James Raine (footballer) explained

James Raine
Fullname:James Edmundson Raine
Birth Date:3 March 1886
Birth Place:Winlaton Mill, England
Death Place:Davos Platz, Switzerland
Position:Outside right
Clubs1:Rydal Mount
Clubs2:Scotswood
Years3:1904
Clubs3:Sheffield United
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1905–1906
Clubs4:Newcastle United
Caps4:4
Goals4:1
Years5:1906–1907
Clubs5:Sunderland
Caps5:25
Goals5:6
Clubs6:Bohemians
Clubs7:Reading
Years8:1908–1910
Clubs8:Glossop
Caps8:54
Goals8:4
Clubs9:The Pilgrims
Nationalyears1:1906–1910
Nationalteam1:England Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:9
Nationalyears2:1910
Nationalteam2:Football Association XI

James Edmundson Raine (3 March 1886 – 4 September 1928) was an English sportsman. He played football as an amateur outside right for Glossop, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Sheffield United in the Football League.[1] [2] [3] He also played rugby union for Percy Park and minor counties cricket for Northumberland.[4]

Raine won 10 caps for England Amateurs between 1906 and 1910, scoring 9 goals. He was also part of the Great Britain squad at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance.[5]

Personal life

Raine attended Sheffield University and worked for a manufacturing company in Derwenthaugh. His brother was a reserve team footballer for Newcastle United.[6] Raine served as a major in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.

Career statistics

Club

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United1905–06[7] First Division400040
Sunderland1906–07[8] First Division12531156
1907–08[9] 13100131
Total25631287
Career total29631327

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England Amateurs190631
190721
190811
190936
191010
Total109

England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Raine goal.

List of international goals scored by James Raine
scope=col No.scope=col Capscope=col Date scope=col Venue scope=col Opponent scope=col Score scope=col Resultscope=col Competitionscope=col class=unsortable
scope=row11 1 November 1906 Parc des Princes, Paris, France 15–0
scope=row25 21 December 1907 Feethams, Darlington, England 12–2
scope=row36 23 March 1908 Park Royal Stadium, London, England 12–0
scope=row48 19 April 1909 Park Royal Stadium, London, England 11–2
scope=row59 20 May 1909 Landhof, Basel, Switzerland 9–0
scope=row6
scope=row710 22 May 1909 Stade de FGSPF, Gentilly, France 11–0
scope=row8
scope=row9

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 238.
  2. Web site: James Raine . 21 September 2016 . Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat.
  3. Web site: England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939 . 21 September 2016 . www.englandfootballonline.com.
  4. Web site: James Raine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181306/http://cricketarchive.com/Players/137/137488/137488.html . 25 September 2017 . 21 September 2016 . CricketArchive.
  5. Web site: James Raine . 24 May 2021 . Olympedia.
  6. Web site: 'Wor' War heroes . 24 October 2019 . Newcastle United Football Club . en.
  7. Web site: James Raine . 11 June 2017 . 11v11.com.
  8. Web site: 1906–07 : Football League Division 1 . 11 June 2017 . Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat.
  9. Web site: 1907–08 : Football League Division 1 . 11 June 2017 . Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat.