James Brannick
English footballer (1889–1917)
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James Brannick (1889 – 10 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League for St Mirren and in the Football League for Everton.[1][4][5][6]
Full name
James Brannick[1]
Date of birth
1889
Place of birth
Manchester, England
Date of death
10 August 1917 (aged 27–28) [2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Brannick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 1917 (aged 27–28) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Westhoek, Belgium[3] | ||
| Position | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1912 | Atherton | ||
| 1912–1914 | Everton | 3 | (2) |
| 1914–1915 | St Mirren | 38 | (10) |
| 1915–1916 | Rochdale | 17 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Brannick worked as a dyer's finisher in a bleaching and dyeing works.[7] After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Brannick enlisted as a private in the Lancashire Fusiliers in Cheetham.[3] His elder brother Richard was killed near Ypres in October 1915.[7] Brannick was killed during the capture of Westhoek on 10 August 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[2][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1912–13[8] | First Division | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| St Mirren | 1914–15[4] | Scottish First Division | 36 | 10 | — | 36 | 10 | |
| 1915–16[4] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 10 | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | ||
