James S. Blair Explained

Jimmy Blair
Fullname:James S. Blair
Position:Right half
Birth Date:c. 1910
Birth Place:Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Royal Albert Athletic
Years2:1930–1944
Clubs2:Third Lanark
Caps2:251
Goals2:9
Years3:1944–1946
Clubs3:St Mirren
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1939
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1954–1955
Managerclubs1:Third Lanark

James S. Blair (born c. 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Third Lanark in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1930s.[1]

He won the Scottish Division Two title on two occasions (1930–31 and 1934–35) and played in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final which Thirds lost 1–0 to Rangers.[2] A short time prior to the outbreak of World War II, Blair was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in two matches.[3] In 1944 he joined St Mirren, but only appeared for the club in unofficial wartime competitions before retiring in 1946.[4] He later managed Third Lanark between 1954 and 1955, without much success.[5]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5FVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3950%2C2937061 Rangers Retain Scottish Cup
  3. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/jamessblair.html (SFL player) James S Blair
  4. http://www.stmirren.info/id84.html Player profiles B
  5. http://www.fitbastats.com/thirdlanark/manager.php?id=211 (Third Lanark manager) Blair, Jimmy