James S. Blair
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James S. Blair | ||
Date of birth | c. 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Royal Albert Athletic | ||
1930–1944 | Third Lanark | 251 | (9) |
1944–1946 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1939 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1954–1955 | Third Lanark | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James S. Blair (born c. 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Third Lanark in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1930s.[1]
He won the Scottish Division Two title on two occasions (1930–31 and 1934–35) and played in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final which Thirds lost 1–0 to Rangers.[2] A short time prior to the outbreak of World War II, Blair was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in two matches.[3] In 1944 he joined St Mirren, but only appeared for the club in unofficial wartime competitions before retiring in 1946.[4] He later managed Third Lanark between 1954 and 1955, without much success.[5]
References
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
- ^ (SFL player) James S Blair, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Player profiles B, StMirren.info
- ^ (Third Lanark manager) Blair, Jimmy, FitbaStats
Categories:
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League managers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish football managers
- Royal Albert F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Clyde F.C. wartime guest players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. managers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish football midfielder stubs