Jimmy Black (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Sneddon Black | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1899[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newtongrange, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 1933 (aged 33)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Newtongrange Star | |||
| 1921–1925 | Cowdenbeath | 96 | (3) |
| 1925–1926 | Springfield Babes | ||
| 1926–1927 | Providence Clamdiggers | ||
| 1927–1932 | Aberdeen | 155 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1931 | Scottish League XI[3] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Sneddon Black (22 May 1899 – 13 April 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Aberdeen.[1]
Black began his career with Cowdenbeath and moved to America to play for Providence Clamdiggers and Springfield Babes. Upon returning to Scotland to join Aberdeen, he was suspended by the American Soccer League after a dispute about the ownership of the [clarification needed] [2] The suspension was eventually lifted, allowing him to play for Aberdeen.[4]
Black was implicated in the so-called 'Great Mystery' of 1931 which saw five players leave the club amid rumours of match-fixing.[4][2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1927-28 | Scottish Division One | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 1928-29 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1929-30 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1930-31 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1931-32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 155 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 170 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jimmy Black, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ a b c Willie Miller's Aberdeen Dream Team, Willie Miller, Rob Robertson; Black & White Publishing, 2011; ISBN 9781845024031
- ^ "[SFL player] Jimmy Black". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b Webster, Jack (2002). The First 100 Years of the Dons. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 125–128. ISBN 0-340-82344-5.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
Categories:
- Men's association football wing halves
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- 1899 births
- 1933 deaths
- Footballers from Midlothian
- Providence F.C. players
- Springfield Babes players
- Scottish men's footballers
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen