Jimmy Caldwell (footballer) explained

Jimmy Caldwell
Fullname:James Henry Caldwell[1]
Birth Date:9 January 1884
Birth Place:Carronshore, Scotland
Height:[2]
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Carron Athletic
Clubs2:Gairdoch Juniors
Years3:1905–1906
Clubs3:Dunipace Juniors
Years4:1906–1908
Clubs4:East Stirlingshire
Caps4:38
Goals4:0
Years5:1908
Clubs5:Tottenham Hotspur
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Clubs6:Reading
Years7:1912–1913
Clubs7:Everton
Caps7:31
Goals7:0
Years8:1913–1914
Clubs8:Woolwich Arsenal
Caps8:3
Goals8:0
Years9:1914–1915
Clubs9:Reading
Years10:1920–1922
Clubs10:Alloa Athletic
Caps10:36
Goals10:0
Years11:1922–1923
Clubs11:East Stirlingshire
Caps11:18
Goals11:0

James Henry Caldwell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire and Alloa Athletic. He also played Football League for Everton and Woolwich Arsenal.[3]

Personal life

Caldwell served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War.[4]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Stirlingshire1906–07[5] Scottish Second Division16010170
1907–08220009[6] 0310
Total3801090480
Everton1912–13[7] First Division31050360
Woolwich Arsenal1913–14Second Division300030
Alloa Athletic1921–22Scottish Second Division36030390
East Stirlingshire1922–23Scottish Second Division18000180
Total5601090660
Career total126090901440
  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2012 . Tony Brown . 978-1905891610 . Third edition, with revisions . Toton, Nottingham . 49.
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Woolwich Arsenal . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. Web site: James Caldwell . 15 July 2019 . www.arsenal.com . en.
  4. Web site: Our World War One heroes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111217081113/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page%2FHistory%2F0%2C%2C10306~2220780%2C00.html . 17 December 2011 . 14 July 2019 . Reading F.C..
  5. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  6. Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
  7. Web site: James Hunter Caldwell . 14 July 2019 . 11v11.com.

Honours

Dunipace

Alloa Athletic