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James Kidd
Personal information
Full name James Kidd [1]
Place of birth Darlington, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Darlington
1906–1910 Spennymoor United
1910–1915 Blackpool 61 (0)
1915 Bolton Wanderers 9 (0)
1919–1921 Derby County 20 (0)
– Fleetwood
Total90(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Kidd was a footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers and Derby County.

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Early life and career

Kidd was born in Darlington, County Durham. [1] He played for Northern League club Darlington and spent four years with Spennymoor United (two in the Northern League, two in the North-Eastern) before joining Football League Second Division club Blackpool in July 2010. [3]

Blackpool

Kidd made his debut for Blackpool late in the 1910-11 season, in a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion at Bloomfield Road on 8 April. He took over from William Fiske, who up until that point had been present for 72 consecutive League games, for the four remaining games of the season that followed. [4]

Fiske returned to the team for the first 23 League games of the 1911-12 campaign. Hoad took over for another goalless draw, this time at Bradford City on 6 February. He also played in the five games that followed, four of which were losses. [5]

Kidd (16 League appearances) and Fiske (22) shared the goalkeeping role in 1912-13, [6] before the latter made it his own again in 1913-14. [7]

Fiske left the club at the end of the season, allowing Kidd to become the first-choice 'keeper for 1914-15. He played in the first 30 League games before leaving the club for Bolton Wanderers. Two other goalkeepers — James Mitchell and Fred Thompson — played for Blackpool in the eight remaining games of the season. [8]

Later career

Kidd signed for Bolton Wanderers of the First Division in March 1915, and made nine appearances before the Football League was abandoned for the duration of the First World War. On the eve of its resumption in September 1919, he joined Derby County, for whom he played 20 First Division matches over three seasons. [9] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 147. ISBN   978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Blackpool" . Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Kidd to go to Blackpool" . Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 12 July 1910. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 196–197.
  5. ↑ Calley, pp. 198–199.
  6. ↑ Calley, pp. 200–201.
  7. ↑ Calley, pp. 202–203.
  8. ↑ Calley, pp. 204–205.
  9. ↑ "Former Blackpool player for Derby" . Lancashire Daily Post. 2 September 1919. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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