James Comrie

James Comrie (31 March 1881 – 9 August 1916), sometimes known as Jock Comrie, was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City, Glossop and Lincoln City as a centre half.[1][4][5][6]

For the Australian politician, see James Comrie (politician).

James Comrie
Personal information
Full name James Comrie[1]
Date of birth (1881-03-31)31 March 1881
Place of birth Denny, Scotland[2]
Date of death 9 August 1916(1916-08-09) (aged 35)[3]
Place of death near Méteren, France
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1904 Dunipace Juniors
1904–1906 Third Lanark 54 (15)
1906–1907 Reading 36 (1)
1907–1908 Glossop 38 (1)
1908–1910 Bradford City 48 (3)
1910–1911 Lincoln City 12 (1)
1911 Grantham Town 1 (0)
1911–1912 Stenhousemuir
1912–1915 Reading 128 (2)
International career
Southern League XI 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Comrie's younger brother George,[7] cousin John and nephew Malcolm were also footballers.[2][8] While a part-time footballer with Lincoln City, he worked as an attendant at Bracebridge Pauper Lunatic Asylum.[9] In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Comrie enlisted as a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers.[2] He died of wounds inflicted by a German trench mortar on 9 August 1916 near Méteren, France, during the Battle of the Somme.[2][10] Comrie is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[3]

Honours

Third Lanark

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Third Lanark 1903–04[11] Scottish League Division One 4 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 5 1
1904–05[11] 24 3 6 1 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 33 4
1905–06[11] 26 11 7 2 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 32 13
Total 54 15 13 3 5 0 72 18
Reading 1906–07[2] Southern League First Division 36 1 1 0 — 37 1
Glossop 1907–08[2] Second Division 35 1 2 0 — 37 1
1908–09[2] 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 38 1 2 0 — 40 1
Bradford City 1908–09[2] First Division 12 1 3 0 — 15 1
1909–10[2] 31 2 2 0 — 33 2
Total 43 3 5 0 — 48 3
Lincoln City 1910–11[2] Second Division 12 1 0 0 — 12 1
Grantham 1911–12[2] Central Alliance 1 0 — — 1 0
Reading 1912–13[2] Southern League First Division 36 0 0 0 — 36 0
1913–14[2] 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
1914–15[2] 34 0 0 0 — 34 0
Total 128 2 1 0 — 129 2
Career total 276 22 21 3 5 0 302 25
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
  3. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 63. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "James Comrie". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. "James Comrie". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. "James Comrie 31/3/1881 – 9/8/1916". VitalFootball.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. "Comrie George Millwall 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "Royals Remembered". Reading FC | Home of the Royals!. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. "World War One Imps". The Stacey West. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. "Former Third Lanark Player Killed". The Sunday Post. 3 December 1916. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "Third Lanark Player James Comrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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