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James Shinner
Personal details
Born 9 September 1877
Dudley, England
Died 10 November 1921(1921-11-10) (aged 44)[1]
Spennymoor, England

James Herbert Shinner (9 September 1877 – 10 November 1921), sometimes known as Bert Shinner, was an English professional football centre forward and full back who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City .[2]

Personal life[]

Shinner served in the Royal Navy and laid mines during the First World War.[1] He worked as a poultry farmer in the last years of his life.[1]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1903–04[3] Northern League 14 6 0 0 14 6
Brentford 1904–05[4] Southern League First Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
Watford 1909–10[1] 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Watford – Savage to Smillie". http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Savage-Smillie.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 190589161X. 
  3. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=90. Retrieved 11 January 2017. 
  4. White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200. 
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