| James Sheridan | |
| Fullname: | James Sheridan |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Downpatrick, Ireland |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Height: | 5ft 7+1/2in |
| Years1: | 1901–1902 |
| Years2: | 1902–1904 |
| Clubs2: | Everton |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1904–1905 |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1905–1906 |
| Years5: | 1906 |
| Years6: | 1906–1907 |
| Years7: | 1907–1908 |
| Years8: | 1908–1909 |
| Years9: | 1909 |
| Years10: | 1909–1910 |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Years11: | 1910 |
| Years12: | 1910 |
| Years13: | 1910–1911 |
| Caps13: | 5 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 1911 |
| Years15: | 1911–1912 |
| Years16: | 1912–1913 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1903–1905 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ireland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
James ‘Paddy’ Sheridan (15 May 1882 – 1960) was an Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Everton and Stoke. He also played for the Ireland national team.[1] [2]
Born in County Down, Sheridan had moved to Scotland with his family by the time of the 1901 United Kingdom census, when they were living in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.[3] He played football locally for Cambuslang Hibernian before joining Everton in 1903. He spent two seasons with the Toffees and then transferred to Stoke in the summer of 1904.[1]
Having been Everton's first Ireland international in February 1903[4] he claimed the same distinction for Stoke two years later, however he only scored one goal for the club (against Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 1904) and left at the end of the 1904–05 season.[1] He then played for several clubs in northern England, Ireland and Scotland for short periods over the next eight years.[5] [6] [7]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Everton | 1902–03 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Stoke | 1904–05 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |||
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1903 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1904 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1905 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | ||