Jimmy Kirk (footballer, born 1913) explained

Jimmy Kirk
Fullname:James McEwan Kirk
Position:Right back
Birth Date:4 November 1913
Birth Place:Wishaw, Scotland
Death Place:Dennistoun, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Blantyre Victoria
Years2:1934–1945
Clubs2:Clyde
Caps2:127
Goals2:2
Nationalyears1:1940
Nationalteam1:Scotland (wartime)
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

James McEwan Kirk (4 November 1913 – 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clyde as a right back.[1] [2] He won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1939[3] after suffering disappointment when the team fell at the semi-final stage in both 1936 and 1937.[4] In 2018, Kirk's winner's medal reached a price of £1,600 at auction.[5]

His career was curtailed by World War II, during which he was selected for Scotland in an unofficial international against a League of Ireland XI in April 1940.[6]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. Web site: 1939 Scottish Cup Final Programme Clyde V Motherwell (scanned page images) . Football Programme Centre. 22 April 1939. 3 June 2020.
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48328186 Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest
  4. Web site: Peace and War - Shawfield - 1920-1945. Clyde F.C.. 3 June 2020.
  5. https://www.mctears.co.uk/news/Big-price-for-Bully-Wee-medal/?i=322 Big price for Bully Wee medal
  6. https://www.11v11.com/matches/irish-xi-v-scottish-xi-28-april-1940-269767/ Irish XI v Scottish XI, 28 April 1940