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Jim French (footballer, born 1907)
James John Buchanan French (born 31 December 1907) was a Scottish footballer who made 22 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Gillingham and Clapton Orient in the 1930s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James John Buchanan French | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1907[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tannochside, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glenboig Cameronians[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1930 | Airdrieonians | 0 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Gillingham | 18 | (1) |
| 1931 | Montrose | 1 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| 1933–1934 | Clapton Orient | 4 | (1) |
| 1934–1937 | Ashford | ||
| 1937–1939 | Folkestone | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1932 he played non-league football with Tunbridge Wells Rangers: playing in a Southern League match in September 1932 he scored seven goals (in a 17-1 win) over Peterborough & Fletton United[3] He returned to a League club with Clapton Orient for the 1933–1934 season and then played for three and a half seasons with Kent League Ashford before moving on to Folkestone in December 1937.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Kent Football: Riot of Goal Scoring". Kentish Express: 4. 30 September 1932.