Jimmy Caldwell (footballer)

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]

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+12 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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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. 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. 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. "James Hunter Caldwell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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