James Saunders (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Edward Saunders | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900 | Glossop | 1 | (0) |
| 1901 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1901–1905 | Manchester United | 12 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Nelson | ||
| 1906–1909 | Lincoln City[a] | 103 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 1910 | Watford | 4 | (0) |
| 1910–? | Lincoln Liberal Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Edward Saunders was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Football League for Glossop, Manchester United, Lincoln City and Chelsea, and also appeared for Middlesbrough, Nelson and Watford. He was born in Birmingham.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The infobox statistics for Lincoln City include 65 appearances in the Football League in the 1906–07 and 1907–08 seasons, and 38 appearances in the Midland League in 1908–09.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE; Tyrrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 109. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
- ^ "James Saunders". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
External links
[edit]- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- Saunders' Manchester United profile at MUFCinfo.com
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