Jimmy Weir (footballer, born 1887)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Weir | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Muirkirk, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1959 (aged 71–72) | ||
Place of death | Redcar, England | ||
Youth career | |||
Burnfoothill Thistle | |||
Dunaskin Lads | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1904–1907 | Ayr | 74 | (1) |
1907–1910 | Celtic | 81 | (1) |
1910–1915 | Middlesbrough | 113 | (0) |
Total | 268 | (2) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Weir (23 August 1887 – 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Ayr and Celtic in Scotland and Middlesbrough in England.[1][2]
Having been brought to reigning Scottish Football League title holders Celtic to replace the veteran Willie Orr, he helped the club three further championships in succession from 1907–08 to 1908–10,[3] adding a Scottish Cup winner's medal in 1908[4] (he also played in the 1909 final in which the trophy was withdrawn after supporters rioted following a drawn replay at Hampden Park)[5] and wins in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (1907–08)[6] and the Glasgow Cup (1909–10).[7] However, Joe Dodds then became the first-choice left back.
After moving to Middlesbrough in 1910, Weir joined up with a former colleague at Celtic Park, Donald McLeod, and was a regular for Boro in his first three seasons then had a more limited role in two subsequent campaigns leading up to the suspension of regular competitions with the escalation of World War I,[8] including the contribution of eight matches in the 1913–14 Football League which brought the club's highest-ever finishing position of third. He later ran a pub in nearby Redcar.[9]
References[]
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Weir Jimmy Image 1 Glasgow Celtic 1908, Vintage Footballers
- ^ (Celtic player) Weir, James, FitbaStats
- ^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908
- ^ "The Old Firm story: When fans joined forces to riot". The Scotsman. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup—Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 1 June 1908
- ^ Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 October 1909
- ^ James Weir, 11v11.com
- ^ Jamie Weir The Celt Mag on Tumblr, 11 July 2020
- 1887 births
- 1959 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Celtic F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from East Ayrshire
- Ayr F.C. players
- Scottish football defender, 1880s birth stubs