James Sheridan (footballer)

James ‘Paddy’ Sheridan (15 May 1882 – 1960) was an Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Everton and Stoke. He also played for the Ireland national team.[1][3]

James Sheridan
Personal information
Full name James Sheridan[1]
Date of birth 15 May 1882
Place of birth Downpatrick, Ireland[1]
Date of death 1960 (aged 77–78)
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Cambuslang Hibernian
1902–1904 Everton 20 (4)
1904–1905 Stoke 12 (1)
1905–1906 New Brompton
1906 Colne
1906–1907 Accrington Stanley
1907–1908 Bo'ness
1908–1909 Shelbourne
1909 Broxburn Athletic
1909–1910 Clyde 2 (4)
1910 Alloa Athletic
1910 Dundee Hibernian
1910–1911 Hamilton Academical 5 (0)
1911 Port Glasgow Athletic
1911–1912 Newcastle City
1912–1913 Ashington
International career
1903–1905 Ireland 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in County Down, Sheridan had moved to Scotland with his family by the time of the 1901 United Kingdom census, when they were living in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.[4] He played football locally for Cambuslang Hibernian before joining Everton in 1903. He spent two seasons with the Toffees and then transferred to Stoke in the summer of 1904.[1]

Having been Everton's first Ireland international in February 1903[5] he claimed the same distinction for Stoke two years later, however he only scored one goal for the club (against Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 1904) and left at the end of the 1904–05 season.[1] He then played for several clubs in northern England, Ireland and Scotland for short periods over the next eight years.[6][2][7]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[8]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 1902–03 First Division 17200172
1903–04 First Division 320032
Stoke 1904–05 First Division 12100121
Career Total 32500325

International

Source:[9]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Ireland 190331
190421
190510
Total62

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Jimmy "Paddy" Sheridan, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 16 October 2008
  3. Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939" (ISBN 1899468676).
  4. Census returns - Census - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  5. Everton FC On This Day, Neil Roberts; eBook Partnership, 2012; ISBN 9781909178243
  6. James Sheridan (Jimmy Sheridan or Paddy Sheridan), Play Up Liverpool
  7. Sheridan, James (1911), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  8. James Sheridan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  9. Jimmy 'Paddy' Sheridan at National-Football-Teams.com
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