Jimmy Settle Explained

Jimmy Settle
Fullname:James Settle
Birth Date:5 September 1875
Birth Place:Millom, Cumberland, England
Death Place:Horwich, Lancashire, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1894–1895
Caps1:13
Goals1:4
Years2:1895–1896
Years3:1896–1899
Clubs3:Bury
Caps3:63
Goals3:28
Years4:1899–1908
Clubs4:Everton
Caps4:237
Goals4:84
Years5:1908–1909
Caps5:26
Goals5:2
Totalcaps:339
Totalgoals:118
Nationalyears1:1899–1903
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:6

James Settle (5 September 1875 – 1 June 1954)[1] was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.[2]

Settle played for Bolton Wanderers and Bury before joining Everton for a fee of £400[1] in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906. Settle was the Football League First Division's leading goalscorer for the 1901–02 season with 18 goals, the lowest of the highest totals achieved in the English top-flight to date.[3] In 1908 Settle was sold to Stockport County, his final club before retiring from football.

Settle represented England 6 times between 1899 and 1903, playing in the British Home Championship against the other Home Nations, scoring 6 times, including a hat-trick against Ireland in February 1899. Settle scored England's only goal in the match against Scotland in April 1902 which was expunged from the records and replayed as a result of the Ibrox disaster which occurred during the game. Settle's goal in this match is not included in his international record.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: England players: Jimmy Settle . englandfootballonline . 24 July 2018.
  2. Web site: EVERTONFC.COM: History Players Everton Legends Everton Legends N-S . 11 December 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111920/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-legends-n-s.html . 24 December 2013 . dead .
  3. http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/players/goalscorers.asp ToffeeWeb – Everton History: Top Goalscorers