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"known not only as a football player of international
fame, but for his sterling quality and general faithfulness." |
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Jimmy
Whitehead |
Accrington FC,
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 8: A 2
75% successful
1893-94
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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James Whitehead |
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Birth |
Saturday, 29
January 1870 in Church, Lancashire
[registered in Blackburn, March 1870]. |
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Baptism |
Sunday, 20 February 1870
at St
James, Church Kirk, Lancashire, by O.Birchall |
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According to the 1871 census,
James is the youngest of four children to William and Ann (née Hindle), living at 9
Wade Street in Church. His father is a labourer, his mother a cotton
winder. |
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According to the 1881 census,
James is still one of four children, but an older one has left and he has
a new younger sister. Living with their parents at Bank Street in Church.
His father remains as a labourer. |
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According to the 1891 census,
James is a cotton weaver living at 78 Maden Street, the Drapers Shop, in
Church. He is one of three children, the younger one another new sister.
They still live with their parents, whose father is now a pipefitter in
the tar distillery. |
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Marriage |
to Margaret
Shaw, in Hyndburn, July 1891
[registered in, September 1891]. |
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"James Whitehead, the inside right forward of Blackburn Rovers, was last
night presented with a magnificent gold watch, inscribed: "Presented by a
few friends who admire him, not only as a football player of international
fame, but for his sterling quality and general faithfulness." The
presentation was made privately by Mr. Critchley, of the Rovers'
committee, Whitehead being taken compeletely by surprise" -
The Evening Telegraph and Star, Friday, 20 April 1894 |
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According to the 1901 census,
James is now a cotton overlooker married to Margaret with two daughters,
Ethel (b.17 June 1893) and Eliza (b20 December 1899). They live at 28 Lyon Street in Church. |
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According to the 1911 census,
James is still married, still has two daughters and still a cotton loom
overlooker and still at 28 Lyon Street. |
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According to the 1921 census,
James is still married, still a cotton loom overlooker (for Wilkinson &
Son Ltd), and with one of his daughters, Eliza Ann, still living at 28 Lyon Street. |
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Death |
August 1929, aged
59 years 184-214 days
[registered in Haslingden, September 1929]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played
with junior side Peel Bank FC before he joined Accrington FC in 1890.
"The request of the Blackburn Rovers for the
transference of James Whitehead, the smart little international forward
player belonging to the Accrington Football Club, has been complied with
on payment of £100, which the Accrington Committee will use to wipe off
part of their debt. Everton were, it is said, in treaty for Whitehead, and
had offered £50 for his transfer." Whitehead
joined Blackburn Rovers FC on 16 June 1893 and served a months suspension
in early 1894, before he was released by Rovers at the end of the 1896-97
season. "James Whitehead claimed a free
transfer from Blackburn Rovers. The Football League ruled that the
agreement between Whitehead and the Rovers hold good, and the
international is free to go to to any club which he may choose."
He chose and signed with Manchester City FC in September 1897. Returned to
Accrington Stanley FC on 6 December 1899, now in the North-Eastern
Lancashure Combination. |
League History
182 appearances, 53 goals |
Accrington FC 1890-95
73 appearances, 24 goals
debut: 27 September 1890 Accrington FC 1
Everton FC 2.
Blackburn Rovers FC 1893-97 85
appearances, 22 goals
debut: 2 September 1893 Darwen FC 2 Blackburn
Rovers FC 3.
Manchester City FC 1897-98 24
appearances, seven goals
debut (second division): 23 October 1897
Manchester City FC 5
Darwen FC 0.
last (second division):
24 September 1898 Lincoln City FC 3 Manchester City FC 1. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division
One fourth place 1893-94 (22 apps, 8gls);
Second Division third place 1897-88 (20, 5gls),
winners 1898-99 (4, 2gls);
FA Cup
semi-finalist 1893-94 (5, 2gls); |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
"short and stocky" |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & ENFA. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
four who became the 206th
players (208) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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First match |
No. 48, 13 March 1893, England 6 Wales
0, a British Championship match at Victoria Park, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent, aged
23 years
43 days. |
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Last match |
No. 50, 3 March 1894, Ireland 2 England
2, a British Championship match at Cliftonville Gardens, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged
24 years 33 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1892-93, 1893-94; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1892-93; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.266. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
| goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Match Record
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Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1892-93 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1893-94 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Match History
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Club: Accrington F.C.
- one full appearance (90 min) |
F.A. International
Select Committee - two
full appearances (180 min)x
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Notes
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