James Imrie

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James Imrie
Personal information
Full name James J. Imrie [1]
Date of birth 1904
Place of birth Markinch, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Dunbeath Star
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
????–1929 Kettering Town
1929–1931 Crystal Palace 36 (0)
1931–1933 Luton Town 63 (0)
1933–1939 Doncaster Rovers 126 (0)
Total225(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Imrie (born 1909, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as goalkeeper, for Kettering Town, Crystal Palace, Luton Town, and Doncaster Rovers.

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Imrie started off playing for Dunbeath Star, in Scotland before moving to England to join Kettering. [3]

Career

Crystal Palace

Palace bought 5 players from Kettering, including Imrie, in March 1929. [4] This was a record at that time. [5]

Luton Town

In August 1931, [6] he was transferred to Luton where became the regular keeper, playing 63 games in his two seasons there. [3]

Doncaster Rovers

Imrie was brought to Doncaster for the start of the 1933–34 season [1] by secretary-manager David Menzies who came from the same part of Scotland. He kept a clean sheet in his first game, a 1–0 home victory over New Brighton. He went on to play 140 League and Cup games for the club. [1]

In April 1939, over 4,000 turned up for his benefit match against Leeds United of the First Division. [3] This was to be his last game for Rovers as he wasn't retained for the following season. [1]

Honours

Crystal Palace

Doncaster Rovers

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN   9780956410375.
  2. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Leeds United F.C. History" . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Transfers 1928/29". www.holmesdale.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Tony (3 October 2005). Football Oddities. History Press. ISBN   9780752493763.
  6. ↑ "Transfers 1931/32". www.holmesdale.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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