Jimmy Grewer Explained

Jimmy Grewer
Fullname:James Grewer
Birth Date:1865
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Position:Defender
Years1:1891
Clubs1:Dundee
Years2:1892
Clubs2:Sunderland Albion
Years3:1893–1894
Caps3:26
Goals3:2
Years4:1894–1897
Clubs4:Stoke
Caps4:75
Goals4:1
Years5:1898
Clubs5:Gravesend United
Totalcaps:101
Totalgoals:3

James Grewer (1865 – 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Stoke.[1]

Career

Grewer was born in Dundee and started playing football south of the border at Sunderland Albion.[1] He spent a season at Middlesbrough Ironopolis before joining Stoke in 1894.[1] He spent four seasons at the Victoria Ground making 83 appearances scoring once.[1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTest MatchTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough Ironopolis1893–94Second Division26220282
Stoke1894–95First Division1502010180
1895–96First Division29140331
1896–97First Division22020240
1897–98First Division90000090
Total7518010841
Career Total1013100101123

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.