James Burke (19th-century footballer)

James Burke was a Scottish footballer around the turn of the 20th century.

He played in the inside left position, and began his career with Woodvale before moving on to Scottish Cup holders Third Lanark in 1889.[1] Moving to England, he spent a season with Newark Town then appeared for Notts County in the 1892–93 season, scoring 4 times in 15 appearances.[2]

Burke started playing for Lincoln City in 1894, and appeared in a total of 52 league games for them, scoring 7 times[3] (including the Lincoln goal in the 1–3 home defeat to Bury in the 1894–95 season).[4] He also played for Grantham Rovers.[1]

He was 5 foot 6 ½ inches tall and weighed 11 stone 6 pounds.[2]

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. Lincoln City v Notts County match programme, 28-3-2009
  3. "Jimmy Burke". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. "We've met (Bury) before". Lincoln City F.C. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
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