Jimmy Bartram Explained

Jimmy Bartram
Fullname:James Leslie Bartram
Position:Centre forward
Birth Date:8 March 1911
Birth Place:South Shields, England
Death Place:Bristol, England
Years1:1932
Clubs1:Portsmouth
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1932
Clubs2:North Shields
Years3:1932–1935
Caps3:68
Goals3:61
Years4:1935
Clubs4:Northampton Town
Caps4:12 
Goals4:3
Years5:1935–1936
Caps5:14
Goals5:7
Years6:1936–?
Clubs6:South Shields
Years7:1941–1942
Clubs7:Morton

James Leslie Bartram (8 March 1911 – 1987) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs including Portsmouth, North Shields, Falkirk, Northampton Town and Queen of the South plus a brief spell with Morton during World War II.[1]

His time at Falkirk was prolific in terms of scoring, making good use of his strong physique (which combined with his surname gave rise to a nickname of "Battering-Ram")[2] to claim 67 goals in 73 Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup matches,[1] leading to a transfer to Northampton for a club record fee of £1,000 in June 1935;[3] however, by December of the same year he had been moved on to Queen of the South, where he only played for the Dumfries club in the league until the end of that same season, though remained contracted to them until the outbreak of the war.[1] He went back to North East of England and signed for South Shields in July 1936.[4]

He was the uncle of Sam Bartram, the long-serving goalkeeper for Charlton Athletic.

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. http://www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk/2013/06/james-bartram.html Forgotten Heroes - James Bartram
  3. https://www.ntfc.co.uk/club/club-history/ Club History
  4. News: 18 July 1936. South Shields Signings. Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.