Jimmy McCormick | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Rotherham, England | 28 April 1883
Died |
28 January 1935 Kimberley, Canada | (aged 51)
James McCormick (28 April 1883 – 28 January 1935) was an English professional who played 23 games in the Football League for Sheffield United, and 269 in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle. He played as a right half.
McCormick was born in Rotherham. He joined Sheffield United from local football in the Sheffield area.[1] On leaving the club in 1907, he played in the Southern League and the Western League for Plymouth Argyle.[2] He made a brief return to Sheffield United before the 1910–11 season, but played only once[1] before resuming his Argyle career in December 1910. He remained with the club until the League was suspended for the duration of the First World War.[2] McCormick joined the 17th Middlesex Battalion, the Footballers' Battalion, in January 1915 and was promoted to Sergeant soon after enlisting.[2] The battalion went to France in November 1915, where McCormick was wounded the following year by shrapnel in his forehead during the Battle of the Somme.[2] McCormick carried a wounded comrade whose legs had been shattered, who guided him the wrong way down a trench and they were captured.[2] He was taken to a prisoner of war camp in Saxony.[2]
He was repatriated when the First World War ended and spent time in hospital recovering from malnutrition.[2] McCormick played for Argyle again throughout the 1919–20 season and captained the side after Harry Wilcox retired early in the campaign.[2] He made 305 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 26 goals, and retired from professional football before the club joined the Football League.[2] McCormick emigrated to Canada in June 1920, where he captained Ladysmith Football Club on Vancouver Island.[2] He suffered from tinnitus and deteriorating eyesight as he got older due to the injury sustained during the war and retired to Kimberley in 1930.[2] McCormick died of cancer on 28 January 1935.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 165. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Jimmy McCormick". Greens on Screen. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=542&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
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