Jimmy Hazeldean

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Jimmy Hazeldean
Personal information
Full name James William Hazeldean [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 1980 [2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1915–1919 Heart of Midlothian 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James William Hazeldean was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian. [3]

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Personal life

Hazeldean served as a private in McCrae's Battalion and the Labour Corps during the First World War. [1] [4] He was twice wounded (including being shot in the thigh on the first day on the Somme) and was later discharged from the army. [5] [6] [7] After the war, Hazeldean became a bottle blower. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 1915–16 [8] Scottish First Division 5050
Career total5050

References

  1. 1 2 Jimmy Hazeldean on Lives of the First World War
  2. 1 2 Beaujon, Andrew (1 May 2018). Bigger Field Awaits Us: The Scottish Football Team That Fought the Great War. Chicago Review Press. ISBN   9780897337380.
  3. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ↑ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Club History". Hearts. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Brave Hearts: Scots footballers who died at the Somme". The Independent. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "James Hazeldean – Hearts Career – from 14 Aug 1915 to 02 Jan 1919". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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