play, County's goalkeeper George Toone came out to meet a Bolton attack only to slip while attempting to clear and leave Cassidy with one of the easiest cup final goals of all time.
Honours[]
- FA Cup finalist: 1894
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