Jimmy Caldwell (footballer)
James Henry Caldwell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire and Alloa Athletic.[3] He also played Football League for Everton and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Henry Caldwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Carronshore, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Carron Athletic | |||
| Gairdoch Juniors | |||
| 1905–1906 | Dunipace Juniors | ||
| 1906–1908 | East Stirlingshire | 38 | (0) |
| 1908 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| Reading | |||
| 1912–1913 | Everton | 31 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Reading | ||
| 1920–1922 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | East Stirlingshire | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Caldwell served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Stirlingshire | 1906–07[3] | Scottish Second Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 17 | 0 | |
| 1907–08[3] | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Everton | 1912–13[6] | First Division | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ― | 36 | 0 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1913–14[6] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 1921–22[3] | Scottish Second Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | 39 | 0 | |
| East Stirlingshire | 1922–23[3] | Scottish Second Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 144 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 49. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Woolwich Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "James Caldwell". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Our World War One heroes". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "James Hunter Caldwell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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