Jim Cassidy (footballer)

Jim Cassidy

Personal information
Full name	James Cassidy
Date of birth	2 December 1869
Place of birth	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kilmarnock Athletic
	Kilmarnock
	Glasgow Hibernian
1889–1891	Bolton Wanderers	31	(21)
1891	Carfin Shamrock
1891–1892	Bolton Wanderers	26	(18)
1892	Celtic
1892–1898	Bolton Wanderers	137	(45)
Total		194	(84)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Cassidy was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a centre-forward for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century.

Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian.

In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton where he remained (with short spells with Carfin Shamrock and Celtic) for 9 seasons, making 219 appearances, scoring 101 goals.

In an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on 1 February 1890, Cassidy scored 5 goals in a 13–0 rout, with a further 4 goals coming from Davie Weir.

Cassidy also scored Bolton's consolation goal in the 1894 FA Cup Final – Bolton were 4-0 down to Notts County when, with three minutes to play, County's goalkeeper George Toone came out to meet a Bolton attack only to slip while attempting to clear and leave Cassidy with one of the easiest cup final goals of all time.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

• FA Cup finalist: 1894