James Adams (footballer, born 1864)

James Adams (17 August 1864 – 21 April 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Everton and Scotland.

For other footballers of this name, see James Adams (disambiguation).

Jimmy Adams
Personal information
Full name James Adams
Date of birth (1864-08-17)17 August 1864
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 21 April 1943(1943-04-21) (aged 78)
Place of death Kearny, New Jersey, United States[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1884–1885 Norton Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1885–1894 Heart of Midlothian 75 (0)
1894–1896 Everton 40 (1)
1896–1897 Heart of Midlothian 4 (1)
1897–1898 St Bernard's 3 (0)
International career
1889–1893 Scotland 3 (0)
1893–1894 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his senior career with Hearts, and won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1891 (their first major trophy and the first time the competition had been won by a team from the Scottish capital).[2] He played in England for Everton for two seasons from 1894 to 1896, before playing one more season for Hearts in 1896–97 and finishing with a short spell at St Bernard's.[3][1] Adams won three caps for Scotland, spread across four years. In an era when representative matches between cities and regions were frequent, he was selected for Edinburgh / East of Scotland on 17 occasions.[3][4]

Adams once deliberately handled the ball to prevent a goal from being scored (against East Stirlingshire during Hearts' 1891 cup run), and the outcry resulting from this incident led to the introduction of the penalty kick.[1][5] After retiring as a player, Adams became a football referee. He later emigrated to the United States where he worked as a mason, and died in New Jersey in 1943.

References
  1. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. On this day 1891: Hearts win first-ever trophy with Scottish Cup final win over Dumbarton, The Scotsman, 7 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. James Adams (Jimmy Adams), Play Up Liverpool. Retrieved 14 March 2022
  5. Sat 20 Dec 1890 14:30 East Stirlingshire 1 Hearts 3, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 14 March 2022
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