James Shinner

James Herbert Shinner (9 September 1877 – 10 November 1921), sometimes known as Bert Shinner, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City as a centre forward and full back.[1]

James Shinner
Personal information
Full name James Herbert Shinner[1]
Date of birth 9 September 1877
Place of birth Dudley, England
Date of death 10 November 1921(1921-11-10) (aged 44)[2]
Place of death Spennymoor, England
Position(s) Centre forward, full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dudley
1902–1903 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1903–1904 Aberdeen 14 (6)
1904 Bradford City 4 (4)
1904–1905 Doncaster Rovers 12 (3)
1905 Brentford 7 (2)
1906–1907 Barrow
1907–1908 Bristol City 0 (0)
1908–1909 Southend United 1 (0)
1909–1910 Watford 18 (0)
1910 Bristol City 0 (0)
1910–1912 Spennymoor United
1912–1913 Spennymoor Wednesday
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Shinner had three spells serving in the Royal Navy (1894–1902, 1903–1908), with a final spell as a minelayer between 2 August and 6 December 1916,[3] during the First World War.[2] He was later invalided out of the military, suffering from tuberculosis.[3] Shinner worked as a poultry farmer during the last years of his life.[2]

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
Aberdeen 1903–04[4] Northern League 14 6 0 0 — 14 6
Brentford 1904–05[5] Southern League First Division 7 2 0 0 — 7 2
Watford 1909–10[6] Southern League First Division 18 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 22 0
Career total 39 8 0 0 4 0 43 8
  1. Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Players – Savage to Smillie" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 19. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
  4. "Bert Shinner". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 10. Retrieved 7 January 2022.


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