James S. Blair

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Personal information
Full name James S. Blair
Date of birth c. 1910
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Royal Albert Athletic
1930–1944 Third Lanark 251 (9)
1944–1946 St Mirren 0 (0)
International career
1939 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
Managerial career
1954–1955 Third Lanark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James S. Blair (born c. 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Third Lanark in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1930s. [1]

He won the Scottish Division Two title on two occasions (1930–31 and 1934–35) and played in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final which Thirds lost 1–0 to Rangers. [2] A short time prior to the outbreak of World War II, Blair was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in two matches. [3] In 1944 he joined St Mirren, but only appeared for the club in unofficial wartime competitions before retiring in 1946. [4] He later managed Third Lanark between 1954 and 1955, without much success. [5]

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References

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
  3. (SFL player) James S Blair, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. Player profiles B, StMirren.info
  5. (Third Lanark manager) Blair, Jimmy, FitbaStats