Jimmy Montgomerie Explained

Jimmy Montgomerie
Fullname:James Baird Thorneycroft Montgomerie
Birth Date:20 July 1894
Birth Place:Darvel, Scotland
Death Place:Eynsham, England
Position:Centre back
Clubs1:Montreal Highlanders
Years2:–1924
Clubs2:Grenadier Guards
Years3:1924–1931
Clubs3:New Bedford Whalers
Caps3:280
Goals3:40
Years4:1931
Clubs4:Fall River F.C.
Caps4:6
Goals4:2
Years5:1931
Clubs5:New Bedford Whalers
Caps5:19
Goals5:0

James Baird Montgomerie (20 July 1894 – 22 March 1987) was a Scottish-Canadian soccer centre half back who played in Canada and the United States. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Canadian Army and winning the Military Cross with bar.

Born in Scotland, Montgomerie was playing in Montreal by 1915 when he was part of the Montreal All Star team which lost to the Toronto All Stars during their annual inter-city clash.[1] At that time, he played for Highlanders. When World War I began, Montgomerie entered the Canadian Army and was assigned to the 42nd Battalion.[2] During that war, he served as a lieutenant and won the Military Medal and the Military Cross with bar.[3] [4] After the war, he returned to Canada. In 1922, he played for Montreal's Grenadier Guards when they won the Quebec Cup.[5] In 1924, Montgomerie moved south to join the New Bedford Whalers of the American Soccer League. He remained with the Whalers until the fall of 1931, aside from six games with the Fall River F.C. in the spring of 1931.

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  1. http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/Quebec/Carls-Rite%20Cup.html Carls Rite Cup
  2. http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/Quebec/Quebec-%20The%20Early%20Years.html Montreal Before World War II
  3. http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/Regimental/mc-mm.asp Military Cross winners with the Military Medal
  4. http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13536/pages/3942/page.pdf 3942 SUPPLEMENT TO THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, DECEMBER 11, 1919
  5. http://canadiansoccerhistory.com/Quebec/Quebec%20Cup_1911%20to%201940.html Quebec Cup